N-600 Application for Certification of Citizenship

[Aw Man 0]

Hi

I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum , I'm new here

My N-600 Application for Certification of Citizenship was approved and I was asked to attend an oath ceremony to recivie my certificate. The problem is I have been out of the U.S for more than two years(gc holder) so I don't know how to enter the U.S. Both my parents are U.S. citizens. What type of Visa should i apply for in this case ? Is it possible I might be denied a tourist visa ? I tried speaking to the U.S embassy but they weren't very helpful. Some lawyers recommended SB1 visa but I'm afraid of the processing time and that I might be denied aswell. Has anyone been in a similar situation ? I feel very lost and I don't know what to do. Thanks .

[Aw Man 0]

no one =( ?

[NickD 203]

Hi

I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum , I'm new here

My N-600 Application for Certification of Citizenship was approved and I was asked to attend an oath ceremony to recivie my certificate. The problem is I have been out of the U.S for more than two years(gc holder) so I don't know how to enter the U.S. Both my parents are U.S. citizens. What type of Visa should i apply for in this case ? Is it possible I might be denied a tourist visa ? I tried speaking to the U.S embassy but they weren't very helpful. Some lawyers recommended SB1 visa but I'm afraid of the processing time and that I might be denied aswell. Has anyone been in a similar situation ? I feel very lost and I don't know what to do. Thanks .

I am dead lost in your situation, have your parents recently been naturalized or are they natural born US citizens. Just read the N-600 far enough to learn my stepdaughter barely turned 18 when her mom could first apply and she wasn't eligible to apply, verified this with the USCIS hoping they would say a couple of days over doesn't make a difference. To them it makes a huge difference. Like a justice of the peace told me, the law is like a plate of glass, once broken, it broken, and driving 26 in a 25 mph zone is breaking that glass.

So if both parents are US citizens, how come you are a green card holder? And if you are a green card holder, why were you out of the country for two years, can't do that, and you must have a foreign passport if you were here to leave. Are you under 18 years of age? But then your N-600 was approved, I was always under the impression they mailed that out, apparently a wrong impression. Seen kids at the oath ceremony, but they don't get anything while their parent gets a certificate.

Just sounds like you are in a catch 22 position, could always contact your senator. Just by me posting, can help start the ball rolling, but you should post the timeline of you and your parents.

We all have our problems, I couldn't petition for my stepson, was barely over 21 at the time, his mom had to petition for him, that was seven years ago, and looks like its going to take another seven years. USCIS doesn't give a good damned about keeping a family together, it more like their laws are like a plate of glass. Except you cannot break these laws.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I, too, am not sure what's going on with your case.

So you were a Green Card holder, and your parents naturalized as US citizens? You are under the age of 21, but you've been out of the country for 2 years? Do you have a Reentry Permit? Did you submit your N-600 from abroad?

You'll need to be a bit more specific about your case before we can give you a meaningful answer.

[NickD 203]

I, too, am not sure what's going on with your case.

So you were a Green Card holder, and your parents naturalized as US citizens? You are under the age of 21, but you've been out of the country for 2 years? Do you have a Reentry Permit? Did you submit your N-600 from abroad?

You'll need to be a bit more specific about your case before we can give you a meaningful answer.

Actually that is under of 18 years of age, but can petition up to 21 years of age. Just went through this with the USCIS, stepdaughter had to wait the full five years and apply like any other green card holder.

[Aw Man 0]

I am over 18 and under 21 lol.

My parents are US citizens (one by birth and the other by naturalization in 2003).

My mom submittied the N600 on my behalf in 2003 when she was naturalized , nothing was recived till recently.

I don't have a re entery permit. I need to enter the u.s to swear the oath and get my certificate.

Thanks NickD and Just Bob for your replies =)

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Sounds great.

But what document will you use to enter the US? Phrased differently, if you left the US over 2 years ago and do not have a Reentry Permit, your Green Card would not work anymore. Any ideas?

[Aw Man 0]

this is my question .. how do i enter the us ?

[NickD 203]

If one of your parents was a natural born US citizen, you were already a US citizen. Where were you born, if overseas, your birth then and there should have been registered with a US embassy and you should have been issued a US passport. You had no reason to get a green card. A shame your natural born USA parent didn't do this for you.

May be a chance if you have your natural USA born parent birth certificate and yours, just going to your US embassy and getting a US passport.

One part of the bible I really believe in, the children will really suffer because of their parents. Are you in contact with your natural born USA parent?

[Aw Man 0]

He never reported my birth abroad.I tried applying for a passport , they need 5 years of proof that he was present in the us (before my birth) two of those years after the age of fourteen.He doesn't have that.So that part of the bible is very applicable.

Edited April 23, 2011 by Aw Man

[NickD 203]

He never reported my birth abroad.I tried applying for a passport , they need 5 years of proof that he was present in the us (before my birth) two of those years after the age of fourteen.He doesn't have that.So that part of the bible is very applicable.

Contact your senators office.

[Aw Man 0]

I don't get what you mean by senators office as I live abroad.

[NickD 203]

I don't get what you mean by senators office as I live abroad.

Got a strange idea you wanted to come back to the USA. If so, get on the net and ask in google, who is your senator picking your city and state. Maybe that is where your parents live, I don't know, not a mind reader. You actually have two senators to choose from, see what their sites have to offer and can find an e-mail address for your senators immigration department and even a name.

Can your parents be of any help? My dad was worthless, so if I wanted to get anything done, had to do it myself, told that develops character and responsibility. When I was drafted into the military, learned quickly I preferred to give rather than take orders, so worked hard to get to that stage.

Hey, that's an idea, enlist! They will take care of everything, go Navy, they are getting most of the money.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

One sure -fire way that would work is getting an SB-1 (Returning Resident) visa. I don't see any reason why you would not be eligible for one.

[Aw Man 0]

I'm afraid of the processing time for an SB1 and I've herd it costs alot.Would I be able to apply for a tourist visa ? or make my mom file a petition for me ?