Request for Citizenship Documentation

Acceptable Documentation

• U.S. Citizen
  • Copy of student’s birth certificate showing U.S. birthplace
  • Copy of unexpired U.S. passport, except limited passports (which are typically issued for short periods, such as a year, and which don’t receive as much scrutiny as a regular passport when applying)
  • Copy of unexpired U.S. passport card
• U.S. Naturalized Citizen
  • Copy of student’s birth certificate showing U.S. birthplace
  • Copy of unexpired U.S. passport, except limited passports (which are typically issued for short periods, such as a year, and which don’t receive as much scrutiny as a regular passport when applying)
  • Copy of unexpired U.S. passport card
  • Copy of Certificate of Citizenship issued by USCIS to individuals who derive U.S. citizenship through a parent
  • Copy of Certificate of Naturalization issued by USCIS (or, prior to 1991, a federal or state court), or through administrative naturalization after December 1990 to those who are individually naturalized
  • Copy of Certification of Birth Abroad, Form FS-545, DS-1350, or FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad including an embossed seal indicating United States of America and State Department
• U.S. Permanent Resident
  • Copy of unexpired Permanent Resident Card or Resident Alien Card (Form I-551)
  • Copy of unexpired foreign passport including a Machine Readable Immigrant Visa (MRIV). The MRIV must appear in the holder's unexpired passport and must be endorsed with an admission stamp and the statement: "Upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year"
  • Copy of I-94 Arrival-Departure Record which must be stamped: "Processed for I-551" with expiration date or "Temporary Form I-551" with appropriate information filled in
  • Copy of Form CBP I-94A, a computer-generated form which sometimes replaces the Form I-94 that was completed manually. The Form CBP I-94A must be annotated with:
    1. A designated field office with jurisdiction over the port of entry
    2. The three-letter code located under the word "ADMITTED" indicating the port of entry, and
    3. The stamp's unique four-digit number
  • Copy of United States Travel Document, containing the Reentry Permit, Form I-327, and the Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571)
• Other Eligible Noncitizens
  • Refugees: Copy of I-94 or I-94A with a stamp showing admission under Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. May also have a Refugee Travel Document (I-571)
  • Persons granted asylum: Copy of I-94 or I-94A with a stamp showing admission under Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
    • Both refugees and persons granted asylum may apply for permanent residence status. During this time, their I-94 will be endorsed with 209a (or 209b) pending
  • Parolee: Copies of documentation from DHS which must be stamped to indicate that the student has been paroled for at least one year with an unexpired date, and that they are not in the U.S. for temporary purposes and intend on becoming a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Identification Documentation Ineligible for Federal Financial Aid

• Document Types
  • I-94 Visas endorsed with Temporary Protected Status, or the following series:
    • F-1 or F-2
    • M-1
    • NATO
    • A-2 or A-3
    • B-1 or B-2
    • J-1 or J-2
    • H series
    • L series
    • G series 
  • Family Unity Program (I-817)
  • Notice of Approval to Apply for Permanent Residence (I-171 or I-464)
  • Social Security Card
  • Driver’s License
  • Employment Authorization Card (I-688A or B or I-766)
  • Citizenship application forms/letters

Student Rights

• Immigration Student Rights
  The school must allow at least 30 days from the time you receive the notice to provide documentation of immigration status. During this period and until the results of the secondary confirmation are received, the school cannot deny, reduce, or terminate aid to the student. If the documentation supports the student’s status as an eligible noncitizen, and if at least 15 business days passed since the date on which the documentation was submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the school can disburse aid to an otherwise eligible student pending the USCIS response.

Replacing Lost DHS Documents

• How to Replace Your Documents
  Requests for replacement documents should be made to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) District Office that issued the original documents. You will be asked to complete a Form I-90, Application to Replace Alien Registration Card or a Form I-102, and an Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document. These forms can be downloaded from the USCIS website. A temporary I-94 may be issued while the replacement documents are pending. If you are not sure which district office issued the original documents, you can submit the request to the field office nearest to your place of residence.

Citizenship Process

• Citizenship Affidavit

  Financial Aid True Document Affidavit

  Students required to submit Citizenship documentation may do so by completing the Financial Aid True Affidavit Document. The completed form must be submitted along with a signed copy of the citizenship documentation (front and back) as well as a copy of a valid driver's license or state photo identification (front and back). The form along with documentation can be submitted via the Document Upload link or in-person at One-Stop Student Services.