Revoked us passport of minor child

[AP786]

Summary of my child’s case:

* I got naturalized in August 2008.
* In September 2008 applied for my 1 year old child’s green card, got approved, immigrant visa stamped in May 2009 at US embassy in Abu Dhabi and was informed once he enters USA, automatically becomes US citizen and can apply for his US passport as me the father is US citizen.
* In June 2009 my child entered USA and got his US passport issued in July 2009.
* Resided 4 months in USA then due to unforeseen circumstances had to move back to Dubai.
* Renewed child’s US passport every 5 years (2014 & 2019) at US consulate Dubai, never any questions were asked and the process was very smooth.
* In November 2023 applied for renewal of his passport (due to expire in March 12 2024), Officer at consulate directly questioned my son (16 year old minor) if he ever lived in USA, son replied he has always lived in Dubai, the officer gave me pink paper and told they need to review the application for renewal without informing what the reason was.
* Despite numerous weekly emails to consulate to follow-up on renewal, no response or reason of delay was given.
* On March 4th 2024, me and my son traveled to New York for a 4 days trip, to attend 3 different university tours he had applied for admission for his studies in NY for fall 2024 and also reapplied his US passport renewal at New York passport agency as the consulate in Dubai were not responding on the passport renewal.
* On March 6th, we went to collect his renewed passport but the NY passport agency told there already is a pending application from another office (Consulate in Dubai) they cannot renew the passport at the moment and need to wait on the decision.
* On March 7th 2024 received notice from State department that his US passport has been revoked due to not maintaining residency in USA and the previous passport given at the NY passport office will be destroyed.

Now my son is stuck in New York, without a passport Urgently needs to travel to Dubai, attend his 12th grade final school exams in April 2024 If he does not appear for the exams, will have to repeat the full year of 12th grade and also wont be able to join the university in New York this year.

The manager at NY passport office was very supportive and understanding, advised if we could get the citizenship certificate would issue the passport immediately, so now I have applied for the N-600k but this can take up to 12 months due to the long processing time and my son will turn 18 after 11 months, then not eligible.

I never knew there was any requirement of maintaining residency in USA after getting the passport back in year 2009, otherwise would have applied for the N-600k citizenship certificate during that time.
Me, my wife and all children are US citizens and currently reside in Dubai.

I already have visited two different attorneys, both charged me heavy consultation fees and at the end informed they have no experience in this kind of case.
Need an immigration attorney who has experience or specializes in this kind of case, need to expedite the N-600k to urgent or if any other way to get his US passport issued immediately.

[kundu]

Here is FAQ on this topic https://travel.state.gov/content/tra...nt%20residence

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[newacct]

Does your son have another nationality that he can get a passport for? That would solve the immediate problem of needing a travel document to travel to Dubai while you figure this out.

Automatic citizenship under INA 320 does require that the permanent resident child "reside" with the US citizen parent in the US. Whether someone is residing in the US is a subjective determination based on the circumstances. Physical presence in the US does not necessarily mean you have resided there. See USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 12, Part H, Chapter 2, section E and 8 FAM 301.10-2(F), for a discussion of residence for nationality purposes.

[Alamo1000]

I've been hearing similar stories recently. I know this is a late reply, but the N-600K in a field office that is not busy maybe the best route. I hope you get this resolved soon.

[TysonPayne]

Sytuacja Twojego syna jest zdecydowanie skomplikowana i pilna, wymaga specjalistycznej pomocy prawnej. Wobec unikalnych okoliczności i potrzeby szybkiego rozwiązania, kluczowe jest znalezienie prawnika imigracyjnego z doświadczeniem w podobnych przypadkach dotyczących unieważnienia paszportu i problemów z rezydencją. Warto rozważyć kontakt z firmami prawnymi specjalizującymi się w prawie imigracyjnym lub prawnikami, którzy specjalizują się w sprawach dotyczących obywatelstwa i paszportów. Dodatkowo, zapytaj o ich doświadczenie w przyspieszaniu aplikacji N-600K oraz czy skutecznie radzili sobie z podobnymi sytuacjami w przeszłości. Istotne jest znalezienie prawnika, który zapewni fachowe wsparcie i pomoc w rozwiązaniu problemu z paszportem Twojego syna szybko i skutecznie, aby mógł podróżować i realizować swoje cele akademickie bez dalszych opóźnień. A jeśli lubisz grać w gry kasynowe, ale nie wiesz, jak je znaleźć, nie musisz się martwić, ponieważ już znalazłem stronę https://kasyno-blik-online.com/ gdzie znalazłem wiele witryn, na których możesz grać w gry kasynowe online. Wybrałem tę stronę, ponieważ Kasyno-Blik-Online jest najlepszym źródłem dla polskich graczy poszukujących kasyn online, które obsługują płatności BLIK. Strona oferuje starannie opracowaną listę najlepszych kasyn BLIK, wraz z szczegółowymi recenzjami i ocenami. Podkreśla zalety korzystania z BLIK, takie jak natychmiastowe wpłaty, zwiększone bezpieczeństwo i łatwość korzystania za pomocą bankowości mobilnej. Gracze mogą znaleźć kompleksowe poradniki dotyczące korzystania z BLIK do transakcji kasynowych, zapewniając płynne i bezpieczne doświadczenie z grą.