Hi everyone

Not really comfortable about doing this but I do need some or alot of questions answered

Thanks in advance

Here we go lol

When you fill up the forms do you send all of them at once?

Can you just send in the AOS first?

When I fill up te N600 form for my son does he lose his Canadian Citizenship?

If my passport and all my ID have my maiden name and not my married name will that cause a problem with the forms and if yes then what do I need to do?

This is all i have at the top of my head, I will have more lol and thanks again.

It is best to send in all of the AOS related forms at once. If they don't get them, they will send you an RFE and place the processing of your application on hold until they do receive them. For things like the Employment Authorization or Advance Parole, you can send those in later if you wish, although since there is no fee attached you might as well complete them right away and send them off to get the ball rolling. The EAD can be useful for getting your Social Security Card if you don't have it already, or to get your driver's license in your state.

The only way your son would lose his Canadian citizenship is for him to renounce it to the Canadian government. The US cannot take away his Canadian citizenship.

It should not be a problem to send in your identification in your maiden name because you will be sending in your marriage certificate showing your new last name. Complete the AOS application in the name you wish to use now as that is how your green card will be printed.

Hi kaching,

Welcome.

Just one thing to add, for your Son, why are you using an N-600? If he is a U.S. Citizen and you are just trying to document it you can always just apply for a passport for him.

The N-600 is just a certificate of citizenship, it doesn't have any really useful purpose, unlike a passport - anyway just thought I would throw that out there.

Hi thanks for answering my questions

My son was born in canada, when we called the USCIS the last said that we should file the N600 for him. So if not that then what form should we file?

Ok see this is where i'm confused, I thought it was a 340$ fee for that.

I don't have a SSN and I was wondering how do we go about getting a joint account if you need that? Is there a bank in the US that lets you do it?

We had no problems adding me to my husband's account at the Bank of America before I got my SSN. I just had to notify them when I did get my number so they could add the information to their files. You can let them know that you are just waiting for your proof of immigration status that you can supply to the Social Security Administration (your EAD or green card) to get your SSN and you shouldn't have a problem. Hopefully at least one of those will arrive within 3 months (usually the EAD).

Ok I will definately do that then and if not we will go to Bank of America lol

Now are you dual? Do you still have to file taxes in Canada and the USA or just USA etc. They sure don't make it easy.

Also when i do the Police check up do i have to send that in my files or only when i go to my interview?

See i'm all lost and confused, I don't do forms very good I learnt lol

Generally speaking if you can qualify for an N-600 you can qualify for a passport. I think the exception is in naturalization cases (which is not your case I assume)

Here is an excerpt from the passport application instructions (page 2):

1. PROOF OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or evidence described below

b. APPLICANTS BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES Submit a previous U.S. passport, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or evidence described below:

(2) If You Claim Citizenship Through Birth Abroad to One U.S. Citizen Parent.

Submit a Consular Report of Birth (Form FS-240), Certification of Birth (Form DS-1350 or FS-545),

OR

1. Your foreign birth certificate,
2. Proof of citizenship of your parent,
3. An affidavit showing all of your U.S. citizen parent's periods and places of residence/physical presence in the United States and abroad before your birth.

Ok well we are in the US already so if I file a consular report do I have to send it to Canada or to the US?

Thanks alot i really do appreciate all your help, I just feel so overwhelmed

Hi Kaching,

You can't file the report now, since you aren't in Canada.

What you can do is apply for a passport for your Son, instead of an N-600 (which is much more costly).

In order to do that you must provide those three pieces of info I mentioned above, with the passport application.

I assume your Husband grew up in the U.S., therefore he can sign the affidavit stating how long he was present/living in the U.S..

A passport application is also a lot less confusing than an N-600 I think.

Oh thank you so much!!! That's one load off my shoulders!!! *hugs*

Yes he's american through and through lol

Much thanks again really

Ok something else real quick, I don't have a SSN for him, do i need to get that before I apply? He does have his SIN from Canada which i doubt will help him for this lol

You're welcome! Don't hesitate to ask questions, we are pretty friendly and mostly don't yell at people

I was looking around the site at forms and stuff, just to make sure, I don't need to file a I-130 for him right?

