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Required Documents

AmeriCorps and schools require specific documentation of citizenship or lawful permanent residency, criminal history and child abuse history, and evidence of educational attainment. You will need to bring these items with you to your interview. You may not begin your service until these have been submitted.

Below you will find information on what documents we may accept and where you may obtain the necessary forms.

1. U.S. Citizenship

You must obtain one of these documents and bring it to training:

  • Birth certificate (birth in one of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands)
  • Original unexpired U.S. passport
  • Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the U.S. (Form FS-240)
  • Certificate of birth- foreign service (Form FS-545)
  • Certificate of report of birth (Form DS-1350)
  • INS certificate of naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570)
  • INS certificate of citizenship (INS Form N-560 or N-561)

You may order a birth certificate in person at the vital records agency which issues certificates for your place of birth. If you are in Philadelphia and were born in the state of Pennsylvania, you may go to:

Division of Vital Records
Room 1009, Philadelphia State Office Building
1400 West Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4090
(215) 560-3054

If you need to locate a vital records agency in the United States or place an order, please use the VitalChek website.

2. Lawful Permanent Resident

  • Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form I-551)
  • An unexpired passport indicating that the INS has approved it as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence
  • A departure record (INS Form I-94) indicating that the INS has approved it as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence

3. Photo Identification

One piece of photo identification such as:

  • Passport
  • Driver's license
  • School ID
  • Work ID
  • Photo ID issued by federal, state or local government agency or entity

If you have any questions about obtaining these documents, please contact the Recruitment Department at (215) 221-6900 or Recruitment@EducationWorks.org.