Hello, I am an immigrant and my parents were both naturalized when I was a minor and after the year 2000 when the Child Citizenship Act was made so I'm automatically a citizen. Here is my problem, I'm 18 and my green card is expiring in September and I'd rather not go through the N-600 process because it's expensive and takes longer. A passport should be enough evidence of my citizenship. I know I need to have my birth certificate and my parent's naturalization certificates and so on, but 1) will it matter if my green card is expired by the time I'm applying for my passport? And 2) if it does, I would renew my green card however I read that it would be a fraud/felony to acquire a green card if you're a citizenship (whether by birth, naturalization, or by your parents)? Is this true? Confused.
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Applying for a passport instead of the N-600?
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Jackolantern
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Since you have neither the passport nor N-600, go for the passport first as it's quicker and cheaper. It doesn't matter if the green card has expired, except that you'll have to show some other form of ID (NOT your non-US passport!) along with the expired green card.
But don't forever dismiss the N-600; it's still a good idea to get it at some time in the next few years. If your passport is lost or stolen, you may have to provide your parent's naturalization certificates again (and other documentation) to replace the passport if you never had your own citizenship certificate. Accessing their certificates and the other documentation is not a problem now when you're young and living with them or close to them, but it could be very inconvenient or difficult 20+ years from now.
But don't forever dismiss the N-600; it's still a good idea to get it at some time in the next few years. If your passport is lost or stolen, you may have to provide your parent's naturalization certificates again (and other documentation) to replace the passport if you never had your own citizenship certificate. Accessing their certificates and the other documentation is not a problem now when you're young and living with them or close to them, but it could be very inconvenient or difficult 20+ years from now.
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cafeconleche
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The green card isn't valid anyway, as you're a US citizen, and not a permanent resident.