Applying for a U.S. Passport If you qualify for a certificate of U.S. citizenship, then you also qualify for a U.S. passport. Remember, by using form N-600, you’re not asking USCIS to grant you citizenship; you are simply requesting a certificate to prove that citizenship is already yours. So in theory, you don’t need to wait for USCIS’s answer to approach the U.S. State Department and ask for a passport. In practice, however, getting a U.S. passport without first having a certificate of citizenship may be difficult. The U.S. State department is less accustomed to figuring out who has acquired or derived citizenship than USCIS is. Nevertheless, there is no harm in trying for a passport without waiting, particularly if you are short on time
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