Enough time to file N-600?

[newyorkerman 0]

I just got my US citizenship and my daughter will turn 18 this February 15.

Is there enough time to file N-600 for her citizenship? Can I still do it even though she will turn 18 in less than a month?

[nwctzn 55]

I just got my US citizenship and my daughter will turn 18 this February 15.

Is there enough time to file N-600 for her citizenship? Can I still do it even though she will turn 18 in less than a month?

As far as I see from the N-600 instructions you can. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/n-600instr.pdf

[NickD 203]

Can tell you what happens when your wife receives her certificate just few days after her child turns over 18, she waits another two years. Better get that N-600 filed, now.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I just got my US citizenship and my daughter will turn 18 this February 15.

Is there enough time to file N-600 for her citizenship? Can I still do it even though she will turn 18 in less than a month?

Unless you are so filthy rich that you don't know what to do with all that money, you don't file an N-600 at all. You grab the little one and your Certificate of Naturalization and head over to the nearest passport office where you apply for a passport book and a passport card for her. That will her two independent proofs of U.S. citizenship, and that's already one more than she needs.

[nwctzn 55]

Unless you are so filthy rich that you don't know what to do with all that money, you don't file an N-600 at all. You grab the little one and your Certificate of Naturalization and head over to the nearest passport office where you apply for a passport book and a passport card for her. That will her two independent proofs of U.S. citizenship, and that's already one more than she needs.

Until very recently, I was leaning towards getting the N-600 by all means but I am now leaning towards what Brother Hesekiel is saying since it is indeed much faster and much cheaper way of proving citizenship. If you can get a passport directly with the parent's naturalization certificate do so. It is both a proof and a travel document. Also, as Brother Hesekiel pointed out, you can get both the passport book and the passport card and then save the card at a safe place as a back-up proof in case you lose the passport book.

Here is some info from USCIS M-560: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=DOC_10852.pdf

How do I apply to have my citizenship recognized?

You have two options:

• You can apply to the U.S. Department of State for a U.S.

passport. A passport is evidence of citizenship and also serves

as a travel document if you need to travel. For information about

applying for a U.S. passport, see the U.S. Department of State

website at www.state.gov.

• If you are already in the United States, you also have the

option of applying to USCIS using Form N-600, Application for

Certificate of Citizenship. However, you may find applying for

a passport to be more convenient because it also serves as a

travel document and could be a faster process.

[N400-2011 24]

Yes, save the $600 for the N-600 and go apply for the passport book and card. Your almost 18 year old became a US citizen the minute you did (provided that she is already a permanent resident and in your legal and physical custody). I applied for my son's passport book and card after I became a citizen in September.