One of the following is required to be submitted with your child's application, as proof of your relationship to them. This requirement may be fulfilled in the previous step if using a birth certificate or naturalization certificate as your child's proof of citizenship.
| CHILD'S OFFICIAL US BIRTH CERTIFICATE (with parents' names) |
ORIGINAL COURT ORDER ESTABLISHING GUARDIANSHIP |
ORIGINAL COURT ORDER ESTABLISHING CUSTODY |
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| ORIGINAL ADOPTION DECREE (with adopting parents' names) |
FORM FS-240 or FORM DS-1350 (with parents' names) |
FOREIGN BIRTH CERTIFICATE (with adopting parents' names) |
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