jessman1128
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Hello,
I am helping my parents-in-law figure out the N-600 application for their adopted daughter from Haiti. Given the cost to file this application we want to make sure we get it right the first time around!
Their daughter was adopted in Haiti as an infant and brought into the country as a lawful permanent resident on February 12, 1994. During the years since then most of her paperwork has been lost. All they have at this time are her Haitian birth certificate and Haitian adoption decree. According to a Congressional Liaison Specialist with USCIS she became a U.S. Citizen on February 27, 2001 under the Child Citizenship Act. They need to file the N-600 form to get proof of her citizenship however.
I have several questions regarding documentation.
They are planning on including translations of her Haitian birth certificate and adoption decree. Her Haitian passport has been lost as has her green card. They will be including a letter stating those have been lost. They do have her alien registration number and will be including that on the N-600 application.
Do my parents-in-law need to include their own birth certificates and marriage certificate? The N-600 instructions are a bit confusing on this manner. They say to include those documents, but don't specifically say who they need to be included for. What about documentation proving their residence in the U.S.? (Letter K under General Requirements in the instructions.)
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me in this area!
Also, it sounds like this process may take awhile. What happens if she turns 18 while it's in process? Does that invalidate the application? Or as long as it's filed before she turns 18 will it be okay?
I am helping my parents-in-law figure out the N-600 application for their adopted daughter from Haiti. Given the cost to file this application we want to make sure we get it right the first time around!
Their daughter was adopted in Haiti as an infant and brought into the country as a lawful permanent resident on February 12, 1994. During the years since then most of her paperwork has been lost. All they have at this time are her Haitian birth certificate and Haitian adoption decree. According to a Congressional Liaison Specialist with USCIS she became a U.S. Citizen on February 27, 2001 under the Child Citizenship Act. They need to file the N-600 form to get proof of her citizenship however.
I have several questions regarding documentation.
They are planning on including translations of her Haitian birth certificate and adoption decree. Her Haitian passport has been lost as has her green card. They will be including a letter stating those have been lost. They do have her alien registration number and will be including that on the N-600 application.
Do my parents-in-law need to include their own birth certificates and marriage certificate? The N-600 instructions are a bit confusing on this manner. They say to include those documents, but don't specifically say who they need to be included for. What about documentation proving their residence in the U.S.? (Letter K under General Requirements in the instructions.)
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me in this area!
Also, it sounds like this process may take awhile. What happens if she turns 18 while it's in process? Does that invalidate the application? Or as long as it's filed before she turns 18 will it be okay?