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My wife would like to become a US Citizen through the Naturalization process.  This is a pretty straight forward process.  What we want some clarification on is her daughter, my stepchild.  Both are Permanent Residents and both possess their 10 year green cards.  Her daughter is now 8 years old and has resided with us since entry into the US in 2013.

Now, from what I understand, her daughter could become a US Citizen provided she met the conditions of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 which says...

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.

The only condition not met at this time is for her mother to become Naturalized.  Now my question...

Is all we have to do is wait for my wife to become a US Citizen through Naturalization and then her daughter would automatically become a citizen?  This would mean that my wife applies with the N400, and we sit back and do nothing for her daughter until after wife is Naturalized.  is this correct?

We want to be absolutely clear on the process and also, would like to have some feedback on similar experiences.  Thank You in advance VJ members!

Approved! Green Cards were sent while were were in the Philippines for Christmas! Great present to open when we returned home.

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From my notes of 3 years ago..

(214) 571-1600 or (646) 254-3546

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Immigrant/Non-Immigrant Call Center:

1-888-877-9888. Fee assessed for 3 calls to the call center.

As far as St. Luke's making money, since the sputum and DOT are included in the base exam fee, how do you figure they are making money by not clearing you on day one with the chest x-ray?

IF someone has to do DOT, the original medical exam will have expired upon completion of the treatment. You'll then be required for another medical exam and therefore pay for said exam. Is it fair to pay twice for the same exam? Not really, but at least the DOT iteslf is covered.

SLEC will require their own Chest X-Ray at their own facility. Everything depends on the SLEC CXR. Tests at another facility will give you a hope of being clear or not. Lots of threads on this topic here in VJ.

Hi. My wife's AOS interview is tomorrow. I was wondering, should I expect? We are currently in Guam , it would help to know if there are/were other users that had their interview here.

My wife and her daughter had their interviews in the Guam office and I accompanied them. It was a very simple process for us. We we brought supporting documents for our marriage as well as documents showing a legitimate relationship. The appointment letter you received should have the instructions, but we also followed the guide here on VJ and had no issues. We were asked prettty standard questions similar to the visa interview in Manila. If you are well prepared and are indeed a legitmate husband/wife then you should have no problems at all. Good Luck and PM me if you have any other questions.

As others mentioned, Yes your son can accompany you as a K2 provided he was listed on your Fiance's I-129F petition. Since you were never married, you have sole authority for your son even if the biological father signed the BC and your son carries the father's last name. No marriage is the key here. You will not have any issue bringing him to the US Embassy, or bringing him to the US with you.

Aside from the Petition and the MNL Case number you'll get, your son will be handled individually (ie. pay for his own interview, present his own DS forms, pay for his own medical, etc.). Good luck and God Bless.

Try posting your question in the Philippines portal instead of the Guam portal. You will have much more repsonses. Ask the question...

"I am in the US. How do I correct my last name on my Birth Certificate?" or something similar

yes i called the Philippine Consulate and talked to the assistance.

she had advise me to call NSO and Local civil register office in manila.

also she had mention that i had to ask my mother to do a process of subsequence marriage and something about legitimate of child.

i dont talk to mother as often anymore so i will be hard for me to do that process.

do you know any other option?

No, I don't know of any other option. Have you called the NSO to find out what the processes are to have your name corrected? I know for small errors, the process is relatively simple. But what you need requires many more steps of proof and verifications I am assuming. Since the NSO controls the issuance of official Birth Certificates it makes sense to contact them since the Consulate advised you to do so.

Have you gone the Philippine Consulate Office at the ITC Building? They may be able to help you correct the birth certificate issue or advise you on how to best proceed.

do we need an i693 to file k1 k2 aos? I thought all we needed was the vaccination worksheet from st.lukes ,the rest of the medical info I thought was in the sealed envelope?

Many have submitted the DS-3025 from the overseas medical exam with the AOS package and many do the 693. It is a tough choice. Unless you know how to read the DS-3025 and know which vaccinations are required or still pending, my suggestion is to do the I-693 transcription. Many have had RFEs after submitting only to 3025. Its a challenge finding a physician that will do only the transcribing to a 693. Most will insist on another full blown medical exam.

