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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ireland
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He can apply 90 days before the "Resident since" date on his greencard. As he is 21, I believe the normal forms apply (ie N-400).

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Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Jamaica
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My 21 yo son is going to be 5 years legal resident this June. When can he start applying for US citizenship? What INS form should he use?

Thanks in advance.

Mrs. Treasures

if he became a resident in June 2006 he can apply for US Citizenship 3 months befor the 5 year mark so March 2011. He would be eligible to apply now.

He will use the form N-400 and you can review the information at this link to provide him with more information - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=480ccac09aa5d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Current cut off date F2A - Current 

Brother's Journey (F2A) - PD Dec 30, 2010


Dec 30 2010 - Notice of Action 1 (NOA1)
May 12 2011 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2)
May 23 2011 - NVC case # Assigned
Nov 17 2011 - COA / I-864 received
Nov 18 2011 - Sent COA
Apr 30 2012 - Pay AOS fee

Oct 15 2012 - Pay IV fee
Oct 25 2012 - Sent AOS/IV Package

Oct 29 2012 - Pkg Delivered
Dec 24 2012 - Case Complete

May 17 2013 - Interview-Approved

July 19 2013 - Enter the USA

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Ha, is your 21 year son interested in my 21 year old stepdaughter? Is he rich?

Well, anyway, we just went through that, but actually she could have applied last year, think they call that procrastination, but she didn't procrastinate in turning barely 18 when her mom could first apply. Compared to her mom, her N-400 contained more N/A than you can shake a stick at, and that includes that selective service part. Make sure your son does that and will need his card, girls don't have to do that, I gather its because hey are girls.

Evidence was her application, green card, and check for $675.00, thank God she applied then, is $680.00 now, doubt if I could afford that! Tossed in four years of tax transcripts, could have been five, but the IRS was shut down, her IO didn't want to see those. Always confusion about tax returns with the five year. It those three year married people that have to file tax returns. By law, she didn't have to file, but got a big fat $53.51 tax refund waiting for her when she decides to come home again. That should fill half of her gas tank.

Make sure your son doesn't have a common name and is confused with some known criminal with that name, will add a delay. But all that is history now. She is a brain, studied for her civics test on the drive over and answered the first six questions easily. Couldn't speak English when she came here, but is an English minor now at college.

Good luck to your son and as stated, can apply 90 days before his fifth green card anniversary, and that is 90 days, not 91. That should be in summer so don't have to worry about blizzards if you live up north. But that was before global warming, expecting a huge blizzard today again, and its in April?

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My 21 yo son is going to be 5 years legal resident this June. When can he start applying for US citizenship? What INS form should he use?

Thanks in advance.

Mrs. Treasures

You son may already be a US citizen under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. If he was an LPR under age 18 living with a US citizen parent(step-parent does not count), he is automatically a US citizen.

What Are the Requirements of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000?

The child must meet the following requirements:

1. Have at least one American citizen parent by birth or naturalization;

2. Be under 18 years of age;

3. Live in the legal and physical custody of the American citizen parent; and

4. Be admitted as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence.

In addition, if the child is adopted, the adoption must be full and final.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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You son may already be a US citizen under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. If he was an LPR under age 18 living with a US citizen parent(step-parent does not count), he is automatically a US citizen.

What Are the Requirements of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000?

The child must meet the following requirements:

1. Have at least one American citizen parent by birth or naturalization;

2. Be under 18 years of age;

3. Live in the legal and physical custody of the American citizen parent; and

4. Be admitted as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence.

In addition, if the child is adopted, the adoption must be full and final.

Never got that straight if that is the age when the parent can first apply or through the entire oath ceremony and still be under 18 at the end. But stepdaughter was barely 18 when wife could first apply and that can produce at least a four month window. If the AOS stage wasn't stretch out, she would have been young enough. Money wise, 600 bucks one way, 680 bucks the other, but with the latter, another 1,350 miles of boring driving.

Could also ask, why is that age suddenly 21 for petitioning, can't they get these ages straight? And what does age have to do with family? See Obama will let our kid stay on our health insurance until 27 now, as long as she stays in college. For a kid that doesn't go to college with parents that have health insurance, impossible to even find a job that pays enough to cover the premiums.

 
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