Am I eligible for N-600?

[Asor 1]

 I was born in the Philippines to a US Citizen father. My father petitioned me via I-130 form and moved to the US last year. I am 23 y/o and a green card holder. Am I still eligible to apply for N-600?

 

Thanks in advance 😇

[Just Paul 4,591]

Your father never filed a CRBA before you were 18? 

 

Were your parents married at the time of birth?

Is he listed on your birth certificate?

[Asor 1]

3 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Your father never filed a CRBA before you were 18? 

 

Were your parents married at the time of birth?

Is he listed on your birth certificate?

No. They were married in the Philippines. Yes he named as my father in my birth certificate.

Thanks

[Just Paul 4,591]

 

If you father was in the US for at least a combination of 5 years prior to your birth you would qualify for N-600.   

 

Based on what I could glean from your other posts . . . 

It sounds like he moved after you were born.  So then you would not qualify for N-600.

per 3B(3)

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartH-Chapter3.html#S-A

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11 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

If you father was in the US for at least a combination of 5 years prior to your birth you would qualify for N-600.

Correction; it should say: "If you father was in the US for at least a combination of 5 years prior to your birth you would qualify for CRBA."

OP doesn't qualify for a N-600 because he entered the US with an Immigrant Visa after turning 18; thus he doesn't meet the INA Section 320 requirements:

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A child born outside of the United States automatically becomes a citizen of the United States when all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:

• At least one of the child’s parents is a U.S. citizen by birth or naturalization;
• The child is under 18 years of age;
• The child is residing in or has resided in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence.

To recap: OP was not eligible for a CRBA and neither is eligible for a N-600.

[POA 175]

21 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

 

If you father was in the US for at least a combination of 5 years prior to your birth you would qualify for N-600.   

 

Based on what I could glean from your other posts . . . 

It sounds like he moved after you were born.  So then you would not qualify for N-600.

per 3B(3)

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartH-Chapter3.html#S-A

So will he need to apply for naturalization then under the 5 year rule?

[Just Paul 4,591]

1 hour ago, POA said:

So will he need to apply for naturalization then under the 5 year rule?

The OP will be eligible after 5 years of permanent residence.   He has a green card.

The OP is not eligible for citizenship because his father did not live in the US prior to the OP's birth. 

 

I believe the OP was wanting to get citizenship faster so is fiancee could join him sooner.

[POA 175]

2 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

The OP will be eligible after 5 years of permanent residence.   He has a green card.

The OP is not eligible for citizenship because his father did not live in the US prior to the OP's birth. 

 

I believe the OP was wanting to get citizenship faster so is fiancee could join him sooner.

Yeah, that's right. 

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1 hour ago, POA said:

Yeah, that's right. 

Is @Asor considering the F2A path for his fiancee? If yes, then they can marry in Hong Kong and then start the F2A process. @Paul & Mary married in HK.

[POA 175]

9 hours ago, accumbyte said:

Is @Asor considering the F2A path for his fiancee? If yes, then they can marry in Hong Kong and then start the F2A process. @Paul & Mary married in HK.

That's what he is leaning towards I think. I am talking to him in private which kinda confused me more since he said he lived in Saipan with his parents. I'm getting more info though.