Hello,
My 16-yo old son was recently approved for an IR2 visa through his father. He will fly to the US in April before the validity of the visa expires but has to return to our home country to finish the school year (May-July).
As I understand, since he will acquire citizenship through the Child Citizenship Act, he will need to apply for a US passport and not a green card.
I looked at the US passport requirements and it stated there that primary evidence of US citizenship is the Certificate of Citizenship, which can only be obtained after filing N-600. Current processing time in Nevada is 17 months.
The website also states, however, that the I-551 stamp on his passport can be presented as secondary evidence in case primary evidence is not available.
I want to confirm if this is correct so we can process his US passport as soon as he arrives in the US. I’m worried that the postal offices are not aware of this and might insist on the certificate of citizenship.
My 16-yo old son was recently approved for an IR2 visa through his father. He will fly to the US in April before the validity of the visa expires but has to return to our home country to finish the school year (May-July).
As I understand, since he will acquire citizenship through the Child Citizenship Act, he will need to apply for a US passport and not a green card.
I looked at the US passport requirements and it stated there that primary evidence of US citizenship is the Certificate of Citizenship, which can only be obtained after filing N-600. Current processing time in Nevada is 17 months.
The website also states, however, that the I-551 stamp on his passport can be presented as secondary evidence in case primary evidence is not available.
I want to confirm if this is correct so we can process his US passport as soon as he arrives in the US. I’m worried that the postal offices are not aware of this and might insist on the certificate of citizenship.
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