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https://www.cgisf.gov.in/page/oci-reissuance-clarification/ ought to help. The requirements for your non-Indian-origin wife are stricter than are the requirements for you and your child. Also, just as a precaution, I would recommend traveling with old and new passports. Random semi-official...

An e-Visa may work for you. Check out https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html. At present, there is no charge for e-Visas for US citizens.

The state department requires US citizens to exit the US on a US passport but this requirement is rarely enforced: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html

Did you enter India with your old Indian passport even though you were already an US citizen? If so, you may have already violated Indian laws (https://www.cgisf.gov.in/page/FAQs-O/): Once you acquire the citizenship of another country, it is illegal to travel on the Indian passport. As India...

> ... upload a letter stating that the child's proof of legal entry will be presented during the interview. That's worth a shot.

From form N-600K (pdf version): 14. Information About the Child's Admission Into the United States and Current Immigration Status NOTE: Do NOT complete this section. The USCIS officer will complete it during the interview. Are you unable to leave this section blank when you complete the form...

According to http://myattorneyusa.com/children-of-lawful-permanent-residents-born-abroad, you don't have to pay a fee but according to https://www.immigrationlasvegas.com/baby-born-abroad-to-green-card-mother/, you do! An InfoPass may be the way to go.

Check out https://www.quora.com/Can-a-person-born-in-the-Philippines-before-1946-claim-American-or-Spanish-citizenship

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/now-trump-administration-wants-limit-citizenship-legal-immigrants-n897931

Thanks, newacct, I was off by one year! I would wait till November and apply under the 5 year rule and benefit from being able to apply 90 days sooner. There is a slight chance that an application under the 4 year and 1 day rule would be rejected. An appeal, even if it is eventually successful...

If you are applying under the 4 year and one day rule, you don't get to apply 90 days in advance!

Fact 1: you did not withhold any information when you filed for permanent residency Fact 2: a number of years have elapsed since you became a permanent resident Conclusion: your GC is safe That being the case, I see no reason for withdrawing your N400 application. The worst that will happen is...

Data point from earlier this month: no issues. Presented the new passport and OCI card; had the old passport just in case but the immigration officer didn't ask to see it. The IO did not even mention the need to transfer the OCI to the new passport. The NaMo government may be quietly doing away...

Assuming you have the necessary documents - your naturalization certificate, his green card, his birth certificate which lists you as a parent, proof of custody, etc. - for your son to get a passport, I think you should consider applying for his passport along with yours.

You are absolutely right. However, in the past, the F2A route took such a long time that a conditional green card was a rarity. What wasn't rare was the USCIS incorrectly issuing conditional green cards to spouses who used the primary applicant's employment petition to file I-485's. I guess...

Since your husband is a permanent resident and not a US citizen, I don't understand why you received a conditional green card and not a permanent one.

https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/request.html

No, this requirement does not apply to citizens.

I know someone who was hassled by the agent at the check-in counter but was eventually allowed to travel. There was no issue at the port of entry, however. This incident occurred about six months back.

I like to know where the Supreme Court stands on such issues. I figured others might be interested too.