questions from child under 21 to U.S citizen

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marengo

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I am currently applying for permanent residency through my father who is a US citizen. I am 20 years old. I have two nationalities. I entered the United States with passport/nationality A which I have always used since I was a little boy but for personal reasons I want to get the passport from nationality B.
I have been waiting for 6 months now and am waiting for my interview.
My question is if it is possible to get the permanent residency stamp in Passport B even though I didn't use it to come into the country?

What is the time estimate for an immediate relative(children under 21)? On the USCIS website they say it takes between 30-90 days to process. Anyone here who had a case similar to mine? How long did it take?

I am currently allowed to stay in the country through form 1-485 Adjustment of status I believe it is called, lol. Can i study here while my case is pending(till I get permanent residency)?

Lastly I would like to wish all of you applying to come and stay in The U.S. good luck. It definitely isn't much fun and it takes a long time but in the end it definitely is worth it. :)
 
The estimated times vary according to the service center where your documents where mailed to. Currently, they list the estimated time of your type of case as 6 months max. I'm not sure if you can study here, usually you need a student visa to study in the US if you're not a permenant resident. What you should do is call the USCIC national customer service number, it can be found on the USCIS website.

Good luck.
 
chills said:
The estimated times vary according to the service center where your documents where mailed to. Currently, they list the estimated time of your type of case as 6 months max. I'm not sure if you can study here, usually you need a student visa to study in the US if you're not a permenant resident. What you should do is call the USCIC national customer service number, it can be found on the USCIS website.

Good luck.
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My case is being processed in Chicago.
Are they fast? Thanks for your help :)
 
cherr1980 said:
When you say "passport B" do you mean a US passport? A US passport is proof of citizenship, you must go through naturalization first, after you obtain your permanent residency (Child citizenship Act 2000). Check this: http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/factsheets/adopted.htm
Good luck,
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No I am not a U.S citizen. But my father is and I'm currently applying for permanent residency through him. No you see I have double nationalities. Since I can remember I have always used nationality A/passport to travel. I came into the country with passport A but I would like to get a passport from nationality B since it is there I was born.
I am wondering if they stamp my foreign passport that I want to use at the immigration interview or how do I travel outside the U.S once I become a permanent resident?
If they do stamp my passport at immigration interview, would it matter that I get a passport from nationality B and have it stamped even though I came into the country with Nationality A?
USCIS knows that I have double nationalities.

Thanks for your help. It is much appreciated. :)
 
Let's see if I understand...you are saying two things in one line. What I think that you mean is that you WANT a passport of nationality B because you really born there so you are making steps to get that right? AND at the same time you are applying for your US permanent resident right?
SO if that is the case, I don't think so, because when you filled out the forms you need to put the number of your passport and copy of it right? so that is the one that is most likely they are going to stamp since is the one that they know about you.
LEt me know if I understand you this time...:)
 
cherr1980 said:
Let's see if I understand...you are saying two things in one line. What I think that you mean is that you WANT a passport of nationality B because you really born there so you are making steps to get that right? AND at the same time you are applying for your US permanent resident right?
SO if that is the case, I don't think so, because when you filled out the forms you need to put the number of your passport and copy of it right? so that is the one that is most likely they are going to stamp since is the one that they know about you.
LEt me know if I understand you this time...:)
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Exactly. Yeah you make a good point there. I'm wondering now if I were to get a passport from nationality B after I get my green card if I can travel with that passport and my green card even though they stamp my passport from nationality A? :confused: :)
What do you think?
Thanx :)
 
marengo said:
No I am not a U.S citizen. But my father is and I'm currently applying for permanent residency through him. No you see I have double nationalities. Since I can remember I have always used nationality A/passport to travel. I came into the country with passport A but I would like to get a passport from nationality B since it is there I was born.
I am wondering if they stamp my foreign passport that I want to use at the immigration interview or how do I travel outside the U.S once I become a permanent resident?
If they do stamp my passport at immigration interview, would it matter that I get a passport from nationality B and have it stamped even though I came into the country with Nationality A?
USCIS knows that I have double nationalities.

Thanks for your help. It is much appreciated. :)
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Hello, Morengo!
These are interesting questions you have here…

Just like you I was born in one country (lets call it A ;) ) but came to US with a passport from a country B, so every time I travel home to see my parents I do it with a foreign passport.

When you go to your interview they will stamp whatever valid passport you have in your possessions, but they ask for the original you came here with, because they want to make sure you came to this country legally, with a visa. So, if you can – I would advise you to wait changing your passports from one country to another until you get your status properly adjusted.

You see in my situation I do not call country B my “home country”, nor I plan ever going back there, but I cannot replace my passport from country B for another one from country A simply because of the residency requirements, but luckily there is no visa entry between my countries A and B, so I don’t really care anymore.

But if you want and can change it, then you should call your embassy and ask them, instead of the immigration forum, as all of us here came from different countries and might tell you different things, but only your embassy will instruct you of a proper way to apply for a new passport.

Finally – you don’t really need that stamp in a passport after you get your plastic GC. You can travel freely with a valid national passport (from whatever country you have it) and your GC will get you back in US.
Good luck!
 
cherr1980 said:
Let's see if I understand...you are saying two things in one line. What I think that you mean is that you WANT a passport of nationality B because you really born there so you are making steps to get that right? AND at the same time you are applying for your US permanent resident right?
SO if that is the case, I don't think so, because when you filled out the forms you need to put the number of your passport and copy of it right? so that is the one that is most likely they are going to stamp since is the one that they know about you.
LEt me know if I understand you this time...:)
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Ill agree with Cherr. Your I-94 is tied to the passport you used to enter US

This is my understanding. USCIS/CBP/DHS database would contain information of passport A. Now if you flip over and decide to use passport B, that would not only lead to confusion, but would also lead to a delay in your case processing as no information would show up for your Passport B. I understand you wish to use passport B as you seem to give it more importance than passport A, but for how long? 5 years after you get your GC, you would most likely apply for naturalization and end up with a US passport, so is it worth the hassle now to swap your primary passport? Unfortnately these kind of questions are hard to answer as this is not a common scenario.

My understanding may be wrong, but i would be skeptical doing something like this and create confusion.
 
Jane Green said:
Hello, Morengo!
These are interesting questions you have here…

Just like you I was born in one country (lets call it A ;) ) but came to US with a passport from a country B, so every time I travel home to see my parents I do it with a foreign passport.

When you go to your interview they will stamp whatever valid passport you have in your possessions, but they ask for the original you came here with, because they want to make sure you came to this country legally, with a visa. So, if you can – I would advise you to wait changing your passports from one country to another until you get your status properly adjusted.

You see in my situation I do not call country B my “home country”, nor I plan ever going back there, but I cannot replace my passport from country B for another one from country A simply because of the residency requirements, but luckily there is no visa entry between my countries A and B, so I don’t really care anymore.

But if you want and can change it, then you should call your embassy and ask them, instead of the immigration forum, as all of us here came from different countries and might tell you different things, but only your embassy will instruct you of a proper way to apply for a new passport.

Finally – you don’t really need that stamp in a passport after you get your plastic GC. You can travel freely with a valid national passport (from whatever country you have it) and your GC will get you back in US.
Good luck!
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Hello Jane Green.
Thanks for your post. It helped a lot.
I have decided to wait getting my passport from (Nationality B ;) ) until I get my green card to avoid confusion and possible delays.
Thanks again. :)
 
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