Yes, your fiance can take the CFO seminar before the Visa arrives, but would have to go back after receiving the passport back from the USEM. The CFO stamp/sticker has to be afixed to a page in the passport.

Congratulations!

thanks... ya i don't like leaving things to chance either, but it would be awesome to arrive together. i especially want to be there when he goes thru customs... you're from guam.. you know how vicious some of those guys are lol... i have friends who are officers and i think they might mess around with him.. oh my!

i guess its ok if we don't come back together... as long as I'm there... thats important..

btw... what was the interview like from the petitioner's point of view?? and was it a long wait?

Good point about Guam Customs, and yeah sometimes they do their jobs to the extreme.

You can always go back to pick him up. You may think it costs more, but if you consider the potential re-booking fees and penalties for 2 tickets it comes out almost the same as your one ticket to go the second time. Just food for thought.

For me, it was a great benefit to be there. I've written about it on a few posts as well as my review of the US Embassy in Manila. The CO asked me just as many questions as my Fiancee. I think it was like 3 questions each. We were confident and I had assembled a ton of evidence so we were very well prepared. I do have to say we had a long long wait. If I remember correctly, we arrived sometime around 6:00 AM for a 7:30 AM interview and we were done sometime past 1:00 PM. We spent the time relaxed and talking about other things like what to eat for lunch. LOL

Great to hear you will be there for his interview. It is possible for him to fly back with you, but it will be tough to predict a date that he will have the Visa in hand. That's the challenge. I went to my fiancee's interview, and then flew back to Guam alone. I went back to the PI the following month to fetch her after she received her passport and had enough time to pack and say her goodbyes. The whole visa process taught me not to leave things to chance, but that's just me. Good luck.

Use her married name on everything unless it specifically asks for maiden name. The EAD, AP, and eventually GC will be in the names specified on these forms.

Got my NOA2 letter the other day. Does anyone know if it is to our benefit for both me and my fiancée to show up at the Visa interview? We are going to interview at the Manila, Philippines US consulate.

In my opinion it is a big benefit. My fiancee's interview was a few minutes when I was with her as opposed to unaccompanied fiances who were at the CO window for up to 20 minutes for their interviews. Was it required I attend? Nope, but it sure was interesting and a great experience.

Congrats!

I am preparing for the I 864 for my wife(K1) and her 2 children (K2 ages 5 and 10); Do I need to make a separate Form I 864 for each or just include her 2 children under Family Members? Any inputs? Thank you so much..

List the children on your wife's I-864. Submit one photocopy of your wife's completed 864 for each of the children.

They didn't look at your I134? Is that because you sent some info related to your I134 i.e. tax returns and/or employment verification during the initial petition? or is it I134 is not a serious requirement? Just curios...

I'll rephrase. They only looked at my I-134 and none of my supporting evidence (VOE, bank statetment, Pay stubs, ITR). My guess is that my income was more than sufficient to support 2 visa recipients (K1 and K2).

The I-134 is a requirement for the interview at the USEM Manila.

Congratulations! I too accompanied my then fiancee and step-daughter and it was a great experience and boost. Interviews quick. Waiting Long! hahaha

Yes, you can Pay for the interview and then Schedule it now that you have the MNL#

I have never traveled to Guam so it's very possible CBP has rules regarding traveling with a passport even for USC. Good to know.

My wife was required to travel with her passport no matter where she traveled in the USA until she had her green card, at least that is what CBP told us.

Guam handled in a unique way. As a POE, all passengers from international originating flights must clear US Immigrations. However, before proceeding onto a flight to Hawaii passengers actually clear a US Immigration check at the gate before boarding. So Yes, the passport is needed. For USCs, I've heard they will allow an ID and a BC but I can't confirm this.

No pre-boarding US Immigration at the gate for international destinations. Just the Hawaii flight.

Make sure you go to the US Mainland and back via Hawaii. Do not transit through Japan or your fiance will have a problem since she's already had her one POE.