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I had my oath ceremony in LA today, so finally done. I applied for my passport at the LA passport agency right after the ceremony and will receive my passport on Thursday. Good luck to those waiting, hopefully it will be done soon.

I just applied for my passport at the LA passport agency. They require proof of travel so I don't know how you're going to meet that requirement. Because I have an international flight that departs on Friday I was told my passport will be ready Thursday 9 am. Even with my flight booking the person was questioning why my travel is so soon, do I need a visa etc.

My oath ceremony has been scheduled for April 16th, if someone could please update. Thanks

I was scheduled for interview on 1/25 received letter 1/28 and interview scheduled for 3/08. I'm surprised that everything has moved quite smoothly up until this point given that LA district office is usually pretty slow.

I was always under the belief that noncitizens were absolutely ineligible for holding legal US passports. Here is the section from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-citizen_US_national#Nationals_who_are_not_citizens

The original post sounds like the daughter is a citizen of Perú and there is no intention of having US citizenship. The parent's citizenship and legal status can affect the citizenship status (and ease of proving it) of a child here in the US. If the daughter was born here, there wouldn't even be a question about citizenship, right?

I am also curious about the age of this daughter. From the original post, I was under the impression that this person is an adult.

You just keep going off on an a tangent stating the obvious. No one ever claimed that non-citizens are eligible for passports. Again, that was not the question. From the original post they are asking about certificate of citizenship. This is for an individual to document U.S. citizenship status based on citizen parentage. It is convenient to have this as you would not have to rely on your parents naturalization certificate in the future. If the child is under 18 and a permanent resident, they would be considered a citizen if their parent is naturalized (Child Citizenship Act of 2000)

If it 'sounds' like the daughter is a citizen of Peru, so what? That has no bearing on whether the daughter is considered a citizen according to US law. Incidentally Peru allows dual citizenship so this is likewise a non-issue. Lastly, you continue to state the obvious about birthright citizenship. What is your point? This again has nothing to do with the question asked.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1312.html

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Passports are only issued for citizens of any country by that the specific country that the person is a citizen of. Example: English citizens don't get passports from Mexico unless they get citizenship in Mexico first. Nigerian citizens can't get Indian passports without obtaining citizenship from India first. Peruvian citizens can't get a passport for the US until after they have gotten US citizenship. Until US citizenship is gained, the Peruvian passports will have to do. Why would the daughter of your wife even want a passport from a country that she is not a citizen of?

My husband plans to go for his citizenship. It will make it easier for us when we travel and to get rid of all the hassles of USCIS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRR.

EminTX you really need to do some research before posting misinformation. Your post really does not answer the question at all. I looked at the US Passport application form and it clearly states that your foreign birth certificate and the naturalization certificate of your parent is sufficient to prove citizenship provided that you were lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

The child must have at least one U.S. citizen parent by birth or naturalization, be under 18 years of age (have been born on or after February 27, 1983), live in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent, and be admitted as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence. In addition, if the child is adopted, the adoption must be full and final.

So that means a Certificate of Citizenship is not required however it would a good idea to have this in the future. After you have received your initial passport you may use this as your proof of citizenship. Keep in mind that the parent must be naturalized before the child turns 18. Otherwise they would have to wait the usual 5 years and apply for naturalization themselves.

I was placed in line for interview scheduling today 1/2/13

but before n400 was 5 month .. but now they re processing march 25 2012.... i applied and my files was delivered 12/21/2012 so do i have to wait almost 8 month or up ??

No, now the processing time is 5 months and 5 days. So they are missing the 5 month goal by 5 days. The time between May 25 2012 and October 30 2012 is 5 months and 5 days.

Could someone please add my details, my district office is Los Angeles.

11/5/12 Application sent to Phoenix

11/9/12 Check cashed

11/8/12 NOA

11/27/12 Biometrics completed

My biometrics notification never arrived, got an update on 11/14 that it was mailed out but still haven't received it as of today. Called USCIS yesterday and spoke with an immigration officer who faxed a copy to me which I used to get my fingerprints taken. They accepted the faxed copy despite the stamp on top of the notice stating that it is not an original and acceptance is at the discretion of the ASC.

Thank you, I will wait a couple days just to be safe.

I've calculated that I have a total of approximately 1560 days of physical presence in the US so I'm exceeding the 30 month requirement. I was just doubting for a moment regarding continuous residence. I had to take care of some issues soon after arriving in the US so had to leave but the longest absence was less than 3 months. I will file my application a couple days after the date I get from the early filing calculator just to be sure. Thanks for the replies!

No military service and I'm not married to a US citizen. I will be applying based on 5 years as a Permanent Resident.

Based on the early filing calculator on the USCIS website I can apply on 11/03/2012, as my 5 year anniversary will be on 02/01/2013. I'm just curious as to whether my early absences will have any effect on my eligibility.

I've been a Permanent Resident since 02/01/2008. I do have some trips outside of the US, but none were more than 6 months in duration. Below are the dates and duration that I was out of the US. When will I be eligible to file for naturalization?

1. 7/28/12 - 7/29/12 1 day

2. 5/11/12 - 5/29/12 19 days

3. 11/12/11 - 11/29/11 18 days

4. 11/12/10 - 12/1/10 20 days

5. 3/23/2008 - 6/19/08 89 days

6. 2/10/2008 - 3/13/08 33 days