i am applying for US citizenship n400 but i have previous criminal records(possession of forged instrument, possession of stolen property and probation violation) so i have decided to hire a lawyer as of the moment we are still waiting for the finger printing form that i have to complete to gather my records on hand in order for us to start filing, while awaiting for it my brother had been recently interviewed for his citizenship (n400) and passed but the consul had asked him to file n600 instead due to being a minor when he came here and our father being a naturalized US citizen, my question is if i am qualified for the n600 will my previous criminal records affects my application in case i will be filing n600 as this form had not asked anything about criminal records unlike the n400? by the way, i was a minor when i came here in the US and i was 17 before feb. 21, 2001.
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If you are eligible for N-600, you're already a US citizen and your prior criminal record has no effect.
are you sure about this did u guys have the same situation that had happened before? i just have another question since we have consulted a lawyer he didn't even mention about n600 that it is possible for me to file it, am i suppose to discuss this issue with him or just file directly without even informing our lawyer i am just concerned that they would deny my application because of my previous records and they will not allow me to file for n400 and have me deported.
If you were 17 and Green Card older the time your father was naturalized,you can fill N600.
thank you for replying, i just want to get more information about it did you actually filed n600 how is it ? what requirements have they asked for you to submit? and for my previous criminal records will it affect in case i am going to file because as far as i am concern persons undergoing interview is subject for finger printing that would include background checks and criminal records.
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You are automatically a US citizen since your father became a US citizen when you were under 18. So you can still file for N600 to obtain a certificate of citizenship. It is not a mandatory, but helpful for passport, immigration verification purposes, business purposes, jobs, etc. Your criminal record has no effect. Only if your father is not a US citizen yet and you are not a US citizen above 18, you would probably have a problem. You are lucky.
I think it is not possible to strip your citizenship off because your father is a naturalized US citizen and you are automatically a US citizen. N600 won't require you to do fingerprint or anything. just application form with proof of your father citizenship, any documents such as driver license, ssn, etc in order to obtain a certificate of citizenship.
N-600 is filed by USC parent for children under 18 and children have to go with parent for interview and collect their naturalization certificate. No formal interview is done with the children under 18. For "automatic" citizenship under the CCA, there is no interview, but for other cases a formal interview is sometimes required (unlike N400 interview, it is just a formality. just need to submit documentation like age, address, biodata -- no oath or question your criminal record.) It depends on how citizenship was derived. All applicants filing an N-600 have the possibility of being citizens. Well, not just possibility, you should be pretty sure otherwise you wouldn't be filing. See memo at http://www.murthy.com/news/ukN600.html
Instructions of submitting your N-600 is available at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/N-600instr.pdf
or http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
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I don't think so. If mother and father are PRs with PR kids, as long as one of them became natualized, their under 18 kids became citizens too
dear all,
i am really concern about my previous criminal records before filing n600 if it will affect anything thats it.. if someone can give me more information or somebody who have undergone the same situation and would share about it that would be awesome.
To all people who had spent time replying with my query i really appreciate it thank you so much u guys are great!
i am really concern about my previous criminal records before filing n600 if it will affect anything thats it.. if someone can give me more information or somebody who have undergone the same situation and would share about it that would be awesome.
To all people who had spent time replying with my query i really appreciate it thank you so much u guys are great!
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Well, you should try to make tow things very clear here:
1- Were you in the US as a legal perm resident (LPR) and 17 years old or younger?
2- Were any of your parents US citizens when you were 17 years old or younger AND you were in the US as LPR?
Please give answers to these questions and you can get the proper answers
1- Were you in the US as a legal perm resident (LPR) and 17 years old or younger?
2- Were any of your parents US citizens when you were 17 years old or younger AND you were in the US as LPR?
Please give answers to these questions and you can get the proper answers