Form 15; instructions 13

02/13/17.  A new edition of this form is coming soon. In the meantime, you may file using the 02/13/17 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

If you are filing at a Lockbox, please read our filing tips.

For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):

USCIS
P.O. Box 20100
Phoenix, AZ 85036

For FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:

USCIS
Attn: Form N-600
1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Filing Tips for Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship

Complete all sections of the form. We will reject the form if these fields are missing:

• Part 1 – Information About Your Eligibility
  • Check only ONE box in Part 1. If you check multiple boxes in Part 1, USCIS will reject your Form N-600 and return it to you for correction and re-filing.
• Don’t forget to sign your form! We will reject any unsigned form.
• If you are a parent completing Form N-600 for a child younger than 14 years of age, you must sign in Part 8.
• If you are completing Form N-600 for an applicant, you must complete and sign the designated section in Part 10, Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Application, if Other Than the Applicant.

$1,170. (This fee applies even if you are filing as an adopted child or as a child of a veteran or member of the U.S. armed forces.) 

You may pay the fee with a money order, personal check, or cashier’s check.  When filing at a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may also pay by credit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Please note that service centers are not able to process credit card payments. Use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee.

Note:  There is no fee if you are a member or veteran of the U.S. armed forces, but you must submit proof of service.

Read our Paying Immigration Fees page for information on how to pay the fee.

Please do not submit this checklist with your Form N-600. It is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review these requirements before completing and submitting your form. Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.

If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language to English.

Did you provide the following required documents?

• Two passport-style photographs of the child
• The child’s birth certificate or record
• Evidence of the parent’s U.S. citizenship
• The U.S. citizen parent’s birth certificate

If applicable, did you provide the following documents?

• Proof of either parent’s status as U.S. national 
• Proof of required residence or physical presence in the United States for the U.S. citizen parent
• The U.S. citizen parent’s marriage certificate 
• Evidence the U.S. citizen parent terminated any prior marriage(s)
• Proof of legitimation for children born out of wedlock 
• Proof of legal custody (only required for applicants whose parents divorced and/or legally separated and for applicants who are adopted) 
• Proof of physical custody
• A copy of child’s permanent resident card or other evidence of permanent resident status
• A copy of the full, final adoption decree 
• Evidence of re-adoption
• Evidence of all legal name changes 
• Explanation and secondary evidence if any requested document is unavailable
   

E-Notification:  If you are filing your Form N-600 at one of the USCIS Lockbox facilities and want to receive an email and/or text message when we accept your form, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your application.

Attorney or representative: You may be represented, at no expense to the U.S. Government, by an attorney or other authorized representative.  Your representative must submit Form G-28, Notice of Entry or Appearance as Attorney or Representative, with your Form N-600.  Your representative may also submit Form G-28 at the time of your interview.