Travel of a child of a naturalized person

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EuCitizen

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I got naturalized recently, filed for my passport. Wife still waiting for Oath letter. Now the question: when does my 10 years old kid become a citizen? I did not file for his passport yet, so wondering if he can still travel on his GC + foreign passport?
 
No, you should go to a Passport agency and get a passport made in a day if you are traveling within 2 weeks, as of the day you naturalized he became a US citizen also and should travel on a US Passport as being a US Citizen he is required to enter on a US Passport on his way back.
 
Not so fast slick.... First the child must be a LPR, under 18, and living in the custody of the USC parent. Then they would need a N600 or N400. The DOS might not issue a passport without the childs certificate.

namecheckvictim said:
No, you should go to a Passport agency and get a passport made in a day if you are traveling within 2 weeks, as of the day you naturalized he became a US citizen also and should travel on a US Passport as being a US Citizen he is required to enter on a US Passport on his way back.
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dafortycal said:
Not so fast slick.... First the child must be a LPR, under 18, and living in the custody of the USC parent. Then they would need a N600 or N400. The DOS might not issue a passport without the childs certificate.
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if first three conditions are met (since kid is 10 years old, one condition is already met), then parents can submit passport application for kid as well. no need to wait for N-600 for immediate purposes of travel; may be needed in the long term.
 
dafortycal said:
Not so fast slick.... First the child must be a LPR, under 18, and living in the custody of the USC parent. Then they would need a N600 or N400. The DOS might not issue a passport without the childs certificate.
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I agree with the child having to be LPR, under 18, and in the legal and physical custody of the naturalized parent and being in the US. However, the requirement for N600 is not correct. It is not needed as a requisite before applying for a passport. I still think it is useful to apply and it is better to do it sooner rather than later, but it is not necessary. Please check the requirements of the child citizenship act of 2000 which I have summarized and if the child complies with the requirements go ahead and apply for a US passport right away. I think you'll need to submit at least the child's birthday certificate, green card, your naturalization certificate, passport photos and I think that might just be it.
 
dafortycal said:
Not so fast slick.... First the child must be a LPR, under 18, and living in the custody of the USC parent. Then they would need a N600 or N400. The DOS might not issue a passport without the childs certificate.
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Get you facts straight and pay attention to the question.

The OP has already mentioned the child is 10 and has a GC in the original post.

You are incorrect there is no requirement to have a N-600 to get a US Passport and son N-400 is for Naturalization.
 
dafortycal said:
Not so fast slick.... First the child must be a LPR, under 18, and living in the custody of the USC parent. Then they would need a N600 or N400. The DOS might not issue a passport without the childs certificate.
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daffy,

You need to follow your own advise. Slow down. Read the original post. The dad has naturalized, his WIFE is awaiting her oath, the kid is 10 and has been issued a greencard. What part of his post leads you to believe that the family is NOT living together? I thought you had calmed down the last time you went too far and got nasty in these posts and got told off. You were OK for a while, what happened?

You don't have to be "nice" but when you call someone on their facts, back up your position rationally.
 
EuCitizen said:
I got naturalized recently, filed for my passport. Wife still waiting for Oath letter. Now the question: when does my 10 years old kid become a citizen? I did not file for his passport yet, so wondering if he can still travel on his GC + foreign passport?
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I think I know how you feel, EuCitizen. Since you didn't file any paperwork or take any action on behalf of your child, it doesn't feel like something as momentous as his citizenship status could have actually changed. However, according to the law (specifically, the Child Citizenship Act), yes it has changed. Just get to work on that passport application.

I naturalized in August and immediately applied for US passports for both myself and my 16 year old child. This worked fine and we got the passports in a couple of weeks. If any other naturalizing parents (of minors residing with them in the US and having LPR status, of course) are reading this, that's the approach I recommend. Apply for passports for you and the child(ren) all together.
 
Thanks all for responses. Yes we live together, kid is 10, has been LPR for 6 yrs, etc. So all conditions are met. I'm sure I can just apply for his passport.

I was actually hitting to the problem anxiouscdn2 described - what is the actual official status. In some cases in immig law you have choice, e.g. having valid H1B and B1 visas you can choose which one you use when you enter US. Etc.

But in any case, I will do the papers.

Thanks again!
 
In theory, as the child has become a US citizen, by operation of law, the child is supposed to go out and back into the US as a US citizen with a US passport. It is perfectly possible that you could go out and come back with the GC and foreign passport, but you might risk getting sent to secondary inspection to figure out what the status of the child is. Anyway, it seems you are going to apply for a passport so we might not know what the answer is for traveling with GC and foreign passport after obtaining citizenship.
 
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