citizenship after permanent residence

[karla3974 0]

Hello everybody,

I hope you i can receive some help. My son and I came here with a k-1 fiance visa on July 2008 from Peru and I got married on Oct 2008. My husband is an american citizen. Well we did all the documents and me and my son got our permanent residence for two years on 08/2009 then the residence for 10 years 08/2012. But I would like to get my citizenship for me and my son. He is gonna be 17 years old on August of this year. I've heard that first I have to get my citizenship and then apply for my son. I have not idea what to do and I don't know how long this takes. I just wanna make sure , my son get his citizenship before become he is 18. My husband is not his biologic father.

Please I really need help and tell me what I have to do.

Thank you so much

[JohnR! 5,495]

Here is a link to the USCIS where you can get the details on how to acquire US citizenship through naturalization.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Good luck!!

[DC85 113]

If you are still married to the same US citizen, I think you are eligible for citizenship, if you get naturalized before he turns 18 , he directly becomes a US citizen. You still have more than a year before he turns 18, so go ahead and file your N400. However double check on the N400 manual so you make sure you meet all the requirement

[karla3974 0]

Hello guys, thank you! and yes, I am still married. It seems I have to do the form for me and then my son

[DC85 113]

you just inculde your son details in your form. that's all

[Autumnal 25]

As long as you have the N-400 complete before your son turns 18, he will automatically become a USC when you do. There's no special extra steps you have to do to obtain it for him, because minor children naturalize with their parent(s).

[aaron2020 11,651]

As long as your son is under age 18 when you take the oath of citizenship, your son automatically becomes a US citizen under the Child Citizenship Act.

If your son gains US citizenship through the CCA, you do not need to file any paperwork. However, it's a good idea to get him a US passport or the N-600 Certificate of Citizenship as proof of his US citizenship. He can get one or both.

If your son is 18 or older on the day you take the citizenship oath, then he does not qualify for automatic citizenship. He must apply to naturalize on his own.

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Minor children do not and cannot naturalize. They can derive citizenship based on a parent's US citizenship. Deriving US citizenship from a parent is different from naturalizing.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hello guys, thank you! and yes, I am still married. It seems I have to do the form for me and then my son

You do not file anything for your son. He is under 18. He cannot apply to naturalize.

If he his under 18 when you take the oath, then he automatically becomes a US citizen.

If you are still an LPR when he turns 18, then he cannot derive US citizenship from you. He would née to apply to naturalize on your own.

You will only send in a N-400 for yourself. You list you minor son in the application. Whether he benefits from this application as your derivative will depend on his age in the day of your oath.

[karla3974 0]

Hey everybody, Thank you sooo much for your help. I really apreciatted it