Renew passport without cetificate of citinzehship

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Luar

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Hello to all of you! I live abroad with my three-year-old child. Her US passport will expire in 2013. May I be able to renew her passport without having her certificate of citizenship first?

These are the facts: After living close to four years in the US, I became US citizen on March 2005. I moved abroad with my family the same year. My daughter was born abroad. Since I had not lived at least five years in the US, she did not become US citizen at birth. I applied for an immigrant visa for her. We travelled to the US and applied for her passport, which we got without any difficulties. As I said before, we live abroad.

I will appreciate any comments and recommendations on this regard.

Thanks!
 
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Luar said:
Hello to all of you! I live abroad with my three-year-old child. Her US passport will expire in 2013. May I be able to renew her passport without having her certificate of citizenship first?

These are the facts: After living close to four years in the US, I became US citizen on March 2005. I moved abroad with my family the same year. My daughter was born abroad. Since I had not lived at least five years in the US, she did not become US citizen at birth. I applied for an immigrant visa for her. We travelled to the US and applied for her passport, which we got without any difficulties. As I said before, we live abroad.

I will appreciate any comments and recommendations on this regard.

Thanks!
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It would appear that the child became a USC upon ebtry as an LPR under INA 320. The passport was issued accordingly. The passport can be renewed abroad. An N-600 may not be filed from abroad. In the future if you and/or your child return to the U.S. an N-600 may be filed then.
 
Thanks for your answer. Yes, that is what i thought, but check this info that is on the us embassy webpage:
Passports

Passport Renewal for Children under 16

Children must appear in person accompanied by a parent. You need to make an appointment using our online appointment system. The day of your appointment, bring the following documents with you to the consular section:

Certified birth certificate (showing parents names) and a copy

Application form DSP-11 completed but not signed until you are requested to do so by a Consular Officer.

Your child's most recent U.S. passport

Application fee (U.S. dollars or Dominican pesos).

Two 2" by 2" (5 cm x 5 cm) color photos (front view, full face and plain white or off-white background.

Photo identification of both parents (present the originals and submit one copy of each parent per applying child)

Notarized written consent of any parent not present with the child

Proof of the child's U.S. citizenship (if child acquired U. S. citizenship at or after birth), such as a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240), a Naturalization Certificate, or a Certificate of Citizenship, along with photo identification. All original documents must be accompanied by a photocopy of it. For your convenience, copies can be obtained inside the Consular waiting area. For children who may have changed substantially in physical appearance, we suggest you bring photos showing the child in the years since the issuance of the previous passport.

Cases are considered on an individual basis and the Consular Officer may request that you provide additional evidence.


I am thinking that maybe it would be better just to travel to the US when the time comes. Of course, renewing the passport here would be cheaper.
 
The expiring passport may be enough as it was applied for and issued in the U.S. originally. If not then the same evidence previously submitted is the same as before. Your natz cert(s) and the I-551 stamp in the passport or the child's greencard and birth certificate.
 
Luar said:
These are the facts: After living close to four years in the US, I became US citizen on March 2005. I moved abroad with my family the same year. My daughter was born abroad. Since I had not lived at least five years in the US, she did not become US citizen at birth.
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Something doesn't add up.

If you didn't live in the US for 5 years, how did you become a citizen? By marriage to a US citizen with the 3-year rule? But you said the father is not a US citizen ... so the father is somebody other than the US citizen you were married to?
 
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