N-565 Help

[zbd142 12]

Hello everyone,

My boyfriend has lost his certificate of citizenship that was issued to him back in 2009, along with his SSN card. He has been a citizen since 2000. I understand that we have to file N-565 to replace it, but we have couple questions about the form. If any of you can give some insight, it would be great.

1. We have a copy of his lost certificate of citizenship, and his SSN card. I was thinking that we should attach those 2 copies with the application. Any other documents we should attach? Drivers license? Any documents proving his residence like the lease agreements etc?

2. In Part 1 of N-565, it is asking for the middle name. His middle name is pretty long. Should we put the full middle name, or just the middle initial.

3. In Part 3, it is asking for the USCIS or Name of Court. On the copy of the lost certificate, I don't see a place of issuance, it just says USCIS. Should we put the place of issuance, like "USCIS Philadelphia, PA"?

4. If you have any other advice, we would love to hear it! It has been very stressful since we found out he lost those.

I am very sorry if these questions have very obvious answers. Thank you in advance for your help!

[kovacs 20]

I agree with Happy Chic. Sucks to have lost it, but considering the expense of the replacement, I would not bother if it ever happened to me.

Your US Passport can serve as proof of citizenship. Even if expired.

[kovacs 20]

One tip, though. I'd recommend getting a Passport Card. It is about $50 I think, and will give you a backup proof of citizenship document, should his passport ever be stolen.