How long after the GC apply for citizenship
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4 years and 9 months. As long as you didn't break continuous residence (sounds like you didn't) you can disregard 45 days of absence.
Your child will become a citizen the moment you do. You can obtain US passport for the child as soon as you have your naturalization certificate. In order to obtain naturalization certificate for the child you'll need to apply N600.
Your child will become a citizen the moment you do. You can obtain US passport for the child as soon as you have your naturalization certificate. In order to obtain naturalization certificate for the child you'll need to apply N600.
Thanks Aibolt.
Do I have to file the N600 same time I file my N400. How long it takes N600 to get approved.
I have couple of speeding tickets and one parking ticket. Do I need to mention those also even though my DMV record dont shows them.
I paid the fine and they were removed after supervision.
thanks.
Do I have to file the N600 same time I file my N400. How long it takes N600 to get approved.
I have couple of speeding tickets and one parking ticket. Do I need to mention those also even though my DMV record dont shows them.
I paid the fine and they were removed after supervision.
thanks.
I want to apply with my wife and a child. So i need to fill in 2 N400 one for each and 1 N600 correct.
Does the interview is done at the same date for both of us.
After reading few posts on this thread, Is FBI name check is done for everyone or it depends on the immigration officer.
Does anyone know what % of people having long delays on name clearance.
I have a friend he got his oath letter in one month. All the people applying for
N400 are not on this board i would say <1% come to this forum of all the citizenship applicant so how wide spread are these name check delays are, may be just few unfortunate fellows or more.
Does the interview is done at the same date for both of us.
After reading few posts on this thread, Is FBI name check is done for everyone or it depends on the immigration officer.
Does anyone know what % of people having long delays on name clearance.
I have a friend he got his oath letter in one month. All the people applying for
N400 are not on this board i would say <1% come to this forum of all the citizenship applicant so how wide spread are these name check delays are, may be just few unfortunate fellows or more.
Karlshammar
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Parking tickets never have to be reported, because parking wrongly is not a crime but a civil matter.
Speeding tickets depend. I believe you may exclude minor traffic violations. Most speeding tickets are minor. However, in California, for example, you can be cited for a misdemeanor if you drive over 100 mph and then it is no longer minor and would have to be reported. But most likely your tickets were minor infractions and don't need to be reported.
Speeding tickets depend. I believe you may exclude minor traffic violations. Most speeding tickets are minor. However, in California, for example, you can be cited for a misdemeanor if you drive over 100 mph and then it is no longer minor and would have to be reported. But most likely your tickets were minor infractions and don't need to be reported.
wireless1 said:
You will file N400 for yourself and for your wife. You file N600 for your child only AFTER one of you becomes a US citizen, since a US citizen parent is the reason that a minor child becomes a US citizen as well.wireless1 said:
The interview date will or will not be the same date.
The child does NOT need to have a certificate of naturalization, in order to get a US passport.
Once YOU or your wife are a citizen all you need to get for you child a passport is the following:
Your certificate of Nat. (or your wife's)
The CHILD's greencard.
Once your child obtains a passport, this passport can serve as proof of his citizenship (this way you save the costs of obtaining a Cert of Nat).
Good luck,
Yalag
Once YOU or your wife are a citizen all you need to get for you child a passport is the following:
Your certificate of Nat. (or your wife's)
The CHILD's greencard.
Once your child obtains a passport, this passport can serve as proof of his citizenship (this way you save the costs of obtaining a Cert of Nat).
