Form N-600 Instructions 04/01/24 Page 6 of 12
Item Number 19. Marital Status of Your Parents At Time of Birth (or Adoption). Indicate whether your parents
were married to each other at the time of your birth. If you were born out-of-wedlock, indicate “No”
even if your parents
subsequently married. If you were adopted, indicate whether your adoptive parents were married to each other at the time
of your adoption.
NOTE: If you are a U.S. citizen parent applying on behalf of a minor biological or adopted child, indicate whether you
were married to his or her parent at the time of your minor child’s birth (or adoption). If your minor child was born out-
of-wedlock, indicate “No”
even if you subsequently married your child’
s biological parent.
Item Number 20. Marital Status of Your Parents After Birth. Indicate whether your parents married after your birth.
Item Number 21. Legal and Physical Custody. Indicate whether you are in the physical and legal custody of your U.S.
citizen parent.
Item Number 22. Absences from the United States. Provide the requested information for every trip abroad that you
have taken since you rst arrived in the United States. Begin with the most recent trip. This information is needed only
for persons born before October 10, 1952, who are claiming U.S. citizenship at the time of birth.
Part 3. Biographic Information
Provide the biographic information requested in Part 3., Item Numbers 1. - 6. Providing this information as part of
your application may reduce the time you spend at your USCIS ASC appointment as described in the Biometric Services
Appointment section of these Instructions.
Item Numbers 1. - 2. Ethnicity and Race. Select the boxes that best describe your ethnicity and race.
Categories and Denitions for Ethnicity and Race
1. Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture
or origin, regardless of race. (NOTE: This category is only included under Ethnicity in Part 3., Item Number 1.)
2. American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal aliation or community attachment.
3. Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
4. Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
5. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacic Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii,
Guam, Samoa, or other Pacic Islands.
6. White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Item Number 3. Height. Select the values that best match your height in feet and inches. For example, if you are ve
feet and nine inches, select “5” for feet and “09” for inches.
Do not enter your height in meters or centimeters.
Item Number 4. Weight. Enter your weight in pounds. If you do not know your weight or need to enter a weight under
30 pounds or over 699 pounds, enter “000.”
Do not enter your weight in kilograms.
Item Number 5. Eye Color. Select the box that best describes the color of your eyes.
Item Number 6. Hair Color. Select the box that best describes the color of your hair.
Part 4. Information About Your U.S. Citizen Biological Father (or Adoptive Father)
Item Numbers 1. - 9. If you are claiming citizenship through a U.S. citizen biological father (or adoptive father), provide
the full legal name, date of birth, country of birth, country of citizenship or nationality, information on U.S. citizenship,
marital history, and physical address of your U.S. citizen father in the spaces provided. Complete Part 5. if you are
claiming citizenship solely through a U.S. citizen biological mother (or adoptive mother).