Hi sorry, didn't see the SSN question, we must have been posting at the same time.

No, he doesn't need the SSN first, in fact he won't be able to get one without proof of his U.S. citizenship (the passport). No you don't need to submit an I-130 for him (does not apply in your Son's case).

Those three items I mentioned, for his passport application, I'll explain them a little better, this is what you will need to gather:

1. Fill out the passport application for your son, including photos etc, per the instructions.
2. Your Son's Canadian birth certificate, they will want the long form, at the very least the one that has you and your Husband names listed as the parents.
3. Proof of your Husband's U.S. Citizenship (his passport or birth certificate etc)
4. An affidavit showing all of your Husband's periods and places of residence/physical presence in the United States and abroad before your Son's birth. So basically he will have to write out everywhere he has lived in the U.S. - it could be something as simple as:

I (Husband's name) was born in Milwaukee WI U.S.A. on March 1st 1972.

I lived in:

Milwaukee WI U.S.A. from March 1st 1972 until June 9th 2000.
Singapore from June 10th 2000 until August 10th 2000.
From August 11th of 2000 to October 1st 2000 (my Son's birthdate) I resided in Los Angeles California, U.S.A.

I certify this to be true:


__________________________________________
Signature
Husband's full name printed

Signed the 16th day of November 2007 at Los Angeles CA, U.S.A.

Unless you are a naturalized US citizen you can not use the N-600 form at all to sponsor anyone. You must go through that process yourself. And seeing your progress you are at the begining stages of applying to become a permenant resident and far from being a citizen. When you do become naturalized down the road then you can use the N-600 to sponsor children/parents to immigrate to the US.

If your son is going to be moving with you and not moving in a few years, then he would go through the AOS process with you to become a landed permenent resident like yourself.

And no, you don't loose Canadian citizenship when becomming a US citizen. You will be "dual" in the eyes of Canada, and American in the eyes of the US...

Unless you are a naturalized US citizen you can not use the N-600 form at all to sponsor anyone. You must go through that process yourself. And seeing your progress you are at the begining stages of applying to become a permenant resident and far from being a citizen. When you do become naturalized down the road then you can use the N-600 to sponsor children/parents to immigrate to the US.

The N-600 is an application for a certificate of U.S. citizenship - not a sponsorship form. The OP's son is a U.S. citizen, they just didn't file his report of birth abroad.

If your son is going to be moving with you and not moving in a few years, then he would go through the AOS process with you to become a landed permenent resident like yourself.

Not required as he is already a U.S. citizen.

This is why I get confused, you get different info from everyone.

Warlord my hubby is american so he can file for my son, it's not me filing for him.

Hi Kaching,

I understand why you are confused and I don't blame you. The thing is, when you are reading the threads here you have to read the entire thread to get the whole story. I'm not saying that you aren't btw - just saying that in a thread the story can sometimes change depending on what other information is given by the original person.

I am sure you have seen posts about people having to file the I-130 for their child under 21, so they can get permanent residency and then claim citizenship for the child, is that the confusion?

This is the information that applies to your Son:

If you were born on or after 11/14/86, and one of your parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of your birth, you may have acquired U.S. citizenship at birth if the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the USA for periods totaling 5 years prior to your birth, at least 2 of which were after their 14th birthday.

You can view this information here: Nationality Chart 1

I know, the probelm is that not everyones situation is the same, there are similar aspects to it but never quite right there. Plus the forms are confusing, I mean just for my son it was so easy and if i would've followed all the forms and stuff it would've been wrong. So for myself I need to file

I-130
I-485
I-864
G-325

Correct?

and optional

I-765
I-131 if i want to spend that extra money.

Now do I declare money that I get in the forms? Will it help with the poverty line limits or not? Hubby makes more than that but I just want to clarify if I have to add it.

thanks again

I haven't ever done an adj of status, well I helped my Sister do one for her Husband, but I am no expert! so I will bump this question up and hopefully some AOSers will happen by

So no one knows the answer to my above question?

Hi again

The list of all the forms is in the guide here: AOS Guide. It lists everything you have to send.

As for the income, you can include yours if you want to, however since it isn't needed may as well just use your Husband's information.