Filling of N-600 form outside the United States

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AvatarRyan

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Hello,
I currently reside in Africa. Before I was born, my father had been a citizen of the United States. Judging by what I read on the UCIS website, I am eligible to apply for acquisition of U.S citizenship.
I have three questions to ask.
First, what are the chances that are my form will be accepted?
Secondly, can I file it from the United States?
Thirdly, can I file it despite having never stepped foot in the United States?

P.S my father passed away two years ago and I am currently 21
 
Your father did not file CRBA for you?
Do you have documentation to prove he met the requirements to pass citizenship on to you?
 
AvatarRyan said:
Hello,
I currently reside in Africa. Before I was born, my father had been a citizen of the United States. Judging by what I read on the UCIS website, I am eligible to apply for acquisition of U.S citizenship.
I have three questions to ask.
First, what are the chances that are my form will be accepted?
Secondly, can I file it from the United States?
Thirdly, can I file it despite having never stepped foot in the United States?

P.S my father passed away two years ago and I am currently 21
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Were you born in wedlock or out of wedlock? Do you have evidence that your father was physically present in the US before your birth for a cumulative total of 5 years, including 2 years after he turned 14?

Yes, if you meet the conditions in the law for acquring US citizenship from birth, you are already a US citizen, despite never having set foot in the US. You don't necessarily have to file N-600 for a Certificate of Citizenship; you can instead apply for a US passport directly.
 
newacct said:
Were you born in wedlock or out of wedlock? Do you have evidence that your father was physically present in the US before your birth for a cumulative total of 5 years, including 2 years after he turned 14?

Yes, if you meet the conditions in the law for acquring US citizenship from birth, you are already a US citizen, despite never having set foot in the US. You don't necessarily have to file N-600 for a Certificate of Citizenship; you can instead apply for a US passport directly.
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I am a legal child of my father. And yes, he was present in the United States even a year before I was born. He even travelled to the United States the year I was born and returned a year later. He spent 35 years in the United States before I was born. New Jersey, Virginia and New York were the states he resided in
 
AvatarRyan said:
I am a legal child of my father. And yes, he was present in the United States even a year before I was born. He even travelled to the United States the year I was born and returned a year later. He spent 35 years in the United States before I was born. New Jersey, Virginia and New York were the states he resided in
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All children are legal. there are just different burdens of proof for in and out of wedlock.
Do you have proof of him meeting the required time periods? It’s not enough for you just to say so.
 
SusieQQQ said:
All children are legal. there are just different burdens of proof for in and out of wedlock.
Do you have proof of him meeting the required time periods? It’s not enough for you just to say so.
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I've got pictures and letters bearing his address and gift cards and business cards. Would that not be enough?
 
AvatarRyan said:
I've got pictures and letters bearing his address and gift cards and business cards. Would that not be enough?
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Employment records, school records, rental leases/property tax records, passports with stamps showing entry and exit dates?
 
Yeah I have a list of companies he worked for. His passport too and certificates he got from the Johns Hopkins University and University of Columbia
 
newacct said:
Were you born in wedlock or out of wedlock? Do you have evidence that your father was physically present in the US before your birth for a cumulative total of 5 years, including 2 years after he turned 14?

Yes, if you meet the conditions in the law for acquring US citizenship from birth, you are already a US citizen, despite never having set foot in the US. You don't necessarily have to file N-600 for a Certificate of Citizenship; you can instead apply for a US passport directly.
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I read that you need to have a CRBA before you can get the passport directly. My father never filed that. Which puts me at square one.
 
AvatarRyan said:
I read that you need to have a CRBA before you can get the passport directly. My father never filed that. Which puts me at square one.
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You don't need to have a CRBA or any other certificate to apply for a US passport. The evidence that your father met the required periods is enough to apply for a passport.
 
Wow! This is great news! As I said before, my father is deceased and I have never stepped foot in the U.S. that won't be a problem if I have these facts on hand?
 
No the citizenship was passed on when you were born, so the requirements need to have been met when you were born. Your father need not be around if everything is in order (and I am sorry for your loss).
 
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