EQip FAQ

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Foreign born US Citizen Relatives

Do you have a foreign-born relative that is a US Citizen by birth?  Are you getting a "Warning" message on eQIP and it's not letting you certify your application?  Here's how to solve it...

Go to the "Edit" page for this relative.  At the bottom of this page, it requests "Proof of Citizenship."  Click on this.  The "Proof of Citizenship" page will then offer entry fields for Naturalization Certificate, Citizenship Certificate, Alien Registration, and Other.  Enter whatever proof of citizenship you have under "Other."  It is also helpful to enter circumstances for this situation under "Additional Comments" on the "Edit" page for this relative.

For example:  If you have a sibling that was born in Iceland, but both of your parents were US Citizens, your sibling would have Iceland as their Country of Birth.  You'd need to follow the above instructions and cite either a birth certificate issued by the US Consulate (Consular Report of Birth Abroad or CRBA) in Whereveravik, or a current passport number with issuing agency and date.  Under "additional comments" you could say "Sibling born by emergency c-section while on vacation," for example.  It's a good idea to get your sibling to send you a copy of this documentation, just in case.