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I am an American citizen applying for dual citizenship with an EU-member state. They allow dual citizenship for the descendants of "exiles" from WW2 (i.e. refugees who emigrated because of the war/occupation).
I have been able to prove that my maternal grandfather was a citizen of this (now) EU-member state pre-WW2. My mother was born there during the war, and the archivist I hired told me that there is no record of her birth certificate or her name in the birth register because many of those files were lost or destroyed during the war.
My application for dual citizenship was rejected because I was unable to provide sufficient evidence of my direct relationship to my grandfather (i.e. I have my own birth certificate which lists my mother, but my mother did not have a birth certificate and thus the citizenship office claims there is insufficient proof a relationship between my mother and her father).
Unfortunately, my mother died several years ago. However, her elder sister, who was present for the birth, is still alive.
I am wondering if I can have my aunt fill out a DS-10 (a US Birth Affidavit) on behalf of another (deceased) person (my mother). The application only requires the signature of the AFFIANT, not the applicant. It does, however, require the address of the applicant.
So I guess my question boils down to, can a US Birth Affidavit (DS-10) be filed on behalf of a deceased person (the would be applicant) to confirm his/her birth? And, if not, does anyone have any other suggestions for alternatives to my mother's non-existent birth certificate?
Thanks very much!
I have been able to prove that my maternal grandfather was a citizen of this (now) EU-member state pre-WW2. My mother was born there during the war, and the archivist I hired told me that there is no record of her birth certificate or her name in the birth register because many of those files were lost or destroyed during the war.
My application for dual citizenship was rejected because I was unable to provide sufficient evidence of my direct relationship to my grandfather (i.e. I have my own birth certificate which lists my mother, but my mother did not have a birth certificate and thus the citizenship office claims there is insufficient proof a relationship between my mother and her father).
Unfortunately, my mother died several years ago. However, her elder sister, who was present for the birth, is still alive.
I am wondering if I can have my aunt fill out a DS-10 (a US Birth Affidavit) on behalf of another (deceased) person (my mother). The application only requires the signature of the AFFIANT, not the applicant. It does, however, require the address of the applicant.
So I guess my question boils down to, can a US Birth Affidavit (DS-10) be filed on behalf of a deceased person (the would be applicant) to confirm his/her birth? And, if not, does anyone have any other suggestions for alternatives to my mother's non-existent birth certificate?
Thanks very much!
