davis81

Thanks for all the help on my questions, it's helped me understand a few things.

On SS card thing I think it was as sunflwrgrl13 stated, that my father had sent away for the Social Security card when I was born etc. and my cousin just sent on the effects when he passed away.

Guess I better look into my US Passport, would rather do it the correct way than just walking into the US on a UK passport.


Thanks everyone

Marty J

If you're a USC, you have to enter and exit the United States using a US passport.

davis81

Was over in Miami in 2007 and the customs/passport control guys did take me aside and just asked why I was in the country etc., I wonder if anything came on screen when they scanned my passport in relation to me being a possible US citizen?? Doubt it though. They only spoke to me for 2 minutes and I just told them that I was on vacation with my girlfriend/fiance.

Marty J

Oh well, don't worry. I was just pointing out that being a citizen of a country isn't necessarily all fun and games, so it really is best if you find if you're a citizen or not.

JAJ

Does the fact he has an unrestricted Social Security card suggest that his father would have obtained a Consular Report of Birth Abroad for him, at the time?

davis81

Is there a way that I can find out that my father may have done the Consular Report at birth or if indeed I'm already on some sort of register in the US for citizenship?

ian-mstm

I don't believe there is any sort of registry of US citizens. You already have the documentation you need... why not just apply for a US passport and save yourself a lot of endless meandering? If issued, a US passport *is* proof of US citizenship and has the added advantage of also being a valid travel document.

Ian

davis81

N-600 form Application for Certificate of Citizenship which is $460 or the DS-11 Application for US Passport is roughly $100 i think.

Like "ian-mstm" say's the US Passport has the added advantage of also being a valid travel document. So Im thinking I should just apply for the US Passport as I dont see why someone would pay $460 for the N-600 compared to $100 for the Passport.

scrubbedexpat099

Somebody who was not a US Citizen and became one?

Bluegrass Lass

If he had, I would have thought it would be with the father's personal effects and the cousin would have forwarded it to the OP. As it stands, a consular report of birth abroad isn't required for the OP to apply for a passport.

I'm not 100% on the necessary docs for a USC to apply for a SSN for a child born abroad, but it's possible that the father simply used the long form birth certificate from the UK for the application. I would think the card would automatically be unrestricted, if the father met the criteria to pass on his citizenship. So given the card is unrestricted, it's extremely likely the OP is a USC and simply needs to apply for the passport.