First Time Applicants Without Citizenship Documentation
You must book an appointment for this service. Please send an e-mail to Edinburgh-Info@state.gov to request an appointment.
Please follow the instructions on this page if you have never had a U.S. passport issued in your own name and you havenever been issued one of the citizenship documents below.
A U.S. Birth Certificate.
A U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240).
A U.S. Certification of Birth (Form FS-545 or DS-1350) - for certified copies, please contact the Passport Services Office at the Department of State.
A U.S. Certificate of Citizenship.
A U.S. Naturalization Certificate.
A passport of your U.S. citizen parent(s) in which you are included.
Application Requirements
If you were born outside the United States, have not been previously documented as a U.S. citizen, and are:
under the age of 18: please see our instructions for obtaining a Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
over the age of 18: you should review the information concerning transmission requirements to see if your parent(s) had the prerequisite physical presence in the United States required by U.S. citizenship law in effect at that time. If, based on this information, you believe you have a claim to U.S. citizenship, you should write to us at the following address, giving as many details of your situation as possible:
Consular Section
U.S. Consulate General
5 Regent Terrace
Edinburgh EH7 5BW
We will then let you know if there are any grounds for you to pursue your citizenship claim further.
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