Citizenship for under 18s
Jun 20th 2019, 8:58 pm
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Citizenship for under 18s
Hi,
I am currently in the process of naturalization after having a green card for 9 years. I had my biometrics this week and have a timeline of probably another 5 months.
Apologies if I’ve missed a thread on this already!
My oldest daughter is 14 and a UK citizen on a green card also. My husband will start the naturalization process next month as we needed to spread the cost!
My question is - assuming all goes okay at my interview and I get citizenship at the oath ceremony, what is the best way to then gain it for her as an under 18?
Can I just apply for a US passport for her when I apply for mine? Would it be better to wait until both her Dad and me are citizens? Is there anything else I would have to do?
There wouldn’t be any particular rush, I would just like to be able to do it for the least amount of money!
Thanks in advance
I am currently in the process of naturalization after having a green card for 9 years. I had my biometrics this week and have a timeline of probably another 5 months.
Apologies if I’ve missed a thread on this already!
My oldest daughter is 14 and a UK citizen on a green card also. My husband will start the naturalization process next month as we needed to spread the cost!
My question is - assuming all goes okay at my interview and I get citizenship at the oath ceremony, what is the best way to then gain it for her as an under 18?
Can I just apply for a US passport for her when I apply for mine? Would it be better to wait until both her Dad and me are citizens? Is there anything else I would have to do?
There wouldn’t be any particular rush, I would just like to be able to do it for the least amount of money!
Thanks in advance
Jun 20th 2019, 9:14 pm
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Re: Citizenship for under 18s
Provided your daughter is resident in the US with the two of you, she automatically becomes a US citizen when you take oath as one. There's no procedure involved for her to gain US citizenship - she's a US citizen the moment you become one too, i.e. when you're done repeating the oath. You can choose to apply for the expensive N-600 certificate, or you can simply use the proof of your citizenship in conjunction with her birth certificate to get her a US passport.
Jun 20th 2019, 10:19 pm
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Re: Citizenship for under 18s
Thanks for that. I thought that was the case but couldn’t remember where I’d read it. I think it would be nice for her to have something ‘in hand’ like a US passport to prove her citizenship so I’ll go that route.
Who else has to be told of her change of status? School? SS? I’m guessing also her employer as she has a part time job!
Who else has to be told of her change of status? School? SS? I’m guessing also her employer as she has a part time job!
Jun 20th 2019, 10:34 pm
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Re: Citizenship for under 18s
Derivative Citizenship for Minors - Residing with USC Parent in US
At your oath ceremony, you'll be informed as to how to file the SS-5 to inform the Social Security Administration of your change of status. They'll tell you to wait a while, because it takes time for SSA's systems to capture the change in status , but there's no rush. I still haven't done mine, almost a year since my ceremony. I informed my employer and they took a copy of my US passport bio page and updated the I9.
At your oath ceremony, you'll be informed as to how to file the SS-5 to inform the Social Security Administration of your change of status. They'll tell you to wait a while, because it takes time for SSA's systems to capture the change in status , but there's no rush. I still haven't done mine, almost a year since my ceremony. I informed my employer and they took a copy of my US passport bio page and updated the I9.
