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Well, came back from my trip and only took my US Passport and had no problems whatsoever, but I will admit I was a bit stressed going there and coming back. Now another question for the experts. I want to update the Social Security Administration to my citizenship status, but have read...

Thanks Jackolantern for the advice. I wasn't planning on showing a secondary passport. I guess it's just nervousness flying with a new passport for the first time. I might as well not even bring the korean passport and green card on the trip and trust that all will work out with the US...

Yes, for the N600, i'm hoping with my parent's naturalization certificates, USCIS would be able to "look" up any documents that I'm unable to get a hold of myself. Regarding "official" date of citizenship, the scenario you posed is what gives me a little concern. I've traveled my whole life...

Once again thanks for the help!!! As for the N600, yes I do plan on submitting an application for it at some point when I return. I'm going to have to look into exactly what I would need to submit for that process to go as smoothly as the passport application process (though I realize it...

Hi Sctrojan, If you're still around, just wanted to thank you for posting your experience with proving derived citizenship in obtaining a US Passport. I just did the same successfully and have just received a US passport. Once again, thanks!!!

Wanted to post an update on this thread I started for anyone in a similar situation. Just received my US Passport based on derived citizenship from my parents. I submitted the following: 1) Both parent's naturalization certificates 2) Korean birth certificate with parent's names on it (I...

Out of curiosity........maybe a question for Jack..........or probably a lawyer, a person who derives US Citizenship like SC, and has a US passport (or even doesn't have a US passport but has the force of law under the derived citizenship statues) to show for it but not necessarily a Certificate...

Once again, thanks Jack. I do plan on getting my COC via N600 but i'll be going to Korea in the spring for a wedding and really want to fly on a US Passport instead of a Korean passport for a change so i'll go the US passport route first and then when I come back focus on the COC (since the COC...

Thanks SC, I should be able to get everything you listed with the exception of my birth certificate........my mom says she might not have it anymore so not sure what to do about that except turn her house upside down to try to find it assuming it still exists. By the way, how long did the...

Congrats sctrojan!!! That's awesome. Do you mind sharing exactly what documents that you sent in for your passport (i know you listed out what you thought you needed to send in earlier but curious to know what the final documents you actually sent in consisted of)? And did you go through your...

South Korea...........though USCIS put "Korea" on my green card when I got it last renewed instead of "Korea, South" as they had in my previous one. Also, seemed to have dropped a few letters from my first name on the front of the green card (though the back of the green card has my full...

Thanks Jack, yes i'm trying to gather supporting documentation, unfortunately speaking to my parents, they don't seem to have a marriage certificate (married in Korea and immigrated here and apparently they don't have a copy of it or there was no concept of such documentation in Korea back...

Jack, wondering if I could pick your brains a bit more. According to Nationality Chart #3 (for time around 1986) Under the definition of "both parents" there is a reference to "The alien parent who naturalizes when the other parent is already a USC" Does that mean that at least one parent had to...

sctrojan1978, would be interested to hear how you resolve this since my situation is similar to yours.

Thanks Jack, I wasn't adopted, so no issues there. Regarding whether or not I file the N600, am I right in thinking I file the N600 versus the N400 given my situation? I believe the only difference between the pre-CCA 2001 law and new CCA law is that pre-2001, BOTH parents had to have been...

I came to the US with my parents when I was 2 years old back in 1975 (I am 39 now) and had a Green Card ever since first entering this country. Both my parents became US citizens in 1983 when I was 8 years old. As mentioned I am 39 now and am finally looking to get US Citizenship. As I...