N-600 Question

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cjoshi_99

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1) Is there any way to track the progress of N-600 after filing
2) Generally how much time it takes for the processing
3) Is the child called for actual interview to get the Nat. Certificate, or calling for interview is just a formality.(child's age is 13 yrs)
4) Is there any possibility if the child possesses US passport but denied Nat. Certificate?

thx in advance.
 
I've applied for my son recently.

There doesn't appear to be anyway of tracking an N600 application but that was the case with N400 also. (The online tracker was of no use)

Most ppl seem to complete it in 3 or 4 months.

No interview but in NJ at least, they have to go for an oath ceremony where the certificate is handed out.

I received a receipt for payment a few weeks after I applied for my son, it looks similar to a cash receipt you would get at a small grocery store.

I have no idea if having a US passport is going to affect the natz cert. I sent in the N600 application first and then the passport application. Waiting for both.
 
My sister has US Passport. Then she went for interview and she was denied a certificate. Strange, but true.
 
Hopefully Flydog will recount his experience. From what I recall, it took his daughter a little over a year to finally receive approval. The sticking point seemed to be that he had already (legally) applied for her passport, but somehow this caused USCIS some trouble understanding why he also wanted the certificate of citizenship. Anyway, everything worked out ok in the end, but several Infopass appointments were needed along the way.
 
thrix,

What was the argument for denying the certificate? I would say that obtaining the passport shouldn't affect the N-600. At least in San Jose they seemed to be knowledgeable about the process, and knew that many would apply for N-600 and that children could apply for passports. Let's see what happens. I would think that a child can have passport but get the N-600 denied because the application lacked documents or other procedural mistake. They are after all separate agencies and processes.
 
On the N600 application form there is one question where it asks if you have a US passport/applied for an US passport.

This is the reason I applied for the N600 first and so I was quite truthful when I answered no to that question.
 
boatbod said:
Hopefully Flydog will recount his experience. From what I recall, it took his daughter a little over a year to finally receive approval. The sticking point seemed to be that he had already (legally) applied for her passport, but somehow this caused USCIS some trouble understanding why he also wanted the certificate of citizenship. Anyway, everything worked out ok in the end, but several Infopass appointments were needed along the way.
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If my memory serves me well, Flydog's problem was with a baffled IO at an Infopass. When Flydog said that his daughter had a passport the IO went on the defensive saying that he could not contradict what Department of State had done, but how could she get a passport if they didn't know for sure if she was a citizen. Of course this was a major confusion from the IO. Many people know they are citizens through many means without having to have a certificate of citizenship. I don't think this was the cause of the delay, I think this was just an isolated incident with one IO at an Infopass. I think that the real cause of the delay is unknown. Anyway, at the end of the day Flydog's story had a happy ending as you point out.
 
Thanks for all the feedback.

The only reason that I applied for the passport first was for travel purpose.

But my understanding is Nat Certiticate is the one that proves yr 'Real' US citizenship & not the US passport.

Passport is only a travel document. So logically there should not be any reason for denying the Nat Certificate if passport is acquired prior to it. Delay is understood but not denial.
 
No, the US passport is also a good proof of U.S. Citizenship. However, the certificate is another good proof of citizenship and provides another avenue to prove citizenship. I am not a big expert in the nuances of it, but the passport is as good as it gets as proof of U.S. citizenship, it is in this way more than just a travel document. I don't see any reason why the certificate could be denied for having applied for a passport before applying for a naturalization certificate.
 
The passport is a proof of citizenship for as long as it is valid (10 years) while the Certificate of Citizenship is a permanent proof of citizenship.
 
But the passport can be renewed after 10 years ;) Anyway, I don't want to belittle the certificate of citizenship. Obviously it is important to me as I applied for one for my child the day after my oath. That should mean I consider this a valuable document :)

Anyway, for whatever is worth, they still haven't cashed my check. I guess I should have expected this, and it will probably be a few weeks before I see any move. I am going to try to keep this in the back of my mind, as there isn't much to the N-600 processing. As far as I know they cash the check, perhaps send you a cash register receipt, and then you wait months until they call you for an "interview", without any visibility or sign of progress between stages. If my memory serves me well the certificate of citizenship is given at the time of the "interview".

My 2 cents.
 
Huracan said:
thrix,

What was the argument for denying the certificate? I would say that obtaining the passport shouldn't affect the N-600. At least in San Jose they seemed to be knowledgeable about the process, and knew that many would apply for N-600 and that children could apply for passports. Let's see what happens. I would think that a child can have passport but get the N-600 denied because the application lacked documents or other procedural mistake. They are after all separate agencies and processes.
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Father naturalized himself on Sep 10th 2005, she was 17 years old, was living in the USA for the last 11 years with parents. Father&sister applied for US Passports next day after oath ceremony and they applied also for a cert for my sister. After few weeks passports arrived. After 2 months after receiving passport my sister went to Europe for travel and education purposes. After 2 months abroad they invited parent&sister for an interview. They asked where she lives and she said in Europe, because she is US citizen and she can live anywhere now and it's not an issue right now where she lives. And uneducated woman denied her, because she didn't live in the USA at the time of interview.

She didn't care about the US Passport. Sister still travels on US Passport. She reapplied for N600 and now this time will sue anyone who denies application.
 
Since the N-600 has two flavors (plain N-600 for US residents and N-600K for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322, i.e. for a child who regularly resides abroad to claim U.S. citizenship based on parentage), I am wondering whether the denial was simply because a N-600 form was used instead of a N-600K. The sister may check which form should be used.
 
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