Library: Policy

OKDHS:10-1-27. Citizenship

Issued 4-1-98

     An individual may be a citizen of the United States by being born in the United States or by being born in some other country but moving to the United States and being granted United States citizenship through the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) a branch of the United States Department of Justice. When the situation indicates a need to verify citizenship, birth in the United States may be verified by a birth certificate, religious or similar proof of birth, or a United States passport. If the individual's birth occurred in some other country and he/she entered the United States as an alien but has become a United States citizen, this must be verified by a certificate of citizenship or certificate of naturalization provided by INS.