Citizenship Proof

Student Financial Assistance will request this documentationonly if it is needed to complete your financial aid file.

Instructions: 
  1. Please submit one of the following acceptable forms of U.S. Citizenship proof:
    • A copy of your (the student's) birth certificate showing that you were born in the United States which includes Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Swain's Island or the Northern Mariana Islands
    • A copy of Form FS-240 ("Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States")
    • A copy of Form FS-545 ("Certificate of Birth-Foreign Service")
    • A copy of Form DS-1350 ("Certificate of Birth")
    • A copy of the Form G-639, (the Freedom of Information Act Form)
    • A United States passport (in the case of nationals who are not citizens, it will be stamped "Non-citizen National")
    • A Certificate of Citizenship, which contains at least the following information:
      • Student's name
      • Certificate number (found in the upper right hand corner)
      • Date of issuance of the certificate
    • A Certificate of Naturalization, which contains at least the following information:
    • Student's name
    • Certificate number (found in the upper right hand corner)
    • Alien Registration Number (A-number)
    • Name of the court where the naturalization occurred
    • Date of naturalization
  2. Submit documentation to:

    Student Financial Assistance
    ASU at the Tempe campus
    PO Box 870412, MC 0412
    Tempe, AZ 85287-0412

    Fax: (480) 965-9484

Important

  • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that any of the above documents may be photocopied as long as it is done for lawful purposes.
  • Note that Social Security cards and driver's licenses are not acceptable forms of documentation of citizenship or national status.