Recent content by Rikk

OLD THREAD UPDATE!! Hello again guys, just want to update the people who helped me with suggestions, rules regarding my original post. I went with the passport approached back in August and was APPROVED :). I submitted all the documents that you guys suggested..green card (no expiration 22 yrs...

Hello again guys, Just to give an update. It took a while to gather the documents since my Dad moved back to my native country permanently. Fortunately, my brother went on vacation last month and recently came back and brought back the following documents: - Father's original Certificate of...

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Very good point. The reason I want to proceed with the passport is I may be traveling out of the country in a few months and I don't want to use my reallyyyyyy old no expiration GC which was issued to me 20+ yrs ago :). My job sometimes requires to travel outside US. A few months ago I went to...

I'm in the process of gathering the papers which shouldn't be that hard. I'm going for the passport approach. If I get denied, would that create any negative impact on future application? I'll update with progress. thanks

Been living in the US since. I lived with my father until I was 18 and joined the military. Interview was conducted at INS office (San Jose, Ca). Thanks for the all the input Jackolantern. I really appreciate it.

He doesn't remember. He probably filled out the wrong form, from what you stated he may have used N600K. He applied in the US. Is their a way to find what form he filled out and ammend it.

I talked to my Dad which is out of the country at the moment. I remember that we went for my citizenship interview when I was 18 and was told to that I no longer qualify since I turned 18 and have to wait until I meet the 5 yr residency requirement. He applied for my citizenship when I was a...

Is this the old law? Children, who turned 18 before Feb. 27, 2001 (YES), automatically became U.S. citizens if: (1) a parent naturalized before the child turned 18 (YES), (2) the child became a permanent resident before turning 18 (YES), (3) the child was unmarried (YES), and the child met one...

Thanks for the reply. Totally missed the part regarding " the child has to be under 18 in Feb 2001". How does the old law derived citizenship works? My parents are divorce and my father had full custody of me when I was under 18. Do I need to hire a lawyer or is it even worth it than filing N-400?

I'm 37 yrs old and have been in the US since I was 15 yrs old. After a long time of being a PR, I recently decided to try to apply for US citizenship and been doing some research. Here's some info: - Been here since 1988 (15 yrs old) and have a green card with no expiration date - Father is...