Mom's i130 Visa interview is in 2 hrs. I can't sleep. Has anyone ever been denied for a parent?

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

2 hours ago, Olusola said:

Seems you're doing an adjustment of status. 

I brought my little brother as a visitor and filed an adjustment for him with an n600. My dad is his biological father and a citizen.

We filed it last March and got a status update of actively being reviewed after they went for biometrics last june. Since July it's been stuck on actively being reviewed. How  long did your approval take?

This is not the same thing. An N600 is an application for a certificate of citizenship. That’s not at all the same thing as an adjustment of status (i485). Average processing times for N600s have been around 8-10 months recently, some field offices take longer. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

But you seem to have a problem, if you brought your brother as a visitor and not on a green card, he does not qualify to derive citizenship from your father, and so n600 was not the correct form for him (I presume you used this because he is under 18 and intended to derive?).  Suggest a mod split this into a different thread.

Edited January 16, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Danova 22]

On 1/15/2020 at 9:46 AM, Olusola said:

Welp she was in for around 4 hours and we stayed up here in the US and held our breaths. I dozed off, had enough panic attacks for a life time, prayed and prayed, fought off doubts, etc, more panic attaxks...

Called to get no answer 

Calle my uncle to get no answer

Called again, uncle said she's still in

All of a sudden she called with a happy shouting voice and Yep

 

SHE GOT IT!!!!!!!!!👏👏👏

I told you! Congratulations!!!! 🎉🍾 

[Olusola 25]

4 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

This is not the same thing. An N600 is an application for a certificate of citizenship. That’s not at all the same thing as an adjustment of status (i485). Average processing times for N600s have been around 8-10 months recently, some field offices take longer. https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

But you seem to have a problem, if you brought your brother as a visitor and not on a green card, he does not qualify to derive citizenship from your father, and so n600 was not the correct form for him (I presume you used this because he is under 18 and intended to derive?).  Suggest a mod split this into a different thread.

He was over 18. He turned 21 in 2019. So that's why we filed n600...but the case was accepted and it says it's being actively reviewed...

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

43 minutes ago, Olusola said:

He was over 18. He turned 21 in 2019. So that's why we filed n600...but the case was accepted and it says it's being actively reviewed...

I don’t understand then, on what basis are you claiming his citizenship? If he was already a citizen and not claiming through being a minor residing with usc parent, why did he not enter on a US passport?

 

”actively reviewed” is the default status for anything between biometrics and when they call you for an interview, by the way.  We currently have two n400s and an n600 in that state, and I speak from experience with a successful n400. They’re not actually doing anything other than waiting to get down the line to dealing with your application. 

Edited January 17, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Boiler 43,856]

I also confused about what you are trying to achieve.

[Olusola 25]

36 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

I don’t understand then, on what basis are you claiming his citizenship? If he was already a citizen and not claiming through being a minor residing with usc parent, why did he not enter on a US passport?

 

”actively reviewed” is the default status for anything between biometrics and when they call you for an interview, by the way.  We currently have two n400s and an n600 in that state, and I speak from experience with a successful n400. They’re not actually doing anything other than waiting to get down the line to dealing with your application. 

He was born to a citizen parent but lived in Nigeria up until he was 20 then he came here with a visiting visa... 

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

1 hour ago, Olusola said:

He was born to a citizen parent but lived in Nigeria up until he was 20 then he came here with a visiting visa... 

He can’t just be born to a citizen, arrive on a b visa (and older than a minor at that) and then claim citizenship.  That’s not enough by itself. Are you saying he was a citizen at birth? Did the parent fulfil the requirements to pass on citizenship? If so why did he not have a US passport? 

Edited January 17, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Just Paul 4,591]

OP, Children born to a US Citizen, who's parents can transmit citizenship, would be denied a visa at the consulate.  Something isn't right here.

[Boiler 43,856]

23 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

OP, Children born to a US Citizen, who's parents can transmit citizenship, would be denied a visa at the consulate.  Something isn't right here.

That is not a basis for denying any visa.

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

43 minutes ago, Boiler said:

That is not a basis for denying any visa.

They wouldn’t issue a visa to a USC, and would at least investigate if they thought citizenship was likely judging by other reports where people have been told to apply for passports. Somewhere in the application the usc father would have been mentioned, assuming it was accurately filled out. 
This case doesn’t add up. If accuracy of records was a problem for getting a passport abroad the same problem will persist for n600. If the basic issue was that the brother is not a citizen then n600 is not the appropriate form, and OP did talk about him “adjusting” status, usually implying that he is not a citizen. 
 

