1.         Three identical color photographs (2×2) of the applicant taken within the past 30 days (passport-style);

2.         Birth Certificate or record;

3.         Marriage Certificate(s);

4.         Documents showing the termination of a marriage;

1)         Certificate of Death;

2)         Divorce decree;

3)         Judgment of nullity marriage;

5.         Proof of U.S. citizenship;

1)         Birth certificates;

2)         Certificate of Naturalization;

3)         Certificate of Citizenship;

4)         Report of Birth Abroad of United States Citizen (FS-240);

5)         Valid unexpired U.S. passport;

6.         Proof of status as national of United States (Only required for applicants claiming U.S. citizenship through a national of the United States, such as a person born in American Samoa or Swains Islands);

7.         Proof of legitimating (Only required for applicants who were born out of wedlock);

8.         Proof of legal custody (Only required for applicants whose U.S. citizen parent(s) divorced and/or separated and for applicants who are adopted or legitimated);

9.         Copy of Permanent Resident Card or other evidence of Lawful Permanent Resident status;

10.     Proof of required residence or physical presence in the United States

1)         School official transcripts

2)         Employment experience records

3)         Military service records

4)         Real Property Deed

5)         Mortgage statement

6)         Lease statement

7)         Attestations by church, league, unions or other organizations

8)         U.S. Social Security quarterly reports

9)         Medical records

10)     Affidavit of third parties having knowledge of the residence and physical presence

11)     All personal income tax receipt

12)     Old and new passport of the original homeland

13)     Insurance receipt

14)     Utility bills

11.   Copy of full, final adoption decree (Only required for adopted applicants);

12.   Evidence of all legal name changes.

If it is not possible to obtain any one of the above-required documents, you may be required to submit an original written statement from the relevant government or other authority explaining the reason for the unavailability of the document(s). You may submit the following secondary evidence for consideration:

1.         Baptismal Certificate

2.         Church Records

3.         School Record

4.         Census Records

5.         Written statements sworn to (or affirmed) by two persons who have personal knowledge of the claimed event (i.e., the date and place of a birth, marriage, or death)

Note:

Translations: Any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English

Copies: Unless specifically required that an original document be filed with an application or petition, an ordinary legible photocopy may be submitted. Original documents submitted when not required will remain a part of the record, even if the submission was not required.