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U.S. Citizens

Category 1: U.S. Citizens are eligible for the full range of benefits in public health insurance programs as long as they meet other program eligibility criteria.

Category Documents
U.S. Citizen
(Includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Samoa or Swain's Island for purposes of Medicaid)
  • U.S. Birth Certificate
  • U.S. Passport
  • Naturalization Papers of Certificate (N-550 or N-570)
  • Consulate Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)
  • Certification of Report of Birth (DS-1350)
  • U.S. Citizen I.D. Card (I-197 or I-179)
  • Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561)
  • Information from a primary source Federal agency (such as SSA) verifying U.S. as place of birth
  • Religious document such as a baptismal record, recorded within 3 months of age showing the ceremony took place in the U.S.
Note: Listed are the most common documents used to prove citizenship. The list is not exhaustive and there are other documents that can establish citizenship.

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