My husband and I are awaiting our naturalisation soon. I would like to know how to apply for my son's passport after we become citizens. Should he be physically present in the US at the time of applying? He is a legal Green card holder. Replies will be really appreciated.
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Applying passport for minor son -16 yrs
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Jackolantern
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He needs to be physically present in the US, living your physical and legal custody, to derive citizenship from you. And then he has to physically show up to apply for a US passport at a post office or passport agency ... except if he left the US after deriving citizenship but without a passport*, he could apply for the passport at a US consulate overseas.
*US citizens are not supposed to leave the US without a passport or WHTI-compliant document, but I have never heard of that rule being enforced, so long as they present the passport or other acceptable travel document when reentering the US.
*US citizens are not supposed to leave the US without a passport or WHTI-compliant document, but I have never heard of that rule being enforced, so long as they present the passport or other acceptable travel document when reentering the US.
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great guru
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To get US passprt he must be a US citizen, to get US citizenship he must be present in US to take oath.
My husband and I are awaiting our naturalisation soon. I would like to know how to apply for my son's passport after we become citizens. Should he be physically present in the US at the time of applying? He is a legal Green card holder. Replies will be really appreciated.