N-600 for elderly woman

[DanielaDeLaVega]

My mother-in-law is 60+ years old and is in the US on a non-immigrant visa (B1/B2). She has filed an N-600 based on the fact that her mother was born a US citizen, plus all of the other requirements, and she just received her interview notice. (My mother-in-law’s father was a foreign national.) We have a few questions:

(1) Must my mother-in-law continue to abide by her I-94 expiration date? Or is her N-600 receipt notice like an I-485 receipt notice in that she does not need a valid non-immigrant visa to legally stay in the country?

(2) She does not have any original documents, just copies. The receipt notice requests that she furnish original documents such as her mother’s birth certificate and marriage certificate. Will her N-600 be denied if she cannot furnish the originals?

(3) Can a family member accompany her in the interview room, or can she only bring an attorney or translator?

Thanks for any help.

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[Obongo]

My mother-in-law is 60+ years old and is in the US on a non-immigrant visa (B1/B2). She has filed an N-600 based on the fact that her mother was born a US citizen, plus all of the other requirements, and she just received her interview notice. (My mother-in-law’s father was a foreign national.) We have a few questions:

(1) Must my mother-in-law continue to abide by her I-94 expiration date? Or is her N-600 receipt notice like an I-485 receipt notice in that she does not need a valid non-immigrant visa to legally stay in the country?

(2) She does not have any original documents, just copies. The receipt notice requests that she furnish original documents such as her mother’s birth certificate and marriage certificate. Will her N-600 be denied if she cannot furnish the originals?

(3) Can a family member accompany her in the interview room, or can she only bring an attorney or translator?

Thanks for any help.

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Do a google on infopass USCIS and get an appointment at your local office.
Only they can answer these questions. Each USCIS office is supposed to be
the same but it does vary.

 

[Flydog]

You might also consider engaging an attorney or getting one of the immigration charitable organizations (if appropriate) to look into your case.

 

[Radni]

You are strongly advised to hire a good immigration lawyer as your case is not a very common one.
She will not be allowed to take a relative to the interview, but a lawyer can always accompany her. For that reason also you are better off hiring a lawyer.
What I do anticipate is that she MUST produce enough evidences and records to prove that her mother was a born USC and that she is her child,. also to show her marriage records , etc
Morever, your mother-in-law will also be required to show/prove physical presence of her USC mother : her USC mother must have spent time in USA totalling minimum 5 years, 2 of which must be after she ( USC mother herself ) reached age of 14 yrs.
If possible take all records of USC mother and her parents record as well. Some eligibility are dependents on citizenship and physical presence of the grand parents of the applicant/ benificiary ( your mother-in-law in this case) .