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If you are already a U.S. citizen, either through circumstances of your birth or action of the law, you may apply for a certificate of citizenship.

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The purpose of a Certificate of Citizenship is to prove the holder’s identity as a U.S. citizen. The certificate is issued by the government to individuals who are derivative citizens and those who acquired citizenship. This differs from a naturalized citizen who took affirmative steps to become a U.S. citizen and went through the process of naturalization. Those individuals will receive a Certificate of Naturalization. Derivative citizenship is citizenship transferred to the child(ren) of naturalized U.S. citizens, or in some cases, to foreign-born children adopted by parents who are U.S. citizens. Acquired citizenship is citizenship bestowed at birth on a child born overseas to a U.S. citizen mother and/or father.

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Derivative Citizenship Under certain circumstances, a child can derive U.S. citizenship through his or her parent(s) who has become a naturalized U.S. citizen. The exact requirements vary depending on when the parent naturalized, however, the basic requirements for being eligible for derivative citizenship include the following.

Have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen
Be physically in the legal custody of a U.S. citizen parent
Have a green card
Be less than 18-years old
Be unmarried
Be the legitimate child of a U.S. citizen, or a legitimate relationship was established prior to the child’s 16th birthday (not a stepchild)
If adopted, satisfy the requirements of section 101(b)(1)(E) or (F), the adoption must be full and finalized, and one of the following must be applicable:
- The U.S. citizen parent has resided a minimum of 5 years in the U.S., at least 2 of those being after the parent’s 14th birthday, or
- If the U.S. citizen parent cannot satisfy those requirements, the child must have a grandparent who:
  - Is a United States citizen, and
  - Has resided for a minimum of 5 years in the U.S., at least 2 of those being after the grandparent’s 14th birthday, and
  - Is alive at the time of the adjudication of the application and the child’s Oath ceremony

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Becoming a US citizen entails specific rights, duties and following benefits: consular protection outside the United States; ability to sponsor relatives living abroad; ability to invest in US. real property without triggering additional taxes; transmitting US citizenship to children; protection from deportation and others. U.S. law permits multiple citizenship. A citizen of another country naturalized as a U.S. citizen may retain his previous citizenship

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