I am a law student working on a project related to N-600 adjudications leading to CoC issuance for a minor under the Child Cit. Act of 2000 (CCA). I could not find any detailed procedure or flowchart unlike the N-400 or I-485 which are well documented and also published by GAO. One of the objectives of the project is to comment on the efficiency of the adjudication process (is it 'Lean' while meeting the legal requirements). Below are some questions which I am hoping someone with experience or knowledge of N-600 processing may help answer:
1) Where are they processed- NBC/ Reg. Service Centers/ District Office ?
2) How does minor's LPR status get verified - attached copy of green Card electronically verified or physical A-file requested ?
3) Are Parent's physical A-file requested ? Copy of parent's Naturalization Cert electronically verified or parent's adjudicated N-400 verified ?
4) If minor has a US passport, is the information submitted used to update DHS database a citizen ? Seems that could be done IMHO.
5) Why are processing fees so high - $600, for a low income family with multiple minors would be burden.
6) If minor has a US passport does it help the CoC process or delay it (read somewhere if passport exists, USCIS writes to DOS requesting passport file etc.)
7) Why it takes CCA qualified applicants many months to get a CoC ? Are interviews always required ? Should the N-600 have a CCA version such as the N-600CCA ?
Please supply any other info in addition to above if you have. Thanks a lot !
1) Where are they processed- NBC/ Reg. Service Centers/ District Office ?
2) How does minor's LPR status get verified - attached copy of green Card electronically verified or physical A-file requested ?
3) Are Parent's physical A-file requested ? Copy of parent's Naturalization Cert electronically verified or parent's adjudicated N-400 verified ?
4) If minor has a US passport, is the information submitted used to update DHS database a citizen ? Seems that could be done IMHO.
5) Why are processing fees so high - $600, for a low income family with multiple minors would be burden.
6) If minor has a US passport does it help the CoC process or delay it (read somewhere if passport exists, USCIS writes to DOS requesting passport file etc.)
7) Why it takes CCA qualified applicants many months to get a CoC ? Are interviews always required ? Should the N-600 have a CCA version such as the N-600CCA ?
Please supply any other info in addition to above if you have. Thanks a lot !