US passport for minor (born outside USA) ..parents naturalized

[subra010]

My daughter (16 yrs) was born in India...my wife and I got naturalized today.

Can we just go ahead and apply for a US passport for her - based on her birth certificate showing my wife as mother and the mother's Naturalization certificate?

I am wondering if a N600 application for her is mandatory?

Thanks in advance
subra010

[curiousone]

My daughter (16 yrs) was born in India...my wife and I got naturalized today.

Can we just go ahead and apply for a US passport for her - based on her birth certificate showing my wife as mother and the mother's Naturalization certificate?

I am wondering if a N600 application for her is mandatory?

Thanks in advance
subra010

Is she a GC holder?....I had an argument here with someone who disagreed wiht me on this o double check............I think she doesnt need a N-600 and can apply for a passport. My advice is to apply for the passport and if you hear no then do the N 600..........that way u save the N600 money

[subra010]

US passport for minor...Yes..from Child Citizenship Act of 2000

Is she a GC holder?....I had an argument here with someone who disagreed wiht me on this o double check............I think she doesnt need a N-600 and can apply for a passport. My advice is to apply for the passport and if you hear no then do the N 600..........that way u save the N600 money

Yes...she got a Green Card with us.

Your advice seems correct...our minor daughter (who has a GC) gets Citizenship automatically when we get citizenship...under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. So, we just need to apply for a passport with birth certificate and our own NAturalization certificate. The N600 route is not needed at all.

Here is the extract from the US State Dept Factsheet:
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US State Department Fact Sheet
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
Purpose
On February 27, 2001, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 becomes effective. The aim of this law, which, among other things, amends Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), is to facilitate the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for both biological and adopted children of U.S. citizens who are born abroad and who do not acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. We are pleased to note that, because of this law, U.S. citizenship will be conferred automatically upon thousands of children currently in the United States.
Requirements
The following are the Act's requirements:
At least one parent of the child is a U.S. citizen, either by birth or naturalization.
The child is under the age of 18.
The child must be residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent after having been lawfully admitted into this country as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence.
If the child has been adopted, the adoption must be final.

Q: What documents are required to obtain a passport for a child who became a U.S. citizen under the Act?
A: (1) Evidence of the child's relationship to a U.S. citizen parent (a certified copy of the foreign birth certificate for children born to an American or, if adopted, a certified copy of the final adoption decree); (2) the child's foreign passport with INS's I-551 stamp or the child's resident alien card; and (3) the parent's valid identification.

[curiousone]

Yes...she got a Green Card with us.

Your advice seems correct...our minor daughter (who has a GC) gets Citizenship automatically when we get citizenship...under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. So, we just need to apply for a passport with birth certificate and our own NAturalization certificate. The N600 route is not needed at all.

Here is the extract from the US State Dept Factsheet:
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US State Department Fact Sheet
Child Citizenship Act of 2000
Purpose
On February 27, 2001, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 becomes effective. The aim of this law, which, among other things, amends Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), is to facilitate the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship for both biological and adopted children of U.S. citizens who are born abroad and who do not acquire U.S. citizenship at birth. We are pleased to note that, because of this law, U.S. citizenship will be conferred automatically upon thousands of children currently in the United States.
Requirements
The following are the Act's requirements:
At least one parent of the child is a U.S. citizen, either by birth or naturalization.
The child is under the age of 18.
The child must be residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent after having been lawfully admitted into this country as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence.
If the child has been adopted, the adoption must be final.

Q: What documents are required to obtain a passport for a child who became a U.S. citizen under the Act?
A: (1) Evidence of the child's relationship to a U.S. citizen parent (a certified copy of the foreign birth certificate for children born to an American or, if adopted, a certified copy of the final adoption decree); (2) the child's foreign passport with INS's I-551 stamp or the child's resident alien card; and (3) the parent's valid identification.

Thank You. Thats my understnding too of the law...........the child can either apply for N-600 or apply for the passport.

[azresident]

azresident

Hi Subra, Did you apply/the passport for your daughter without the certificate of citizenship? Thanks in advance for the info.