How to get a citizenship for a son

[Nana098 18]

Hi VJ's

 

A friend recently got her citizenship certificate. her son is 13 yo. Does she need to get a citizenship cert. first,  then get a US  passport for him?

 

 

thank you in advance

[Ontarkie 14,280]

She would use her certificate to get him a US passport. If he has been in her legal custody and a PR also. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

As above her son needs to be an lpr in her physical and legal custody. See page 2 of passport form DS11 for instructions on what she needs to submit to get a passport for him. Certificate of citizenship is optional, passport is cheaper and usually faster so suggest doing that first. 
 

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[Nana098 18]

9 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

As above her son needs to be an lpr in her physical and legal custody. See page 2 of passport form DS11 for instructions on what she needs to submit to get a passport for him. Certificate of citizenship is optional, passport is cheaper and usually faster so suggest doing that first. 
 

 

Thank you for your help.

He has green card and is in her full legal custody (his father is not in this country). So, to be clear, he doesn't need a naturalization/citizenship certificate to get a passport?

 

Thanks again 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

30 minutes ago, Nana098 said:

Thank you for your help.

He has green card and is in her full legal custody (his father is not in this country). So, to be clear, he doesn't need a naturalization/citizenship certificate to get a passport?

 

Thanks again 

 

He does not “need” a certificate of citizenship to get a passport or for anything else, though many people like to have the official uscis recognition of citizenship as well as a passport. Many others don’t get one because of the cost, it is personal preference.