Good luck,
Yalag
Karlshammar
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That is true. But if there's ever any question of the child's citizenship, a certificate is better. It's been decided several times, both judicially and administratively, that while a passport is extremely solid proof of citizenship it is not equal to a certificate of citizenship or certificate of naturalization.
yalag said:
Can you please post a reference to the document where you found this information? The State Department's web pageyalag said:
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/minors/minors_834.html
does not mention it
GeneM said:
Next time look carefully,
On the same link you provided there is a link to the "Child Citizenship Act of 2000"Here is the link: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/info/info_448.html
I did that for my two older kids, my wife is a US citizen by birth but she could not automatically transfer her citizenship because she didn't ever live in the US. According to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, signed by Clinton in his last year in office, ANY child under 18, which is in the US under an immigrant status (i.e. permanent resident), and which has at least one US citizen parents (doesn't matter how and when the parent got his citizenship), is automatically a US citizen - i.e. no action is needed to make him a citizen. However, as a means to prove his citizenship it is advisable to obtain either a US passport or certificate of Nat. According to the response by Karlshammar a certificate of Nat is better. I never heard of this before but I do believe him so I am consdiering applying for it for my kids for just in case. I any event, once you are a citizen - your under 18 year old child is also a citizen (even without any action by you).
The implication of this is that even if your child is currently over 18, but can show that he was under 18 when his parent was a USC, and that he (the child) had a GC at the time and that this intersection of events occured after Feb 27, 2000 then he (the child) is a US citizen.
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You got me there, my friend, I missed it. I knew about the N-600, and I filed it for my teenage child, but I did not know that you could get a US passport without a Citizenship Certificate.yalag said:Next time look carefully,
Here is the link: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/info/info_448.html
However, as a means to prove his citizenship it is advisable to obtain either a US passport or certificate of Nat. According to the response by Karlshammar a certificate of Nat is better. I never heard of this before but I do believe him so I am consdiering applying for it for my kids for just in case. I any event, once you are a citizen - your under 18 year old child is also a citizen (even without any action by you).
Regardless of that fact, to me it is a no brainer that a Citizenship Certificate is a necessary thing to have.
Children grow up and become adults, and who knows how many times in life a person needs a birth certificate or a citizenship certificate in the cases of our children. LPR cards have expiration dates, and you do not want to renew them if you a citizen according to that act. You might want to live in a different area of the country, or in a different country for that matter, when your kids are older. There is just no single good reason, in my mind, not to apply for the certificate of citizenship for your minor children.
I am trying to figure out the dates. You mentioned after February 27, 2000. In the link you provided it says:yalag said:Next time look carefully,
Here is the link: http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/info/info_448.html
I did that for my two older kids, my wife is a US citizen by birth but she could not automatically transfer her citizenship because she didn't ever live in the US. According to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, signed by Clinton in his last year in office, ANY child under 18, which is in the US under an immigrant status (i.e. permanent resident), and which has at least one US citizen parents (doesn't matter how and when the parent got his citizenship), is automatically a US citizen - i.e. no action is needed to make him a citizen. However, as a means to prove his citizenship it is advisable to obtain either a US passport or certificate of Nat. According to the response by Karlshammar a certificate of Nat is better. I never heard of this before but I do believe him so I am consdiering applying for it for my kids for just in case. I any event, once you are a citizen - your under 18 year old child is also a citizen (even without any action by you).
The implication of this is that even if your child is currently over 18, but can show that he was under 18 when his parent was a USC, and that he (the child) had a GC at the time and that this intersection of events occured after Feb 27, 2000 then he (the child) is a US citizen.
Q: Are the Act's provisions retroactive in applicability?
A: No. Individuals who are 18 years of age or older on February 27, 2001, will not be able to take advantage of the Act.
Q: What is the effective date of U.S. citizenship for children who met all the requirements of the new law prior to February 27, 2001?
A: February 27, 2001. Even though the requirements were met before the Act's effective date, citizenship is only acquired on that date.
I am confused. Did you mean to say "... this intersection of events occured before February 27, 2001?"
Rahul Kumar
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Deeva,
Derivative Natz is possible in some cases
http://www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/natzcitzshp/nc029.htm
http://www.murthy.com/news/UDder.html
Derivative Natz is possible in some cases
http://www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/natzcitzshp/nc029.htm
http://www.murthy.com/news/UDder.html