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andreandgerald

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Hi!

i'm confused, i am to apply for N600 on wednesday. the immigration officer told me that i need to apply N600 first before i can apply for US Passport. I asked here about getting a green card and she told me i won't need one coz after I receive my N600 i can apply for a US Passport.

Info about me:
My dad and my mom were never married, my dad was a born US citizen,mom nver was US citizen and my dad died in 2005 while i was a minor , before he died he wrote an acknowledgement letter of paternity, this letter was used to court to prove that i am his biological daughter (APPROVED by court), i came to CNMI in 2008 and is still here.
FOr my status: i may say i am a non-immigrant for i only have an Entry Permit as an immediate relative of a US citizen, and is holding an umbrella permit given by the federal ombudsman when CNMI was federalized.

PLEASE HELP ME!
 
Since you don't have a green card and your father was a USC before you were born, your only option now is to claim citizenship at birth based on your father:

http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_609.html
Birth Abroad Out-of-Wedlock to a U.S. Citizen Father: A child born abroad out-of-wedlock to a U.S. citizen father may acquire U.S. citizenship under Section 301(g) INA, as made applicable by Section 309(a) INA provided:

1) a blood relationship between the applicant and the father is established by clear and convincing evidence;
2) the father had the nationality of the United States at the time of the applicant's birth;
3) the father (unless deceased) has agreed in writing to provide financial support for the person until the applicant reaches the age of 18 years, and
4) while the person is under the age of 18 years --
A) applicant is legitimated under the law of their residence or domicile,
B) father acknowledges paternity of the person in writing under oath, or
C) the paternity of the applicant is established by adjudication court.
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The 301(g) INA mentioned above means your father must have lived in the US for 5 years, including two after his 14th birthday, before your birth (those 5 years and 2 years don't have to be right before your birth, nor do they have to be consecutive).

You don't need to apply for the N-600; it takes much longer and is more expensive than a passport, and is not necessary for obtaining a passport. Apply for the passport first. You will have to gather evidence that your father lived in the US for the required amount of time before your birth. That court-approved letter confirming paternity is also very important.
 
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Jackolantern said:
Since you don't have a green card and your father was a USC before you were born, your only option now is to claim citizenship at birth based on your father:



The 301(g) INA mentioned above means your father must have lived in the US for 5 years, including two after his 14th birthday, before your birth (those 5 years and 2 years don't have to be right before your birth, nor do they have to be consecutive).

You don't need to apply for the N-600; it takes much longer and is more expensive than a passport, and is not necessary for obtaining a passport. Apply for the passport first. You will have to gather evidence that your father lived in the US for the required amount of time before your birth. That court-approved letter confirming paternity is also very important.
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So, i can apply for the US passport first then N600? im going to ask the immigration officer about that on wednesday. In the acknowledgement paper that my dad wrote on is his Name,
his job, the address of his office can i use that to show that he has been in the US for years? coz before he died he was working as a chief justice of Saipan.

And if i apply for passport, could i travel to other parts of the US then?
 
andreandgerald said:
So, i can apply for the US passport first then N600? im going to ask the immigration officer about that on wednesday.
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Don't ask at USCIS. USCIS is not the authority for deciding the issuance of passports, and the USCIS employees will talk a lot of nonsense especially when it is something outside their specialty.

If you're going to ask somebody, call the National Passport Information Center (1-877-4-USA-PPT) or visit a US passport agency. The NPIC should be able to tell you if there is a passport agency in Saipan.

his job, the address of his office can i use that to show that he has been in the US for years? coz before he died he was working as a chief justice of Saipan.
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What matters is where he was living before you were born. If that position was held after your birth it will not count.

Note that because the CNMI joined the US in November 1986, the time he lived in the CNMI before then would not count towards the required 5 years of living in the US, unless there is some retroactive provision allowing for that.
 
Jackolantern, thank you for all your replies.
i just talked to one of the representative of Saipan's Passport agency and talked to her about my case.
She said i can apply for it and there is no need for a Certificate of Citizenhip since i have proof of paternity.
I am going to apply for the US Passport this week when i get a hold of my Original birth certificate.
THANK YOU!
 
That's great! But don't rush it, make sure you take the time to gather all the evidence regarding your father's US citizenship and years of residence before your birth, and all other supporting documents. They can be very nitpicking, and one missing document can cause a long delay or rejection.
 
Jackolantern said:
That's great! But don't rush it, make sure you take the time to gather all the evidence regarding your father's US citizenship and years of residence before your birth, and all other supporting documents. They can be very nitpicking, and one missing document can cause a long delay or rejection.
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yes, my dad is well-known here in Saipan so it won't be a problem proving his years spent in the US. i just hope they won't deny my application.
 
andreandgerald said:
yes, my dad is well-known here in Saipan so it won't be a problem proving his years spent in the US. i just hope they won't deny my application.
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The proof of his 5 years of residence could be harder than you expect, because the time after your birth is excluded, and the time he lived in CNMI before November 1986 is also excluded (unless there is a retroactive provision allowing those prior years to count). You are 19 now, which means you were born before November 1991, so you will need some months or possibly over a year of proof of him living on the mainland US or another US territory before Nov. 1986, unless a retroactive provision applies.
 
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Jackolantern said:
The proof of his 5 years of residence could be harder than you expect, because the time after your birth is excluded, and the time he lived in CNMI before November 1986 is also excluded (unless there is a retroactive provision allowing those prior years to count). You are 19 now, which means you were born before November 1991, so you will need some months or possibly over a year of proof of him living on the mainland US or another US territory before Nov. 1986, unless a retroactive provision applies.
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- I am asking my auntie, my dad's sister, if she has a copy of my dad's passport to show to the passport agency. i'm still gathering documents , hopefully i can get all i need next week to apply.
 
The passport agency will want to see his OFFICIAL US passport or birth certificate (or citizenship certificate, if he was born outside the US). Not a copy. And if you bring the passport, it might have to be an old passport issued before you were born, because you have to prove he was a citizen at the time of your birth. Although maybe if you bring his latest passport, they can probably use it to look up records of his older passports. I guess you'll find that out when you apply.
 
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