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sam1982

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What is the expiration date on the Green card u received the first time you entered the U.S? is it 1 year or 10 ?
 
sam1982 said:
What is the expiration date on the Green card u received the first time you entered the U.S? is it 1 year or 10 ?
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The temporary green card you get upon entry into the US is valid for 1 year. The permanent green card that you receive a few weeks thereafter is valid for 10 years.
 
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sam1982 said:
When can you apply for the second green card?
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One does not apply for the temporary Green card or the first permanent Green card. The stamped visa in your passport is the temporary one.

Your entry into the USA, using your immigrant visa, automatically "triggers" the production of the First Permanent Green card which is then mailed to your within a few weeks.

You can apply for a second Green card when the first one expires, in other words, after 10 years. You could also apply for citizenship at that stage which would obviate the need for a new Green card.
 
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sam1982 said:
When can you apply for the second green card?
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You don't really have a need to. You could apply for Citizenship after five years of residency in the United States. The first Green Card you receive lasts for 10. If you don't want US Citizenship because of personal reasons or your original country has a prohibition on dual nationality, USCIS suggests that you renew the Green Card by filing Form I-551 about six months before your current GC expires I believe.
 
slash_dot said:
You don't really have a need to. You could apply for Citizenship after five years of residency in the United States. The first Green Card you receive lasts for 10. If you don't want US Citizenship because of personal reasons or your original country has a prohibition on dual nationality, USCIS suggests that you renew the Green Card by filing Form I-551 about six months before your current GC expires I believe.
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what about kids who will not be 18 in 10 years?
 
Dv2012AFTAZ said:
what about kids who will not be 18 in 10 years?
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What about them? I believe previous poster has explained what needs to be done. If you have a question, please be specific and ask it. I am also perplexed why you're concerned about theoretical issues 10 years into the future.
 
Superkruz said:
What about them? I believe previous poster has explained what needs to be done. If you have a question, please be specific and ask it. I am also perplexed why you're concerned about theoretical issues 10 years into the future.
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Why not? consider this example, my son is 6 years old and from my understanding (correct me if I am wrong). One needs to be 18 to naturalize correct? So in 10 years he would be 16 and needing to renew his card.
I do not think the poster has explained what needs to be done in this case………
 
Dv2012AFTAZ said:
So in 10 years he would be 16 and needing to renew his card.
I do not think the poster has explained what needs to be done in this case………
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His card needs to be renewed in 10 years when it expires. It has been said before so i am not sure where the confusion is.
 
Superkruz said:
Yes, one must be 18 years old to naturalize, using form N-400. Legal Permanent Residents under 18 can get citizenship by completing N-600. So if you naturalize after 5 years, your under-18 child can become a US citizen too. See N-600 instructions for an explanation of the process.
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Superkruz this is what I was looking for thanks!

Not to get to ahead of myself with the interview hurdle yet to be crossed! but always beleive in being optimistic!

So hypothetically speaking from my understanding of N-600 it would mean that at least one of the parents would need to first naturalize then immediately have the child apply right? Or can it all be done simultaneously?
 
Dv2012AFTAZ said:
Superkruz this is what I was looking for thanks!
So hypothetically speaking from my understanding of N-600 it would mean that at least one of the parents would need to first naturalize then immediately have the child apply right? Or can it all be done simultaneously?
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I am unsure of the answer to your question but it does not really matter that much as the worst case scenario is that you'll have to wait for one parent to naturalize before you can apply for the child's citizenship certificate, ie about 6 months.

My interpretation of N-600 is that the child automatically becomes a citizen when one parent naturalizes. The N-600 is then merely an application to get a certificate from USCIS to prove that. I don't even think you need to file a N-600 if you don't want to. You can simply apply for a passport for the child - this can act as proof of his citizenship, but because passports expire a citizenship certificate is a more permanent proof of citizenship.
 
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Superkruz said:
I am unsure of the answer to your question but it does not really matter that much as the worst case scenario is that you'll have to wait for one parent to naturalize before you can apply for the child's citizenship certificate, ie about 6 months.

My interpretation of N-600 is that the child automatically becomes a citizen when one parent naturalizes. The N-600 is then merely an application to get a certificate from USCIS to prove that. I don't even think you need to file a N-600 if you don't want to. You can simply apply for a passport for the child - this can act as proof of his citizenship, but because passports expire a citizenship certificate is a more permanent proof of citizenship.
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Thanks again Superkruz!

do not want to get to ahead of myself will address this post May 1st!
 
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