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How can you replace your citizenship certificate in case of loss or theft?

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Find out what you can do in case your citizenship or naturalization certificate is lost or stolen

Foreign citizens who travel to the United States in hopes of becoming U.S. citizens must go through a long waiting period, meet various requirements and complete some paperwork in order to obtain their certificate of citizenship. This step is very important because people who have gone through this process now have a document that endorses them as U.S. citizens.

 

In order to carry out this process it is essential that the foreign citizens have entered the United States legally through some type of visa, then they must comply with the pertinent requirements in order to be eligible for a Green Card under one of the valid assumptions through which the document is obtained. Going through the Green Card process is time consuming because they must be renewing their permanent stay in the country.

 

After living in the United States with a Green Card valid for 10 years, foreign citizens will have completed the stepping stones for one of the scenarios in which you can obtain U.S. citizenship. They must now go through the necessary process that involves passing the civics and history test, as well as meeting other requirements set by the country's immigration authorities.

 

What do I do if my citizenship certificate was stolen or lost?

The certificate of citizenship is the document that certifies that a foreign citizen completed the corresponding process to become a legal citizen of the United States, this document is truly valuable, therefore, in case it is stolen or has been lost, the holder must inform the corresponding authorities in order to replace or replace the document.

 

To request the replacement or restocking of this document, you must make the request by means of Form N-565, the process is presented directly to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in order for the request to follow its course you must cover the economic amount for the cost of processing that the agency indicates and you must also wait calmly because the issuance of this new document could take even more than a year.

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