Information form if appropriate, which are furnished without

charge, must be filled out according to the instructions and

filed with the office of the Immigration and Naturalization

Service with jurisdiction over the applicant's residence. Three

unsigned photographs as described in the application must be

submitted. A fee is required and must be submitted with the

application. No currency should be sent by mail.

Citizenship of Applicant's Children

If a parent who is applying for naturalization expects to

be naturalized before any of his or her children reaches age

18, it is likely that such children who are living in the

United States will automatically become citizens. This would

happen if the children's other parent already is a citizen, or

is deceased, or if both parents are naturalized at the same

time, or if the parents are legally separated and the parent

being naturalized has the legal custody of the children, or if

the parent being naturalized is the mother of the children and

the children were born out of wedlock.

These children may obtain certificates of citizenship in