U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State
 
 

AFFIDAVIT OF PARENTAGE AND PHYSICAL PRESENCE

I, ................................................., do solemnly swear (or affirm):

That I am an American citizen by: (choose one)

1) birth in (city/town, state) .....................................................

on (date) ...................................................

2) naturalization on (date) .................................

before the (name of court) ................................................................

3) birth abroad on (date) ............................. to American parent(s)

That I have been physically present in the United States as follows:

PLACE (CITY, STATE)          DATE; (MONTH/DAY/YEAR)         DATE; (MONTH/DAY/YEAR)

................................. From ....................... To ...............................

................................. From ....................... To ...............................

................................. From ....................... To ...............................

................................. From ....................... To ...............................

................................. From ....................... To ...............................

................................. From ....................... To ...............................

(Continue on separate sheet, if necessary.)

That I have been physically present abroad as follows:

PLACE (CITY, COUNTRY)    DATE; (MONTH/DAY/YR)  DATE; (MONTH/DAY/YR)   PURPOSE;*

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

......................... From ................ To .................. ...................

(*Indicate purpose of trip: vacation, residence, business, studies, U.S. militaryservice, U.S. military dependent, etc. If working abroad, give name of employer.

(Continue on separate sheet, if necessary.)



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That my Social Security Number is ........................................;

My Military service number (if applicable) is ........................................;

That I have served in the United States Armed Forces from

..................................... to .....................................
             (date)                              (date)
That I was married on .......................... at ..........................
                                    (date)                       (place)
to ..............................................................
(name of spouse)

That, to the best my knowledge, I am the natural father/mother of the followingchildren:

NAME DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

.............................. ........................ ..............................

(Continue on separate sheet, if necessary.)



That the other parent of the above-named child/children is

........................................................................................
(name)

whom I first met on ................................... at ..........................
                                (date)                      (city, state or country)

That, if any child named above was born out of wedlock and I am the fatherthrough whom such child is claiming United States citizenship, I agree to providefinancial support for such child until such child reaches the age of eighteenyears.*

*NOTE: The preceding phrase may be deleted; however, if it is deleted by a UnitedStates citizen who fathered a child born out of wedlock to a foreign woman, thechild will not be eligible for United States citizenship under Section 309(a) of theImmigration and Nationality Act, as amended on November 14, 1986.



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WARNING: False statements made knowingly and willfully in passport applications oraffidavits other supporting documents are punishable by fine and/or imprisonmentunder the provisions of 18 USC 1001 and /or 18 USC 1542.

I solemnly swear (or affirm) that the statements made on all of the pages of this affidavitare true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief and that this affidavit isfor the purpose of establishing my relationship to the aforementioned child/children andhis/her/their claim to United States citizenship.



.......................................................
(Signature of affiant)


..........................................................................................................

(Present Street Address)


..........................................................................................................

(City, State, Country, Zip Code, Telephone Number)








SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO (AFFIRMED) before me this ............ day of

..................., 19.... at .....................................................................,


.................................................

(Signature of administering officer)



(SEAL)









CA/OCS 12/97



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