Date Announced

USCIS seeks comments on proposed revisions to Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, which is completed by applicants who are requesting a Certificate of Citizenship because they acquired U.S. citizenship either by birth abroad to a U.S. citizen parent(s), adoption by a U.S. citizen parent(s), or after meeting eligibility requirements after the naturalization of a foreign born parent. Form N-600 standardizes requests for the benefit, and ensures that required information to assess eligibility is provided by applicants. [ID #912]

See Biden administration action below.

Subsequent Action

On 11/27/18, USCIS submitted its request to OMB for review and approval.

Subsequent Action

OMB approved this information collection (with change) and provided a form expiration date of 11/30/2019.

Note: Although this information collection was approved by OMB, as of 8/27/21, the version of this form has not been made publicly available. The current version of the N-600 available to the public is the 2/13/2017 edition of Form N-600.

Biden Administration Action

This Biden administration policy seeks to modify the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

On May 18, 2021, USCIS announced a 60-day comment period for a proposed revision to Form N-600. Comments are due July 19, 2021.

Biden Administration Action

This Biden administration policy seeks to modify the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

On August 25, 2021, USCIS announced a 30-day extension of the comment period for a proposed revision to Form N-600. Comments are now due September 24, 2021.