An adopted child, however, does NOT become a citizen of

the United States automatically, through adoption by citizen

parents. See the information in Part 4 regarding the

naturalization of adopted children.

Also, women who married citizens of the United States

before September 22, 1922, or whose husbands became citizens

during the marriage and before September 22, 1922, may have

automatically become citizens of the United States as a result

of their marriages. Consequently, persons who need additional

information along these lines should communicate with any

office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Persons who have become citizens automatically may be

issued certificates of citizenship by the Immigration and

Naturalization Service in their own names, showing that they

are citizens through their husbands or parents. A person who

desires to obtain such a certificate (including a parent or

guardian of a child too young to act for himself or herself)

may submit an application on Form N-600, "Application for

Certificate of Citizenship," to the nearest office of the

Immigration and Naturalization Service. The filing of the