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Irish/US citizen, flying to UK and then Malta. Am I ok to just fly on my US passport?

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BrianK   1

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I'll be with my wife and daughter who are both US citizens. The only benefit I see of entering the UK and then Malta with my Irish passport is getting through immigration quicker, but that means my wife is stuck with the baby on her own, and the lines arriving in the UK are often quite long.

 

Can I just travel on my US passport? I would carry my Irish passport anyway just in case I need it.

June 2012: Married

Sept 2012: Wife (USC) moved to UK

May 2014: Moved to us on CR1 from DCF in London

April 2016: Applied to remove conditions

May 31st 2016: Biometrics App

Nov 9th 2016: Received RFE

Jan 2017: Application Approved, GC Sent

April 2017: USCIS supply GC tracking, UPS say GC delivered Jan 2017, but was not received.

April 2017: Apply for replacement

May 2017: Replacement Biometrics

Jan 24th 2018: Replacement Received

Jan 25th 2018: Applied for Citizenship

Feb 22nd 2018: Biometrics

April 2nd 2018: Interview Scheduled for May 14th

May 14th 2018: Interview - passed

May 15th 2018: USCIS website updated to say approved

May 16th 2018: Oath Ceremony scheduled for May 23rd

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KazuriSana   324

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Why even ask, son?

 

Why even entertain the thought of having it easy, breezing through customs, and then resting outside and waiting for your wife to labor through long winding lines.

 

Son, why the thought? Seriously?

AOS, ROC, N-400, & PASSPORT, FOR HUSBAND TO USC

[02/23, 2012]  - DAY 001  (day 0001) (AOS) Mailed package to Chicago Lockbox via USPS overnight
[06/01, 2012]  - DAY 099  (day 0099) 2-year Conditional GC in hand
[05/05, 2014]  - DAY 001  (day 0802) (ROC) Mailed package to Vermont Service Center via USPS overnight

[05/14, 2014]  - DAY 009  (day 0811) Received NOA1 (GC Extended for 1 year)

[01/14, 2016]  - DAY 620  (day 1421) 10-year GC in hand

[02/22, 2017]  - DAY 001  (day 1826) (N-400) Mailed package to Lewisville, TX, via USPS overnight

[01/10, 2018]  - DAY 323  (day 2149) (N-400) Naturalization Oath Ceremony (5 years, 10 months, 19 days)

[01/10, 2018]  - DAY 001  (day 2149) (US Passport) Applied for US Passport, regular processing

01/25, 2018]  - DAY 015  (day 2164) (US Passport) Passport in hand (5 years, 11 months, 3 days from start of Journey.)

 

AOS, N-400, & PASSPORT FOR DAUGHTER [OF HUSBAND TO USC]

[06/14, 2013] - DAY 001 Mailed package to Chicago Lockbox via USPS overnight
[11/21, 2013] - Day 153 SSN and 10-year GC in hand

09/01, 2021]  - (day 3001) (US Passport) Passport in hand (8 years, 2 months, 18 days from start of Journey.)

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topazfae   31

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You need to check Irish requirement.  For example, I just found out that I am required to have my Canadian passport to enter Canada even though I am an US citizen with a US passport.  It goes the same with Nigeria.  It is cheaper to buy a passport than paying to exit the country.  Check with its requirement.  But you can stand with your wife and son, if you have US passport.  When I didn't have my US passport (I was not a citizen, but I was allowed to be with my family because I have green card) and unfortunately, we had to wait in a long line leaving Canada but it is like 20 minutes difference between my family members who were going through Canadian line and us going through foreign line. (We were flying to Jamaica from Canada).

 

Just stand in with your wife.  Just have to suck it up about the waiting time.

 

Shannon

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KVE   29

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You can stand in the line and still use your Irish passport. When going into the UK my kids and I use our UK passports but my spouse uses her American (doesn't have a UK passport).

 

You can probably use your US passport, but why not use your Irish?

Previous Visa & EAD/AP Timeline

 

K-1 Visa Timeline

22 March 2014 - Sent I-129F

See timeline for data in between these dates.

24 June 2014 - Interview

25 June 2014 - CEAC Status: Administrative Processing

26 June 2014 - CEAC Status: Issued

01 July 2014 - Received Visa

POE & Marriage

03 July 2014 - POE (BWI airport)

14 July 2014 - Marriage

Advanced Parole (I131)Timeline
21 July 2014 - Sent off
23 July 2014 - Initial Review - Received
31 July 2014 - NOA1 Received
27 September 2014 - EAD Combo Card Received
 
Employment Authorisation (I765) Timeline
21 July 2014 - Sent off
23 July 2014 - Initial Review - Received
30 July 2014 - NOA1 Received
20 September 2014 - Card in Production Update
22 September 2014 - Card in Production Update Again
25 September 2014 - Card Sent Update (Another update came later that day with USPS tracking code)
27 September 2014 - Card Received
 
Adjustment of Status (I-148) Timeline
21 July 2014 - Sent off
24 July 2014 - Acceptance - Fingerprint fee accepted and case processed at Nebraska Service Center
30 July 2014 - NOA1 Received
26 August 2014 - Biometrics Done
12 November 2014 - Notification of Potential Interview Waiver (NPIW) Received
26 March 2014 - Cleveland Field Office is requesting my file from NBC.
23 April 2014 - Green Card Ordered!
 
 

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