Unfortunately you cannot. As of 01 June 2009, anyone (including all the US citizens) who wants to depart or enter the United States should present a valid passport at any point of entry they are using.
You should apply for an American passport at the US mission located near you.
If you are a US citizen by birth to US citizen parents you would have to file the Form N-600 to get the Certificate of Citizenship as proof for US citizenship. Else after successful completion of naturalization process a naturalization certificate would be given as proof for US citizenship.
No, Algerian birth certificates for example are in no way related to US citizenship.
Basic criteria to apply for US citizenship is to be 18 years of age. If you were born in US you qualify to get the certificate of citizenship by applying for it using Form N-600.
This question is meaningless, it is missing punctuation. But the answer of the question "Would having only a birth certificate be absolute proof of citizenship, in the US, if your father was not a citizen and your mother did not meet the requirements for citizenship?" would be no. For example, Czech birth certificates have nothing to do with US citizenship.
No, a Hawaiian 'Certificate of Live Birth' alone is not sufficient proof of US citizenship to obtain a US passport. In order to obtain a passport, you need to provide an original or certified copy of a US birth certificate, naturalization certificate, Certificate of Citizenship, or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, along with other required documents and forms.
I have british citizenship but I have lost my certificate where can get a replacement?
No, an underage US resident cannot directly apply for US citizenship. However, they may be eligible for US citizenship if their parent or legal guardian qualifies and applies for them. The child would need to meet certain requirements, such as being a green card holder and having lived with their parent or guardian in the US.
Contact the nearest US consulate, go there and register your child's birth. The certificate they will give you will act as citizenship certificate. Then apply for your child's passport so that s/he can travel to the US with you too.
Not required because only after you hand over your green card at the time of oath taking for US citizenship you are given the citizenship certificate.
Yes, the child does acquire US citizenship by the law of land. Just don't forget to get the birth certificate and apply for a US passport for the child.
through naturalization. More info: Anyone born in the US is a citizen by birth. Other than this a person can acquire or derive citizenship. A child born abroad to US citizen parent or parents is a citizen of the US as long as a few eligibility conditions are met by the parents. This birth can be recorded within 5 years at the Consulate abroad. The document issued at registration is proof of the child's citizenship. The child can also get a Certificate of Citizenship and a US passport as further proof. When the parents naturalize as US citizens, any child they have below the age of 18 and having a green card is automatically granted citizenship. This child will have to get a Certificate of Citizenship and a US passport as proof of US citizenship.
A birth certificate shows citizenship.