Passport for a minor child

[kausar 26]

Does anyone know if we can apply for minor child's passport without applying for his naturalization certifate once we get citizenship?

[Pleasework89 44]

Yes you can. 

[Chancy 6,233]

16 hours ago, kausar said:

Does anyone know if we can apply for minor child's passport without applying for his naturalization certifate once we get citizenship?

 

Is the child currently an LPR (ie. green card holder)?

 

[kausar 26]

On 8/19/2022 at 2:42 PM, Chancy said:

 

Is the child currently an LPR (ie. green card holder)?

 

yes.

[kausar 26]

On 8/18/2022 at 10:43 PM, Pleasework89 said:

Yes you can. 

So, naturalization certificate of child is not required for passport. Parents naturalization certificate would be sufficient. This is what I understand from the above document. Am I right?

[Pleasework89 44]

13 minutes ago, kausar said:

So, naturalization certificate of child is not required for passport. Parents naturalization certificate would be sufficient. This is what I understand from the above document. Am I right?

If you want to, you could apply for your child's N600 which is the certificate of citizenship. But, with the uscis backlog, you could be waiting for a while to receive it. 

 

You CAN apply for your child's US passport if you have the documents listed on the passport application. You do not need the certificate of citizenship. 

[Chancy 6,233]

*** Moved from US Citizenship General Discussion to Passports sub-forum -- topic is about US passport for LPR minor child after naturalization of parents ***

 

11 hours ago, kausar said:

So, naturalization certificate of child is not required for passport. Parents naturalization certificate would be sufficient. This is what I understand from the above document. Am I right?

 

Note also that you cannot get a certificate of naturalization for the child anyway, as a child below 18 years old would not be eligible for naturalization via N-400.  So yes, submit parent's certificate of naturalization (along with other required documents) to apply for the child's US passport.

 

[kausar 26]

20 hours ago, Pleasework89 said:

If you want to, you could apply for your child's N600 which is the certificate of citizenship. But, with the uscis backlog, you could be waiting for a while to receive it. 

 

You CAN apply for your child's US passport if you have the documents listed on the passport application. You do not need the certificate of citizenship. 

Thanks for the input. It is not only the wait time but heavy fee for N600. It is way more than N400.

[Pleasework89 44]

1 hour ago, kausar said:

Thanks for the input. It is not only the wait time but heavy fee for N600. It is way more than N400.

You applied for N400 (naturalization) and you were approved. You became a U.S. citizen, congratulations! As a naturalized US citizen, your children are now US citizens. If you ever want to get them a certificate for proof of US citizenship, you will need to apply for a N600 NOT N400. 

 

You are right with the hefty fee for the n600. It is expensive but a cheaper alternative is the U.S. passport. The reason to get an N600 for their kids after the parents naturalized is because just like the certificate of naturalization, the certificate of citizenship does NOT expire. US Passport for minors (under 16 years old) are valid for only 5 years.

 

Just making sure that if you ever want to apply for citizenship proof for your child, you will apply for n600 for them, not n400.

 

Again, congratulations!! 

[kausar 26]

On 8/23/2022 at 7:27 PM, Pleasework89 said:

You applied for N400 (naturalization) and you were approved. You became a U.S. citizen, congratulations! As a naturalized US citizen, your children are now US citizens. If you ever want to get them a certificate for proof of US citizenship, you will need to apply for a N600 NOT N400. 

 

You are right with the hefty fee for the n600. It is expensive but a cheaper alternative is the U.S. passport. The reason to get an N600 for their kids after the parents naturalized is because just like the certificate of naturalization, the certificate of citizenship does NOT expire. US Passport for minors (under 16 years old) are valid for only 5 years.

 

Just making sure that if you ever want to apply for citizenship proof for your child, you will apply for n600 for them, not n400.

 

Again, congratulations!! 

Thanks for the information. Also, I am not yet naturalized but have interview next month.