US Passport / N600 advice

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danablake

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I am currently 17 years old (turning 18 on April 2014*) and a permanent resident/gc holder since September.
I am an adopted child of a US Citizen (naturalized since 1980s)

My concern is that I need to travel five months from now and unsure about how long the N-600 will take to process. I don't want to be out of the country while it gets approved, and I also don't want to travel with my foreign passport up to after my 18th if ever I do file for the n-600.

I am thinking of applying for a US Passport first and then apply for the n-600 after I come back from my trip. But my worry is, will I still be eligible to file an n-600 after I turn 18? Or should I file it a month before I turn 18? (I will be traveling during my birthday)

If I already have a US Passport before I turn 18, travel, and come back after my 18th birthday will the n-600 still be applicable to me since I am under the CCA?

I hope I explained my situation properly.
Any help would be great. Thank you
 
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"I am currently 17 years old (turning 18 on April 2013)" Umm...? that's in the past?

If you are 17, a permanent resident, and living with your U.S. citizen parent, then you are already a U.S. citizen. You can file for a passport or an N-600 for a Certificate of Citizenship at any time, or not at all if you want. You can still file the N-600 when you are 50. It's just a proof of the citizenship that you already have.

You should definitely get the U.S. passport soon for your travels. As a U.S. citizen, you are required by U.S. law to enter and leave the U.S. on a valid U.S. passport.
 
Once you met the relevant conditions before age 18 for deriving citizenship through your parent(s), you're eligible for a US passport or N-600 at any date or age after that, as long as you can provide evidence that you met the conditions back when you were under 18. There are people who successfully applied for their first N-600 or US passport in their 30s or 40s.
 
newacct said:
"I am currently 17 years old (turning 18 on April 2013)" Umm...? that's in the past?

If you are 17, a permanent resident, and living with your U.S. citizen parent, then you are already a U.S. citizen. You can file for a passport or an N-600 for a Certificate of Citizenship at any time, or not at all if you want. You can still file the N-600 when you are 50. It's just a proof of the citizenship that you already have.

You should definitely get the U.S. passport soon for your travels. As a U.S. citizen, you are required by U.S. law to enter and leave the U.S. on a valid U.S. passport.
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Apologies, that was a typo. I meant 2014. Thank you for your reply - it's really helpful.
Have a great day :)
 
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