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At present, my daughter is with her grandparents (visiting) who live outside USA. She will be staying with them till year end. She is still on our medical insurance here. When we plan to visit them this year end, she will come back to USA with us.

So here is the question, in the check list it is mentioned that "A letter from the parent or guardian who cares for your children". Do I need this?

Also, under the Part 9 - Information about your children, should I put her USA address or grandparents (out-of-country) address?

Please advise.

Thanks
 
Is your child a US permanent resident? Is she a citizen?

Generally "Parent or Guardian" usually refers to a person who is considered legally responsible for a child (for example, if a child is orphaned, she is put in the care of a legal guardian until adoption).

If your daughter is "visiting", I wouldn't bother with the letter and I'd list the child as having your address. If she is "living with" her grandparents, I'd think harder about it.
 
Flydog is absolutely right (as usual). This section is intended to capture information about your children’s custody/guardianship, especially relevant in cases of divorce and previous marriages. You/your spouse are the ‘Parent or legal Guardian’ of your daughter and assuming that your daughter is either US Citizen or Permanent Resident, she seems to be ‘temporarily’ visiting the grandparents after you/your spouse’s consent.

Based on the above, as I understand for Section 9 of N-400, you are supposed to enter ‘With Me” (Page 6, 1st column, 1st para from N-400 instructions document). This holds true for both yours and your spouse’s N-400 application.
 
And, if your daughter is a permanent resident, you might want to pull down an N-600 form and read the instructions. Ideally (if she is a permanent resident), you probably want her to get auto-magic citizenship when you take the oath. I believe she needs to "reside" with you for that to happen (check out the N-600 for details).
 
Thank you for your responses. My daughter is a US Citizen, so I think I dont have to worry about this. Thank you once again for clarifying the clause.
 
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