Fiancee waiting for Naturalization

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veggie

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Hi All,

My Fiancee is a US citizen by virtue of her Parents. She has a US passport but, they never had applied
for her naturalization untill Jan 2010. So, right now she is waiting for the finger prints and oath. We have
not heard back from USCIS on how long it will take untill she gets her naturalization.
I am on H1B visa and my 6 years of visa is expiring on Nov 2010. So, that leaves me only 6 more months
untill I can legally stay in USA. Here are my questions and concerns on what can happen if we get married now and apply for my GC ?

1. Will that affect or delay her naturalization process in any way?
2. Is her naturalization a show stopper for my gc ?
3. What is latest I can apply for the GC before my visa expires ?
4. Lastly a very dumb question. She was born in Kuwait and her mother is from Pakistan. .She has travelled
to Pakistan and it is stamped on her passport. I am a hindu from India. Considering the tense situations
these days and strict rules should I be concerned about it ?

Much Thanks for your time and information!
 
1. Her marriage will not affect her N400.
2. No. Infact, wait until she become a citizen then ask her to petition for you. Petitions by GC holders for their spouses can take years. While petitions by US Citizens have no waiting time.
3. As long as you're in status (even though there's some people who successfully adjusted their status after incurring out-of-status periods of time). I think she'll become a citizen by the time your visa expires.
4. Nope..
 
Much Thanks for the response.

For Triple Citizen :-
If she is a US citizen, what naturalisation and oath is she waiting for?

I have been told here in previous posts that if you are not a US citizen by birth then a N400 is required.
She became a citizen when her parents got their citizenship and she was a minor at that time.She was
born in Kuwait and moved here at the age 6. At that time her parents were GC holders. When they got
their citizenship she was prolly about 16-17 years and thus she automatically became a citizen.
She has a US passport too. That is why I am a bit confused. When we called USCIS they also said that she
needs N400.
 
She does not need any N-400 then. As simple as that.

veggie said:
She became a citizen when her parents got their citizenship and she was a minor at that time.She was born in Kuwait and moved here at the age 6. At that time her parents were GC holders. When they got
their citizenship she was prolly about 16-17 years and thus she automatically became a citizen.
She has a US passport too.
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N-600 is certificate of citizenship, not certificate of birth. It is not required for your GC application; she can go ahead and use her US passport as proof of citizenship for your GC process.

For adults, the N-600 process involves fingerprinting, a basic interview, and an oath, but it is not naturalization.
 
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veggie said:
When we called USCIS they also said that she
needs N400.
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This nonsense is an example of why you can't trust what they tell you on the phone. Way too many of their phone people are buffoons and many are not even USCIS employees, they're just working for a contracting agency that supplies phone support and they don't have enough training and experience.
 
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I called a immigration services and this is what they said.
"A passport is issued by the U.S. Department of State; a Certificate of Citizenship is issued by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS). One however, still retains permanent resident status on the records with BCIS until a Certificate of Citizenship(N600) is issued. And BCIS does not accept US Passport as proof of citizenship. They would first like to change the status on their records before considering them citizens."
I am in a state of dilemma. Anyone out there you know that was in a similar boat.

Much Thanks!!
 
don't listen to people at the 1-800 USCIS line. They are #@^*%$(%*. And it's not called BCIS anymore. It's called USCIS.

And BCIS does not accept US Passport as proof of citizenship.
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oh, that's a good one... Really? it doesn't??
 
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