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Boiler 43,856]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

They wouldn’t issue a visa to a USC, and would at least investigate if they thought citizenship was likely judging by other reports where people have been told to apply for passports. Somewhere in the application the usc father would have been mentioned, assuming it was accurately filled out. 
This case doesn’t add up. If accuracy of records was a problem for getting a passport abroad the same problem will persist for n600. If the basic issue was that the brother is not a citizen then n600 is not the appropriate form, and OP did talk about him “adjusting” status, usually implying that he is not a citizen. 
 

 

Maybe I was not clear, I do agree that if they thought you are a USC then they would not until that was clarified, we see it with CRBA situations.

 

I have not double checked the N600 requirements, I did assume the same as you stated and wondered why this was filed. 

[Olusola 25]

Guys, the n600 can be filed by anyone over 21 AS LONG AS the father who is a US citizen claimed the biological child before he turned 16 I believed and my father did claim my brother because we've filed for him long long ago but because we filed for him and my mother they were denied together. 

I think you guys are trying to say he could just apply directly for a passport instead of doing an n600 but I think that's if he's under 18 or maybe under 21. Like I said, he and my father have already gone to do biometrics because they were both called to...

[Olusola 25]

3 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

They wouldn’t issue a visa to a USC, and would at least investigate if they thought citizenship was likely judging by other reports where people have been told to apply for passports. Somewhere in the application the usc father would have been mentioned, assuming it was accurately filled out. 
This case doesn’t add up. If accuracy of records was a problem for getting a passport abroad the same problem will persist for n600. If the basic issue was that the brother is not a citizen then n600 is not the appropriate form, and OP did talk about him “adjusting” status, usually implying that he is not a citizen. 
 

 

We divulged everything to them about my brother's status of his father being a US citizen and all of that when applying for his visiting Visa and we also made it clear that he's been turned away before but they gave him his visiting Visa. His interview was pretty immediate and they hardly asked any questions

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

3 hours ago, Olusola said:

Guys, the n600 can be filed by anyone over 21 AS LONG AS the father who is a US citizen claimed the biological child before he turned 16 I believed and my father did claim my brother because we've filed for him long long ago but because we filed for him and my mother they were denied together. 

I think you guys are trying to say he could just apply directly for a passport instead of doing an n600 but I think that's if he's under 18 or maybe under 21. Like I said, he and my father have already gone to do biometrics because they were both called to...

Ok once more... PLEASE can you clarify what you mean by “claimed”. Does, or does not, your father meet the requirements to pass on citizenship at birth? (That is, did he live in the US for 5 years, at least two of which were after the age of 14?)

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

this page is the Italy consulate but lists the requirements for being born a citizen in simple form https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/crba-1/

which of the means above is your brother claiming?

your understanding about age making the difference between applying for a passport or n600 is wrong. But I still don’t know on what basis you are claiming citizenship for your brother so it’s hard to give a proper response. 

Why was your father asked to do biometrics? That’s even more confusing if he is already a citizen. 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Olusola 25]

10 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Ok once more... PLEASE can you clarify what you mean by “claimed”. Does, or does not, your father meet the requirements to pass on citizenship at birth? (That is, did he live in the US for 5 years, at least two of which were after the age of 14?)

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

this page is the Italy consulate but lists the requirements for being born a citizen in simple form https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/birth/crba-1/

which of the means above is your brother claiming?

your understanding about age making the difference between applying for a passport or n600 is wrong. But I still don’t know on what basis you are claiming citizenship for your brother so it’s hard to give a proper response. 

Why was your father asked to do biometrics? That’s even more confusing if he is already a citizen. 

 

 

My understanding isn't wrong. My father has been in the US for 28 years. And has been a citizen for over 23. My brother was born in 1998. Yes, my father does and can pass on citizenship in the US like any other citizen

 I'm not understanding what your confusion is here...

And no sorry, it was just my brother for the biometrics. My father accompanied him. My father brought I and my sister here. I got my citizenship from military service cause I happened to be amongst the first group to receive it when they decided to start offering it to military members, this was after I'd already joined. 

I'm trying to figure out what your point is because if we had no claim or if the method or path we're taking was right, our application would've been retuned from the start. Please research and get a deeper understanding of the criteria. It's very complex.