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if you are having trouble with finances it's much cheaper to live in the Philippines. That should be option #1

the title of this topic is wrong it should be One Hell Pass

Not sure who to believe at this point, according to other experts naturalization only occurs if you take an oath. You must give up your previous citizenship to get a "naturalization" certificate. They are 2 different things in my opinion.

According to other experts here that's not true, there's a big difference. #1 there is no oath #2 she is automatically a dual citizen

My credibility? Are we talking about the same USCIS ?🤣

Not even close comparison.. when you make a process so difficult for even the most educated people, you force illegal entry. Now you even get a free plane ride to Martha's vineyard.

Yup and they're doing a bang-up job 🤣 after 8 years of hell, incompetence and apathy shown toward my family.. well you get the picture.

fairness to USCIS? they are the reason we have 20 million illegal aliens in the U.S.A. lol

ok.. well we are a very public family lol diving a little deeper - the language they use here is vague and misleading.. maybe on purpose. "IF USCIS waives the oath requirement?" - why is it an IF, when in the sentence before they say "Accordingly, USCIS waives the oath requirement" I remember this issue distinctively because the West Palm Beach field office was forcing my step-daughter to miss school in order to attend HER "oath ceremony" - it appears they don't know their own rules - I wrote to USCIS on 3 different occasions asking why my daughter had to miss school and if there was any way to avoid her having to go there.. Each response was useless and apathetic. Even when we got there they didn't quite understand what she had to do, and had her do a "quasi" oath ceremony by making her feel good and sign her own name. Again their vague rules state "a child younger than 14 years of age are GENERALLY unable to understand the meaning of the oath" - well my 13yr old is mature and DEFINITELY understands the meaning (in fact she was studying citizenship with her mother) - so what happens in that case?? apparently it doesn't matter if she understands the meaning or not since she was issued a Certificate of Citizenship, correct? Unclear Things like this are what infuriates people and creates distrust with the government. Oath Waiver for Children under 14 Years of Age The INA permits USCIS to waive the taking of the Oath of Allegiance if USCIS determines the person is unable to understand its meaning.[14] USCIS has determined that children under the age of 14 are generally unable to understand the meaning of the oath. Accordingly, USCIS waives the oath requirement for a child younger than 14 years of age, at the time of naturalization. If USCIS waives the oath requirement, USCIS issues a Certificate of Citizenship after the officer approves the application.[15] "IF" SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH "SINCE"

Well tickle-me-pink once again! You are right the certificates look so similar I just assumed they were the same lol.. so all the incompetent rude lady at the immigration office had to say is: "your daughter is automatically a dual citizen" ? what's bizarre is even the people at the West Palm Beach USCIS field office failed to mention this to us! WoW not sure why nobody knows this critical information and hopefully in the future if anyone is in the same boat they will find this thread and save a full day trip to SM North, well at least my son had alot of fun there

Well tickle me pink you are the first person to explain that and it's written nowhere easy to find . My 13 yr old step-daughter got her citizenship thru her naturalized mother but her certificate of naturalization is identical - so not sure what that means. According to everyone I have spoken to so far she is NOT a dual citizen yet, just like her mother. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks again

Hi not sure if I'm in the right place but maybe someone can help.. we just got back from sm north satellite immigration office & they refused to extend my 13yr old step daughter visa.. She was born in Philippines and is a naturalized u.s. citizen and has both valid passports, but not yet a dual citizen.. At first I thought she had a balikbayan stamp but they put "PP" 1year in her u.s. passport. According to the rude lady at the satellite office she does not need an extension? Then why does it say "PP" 1 year ??? Any help is greatly appreciated 🙏

Hi not sure if I'm in the right place but maybe someone can help.. we just got back from sm north satellite immigration office & they refused to extend my 13yr old step daughter visa.. She was born in Philippines and is a naturalized u.s. citizen and has both valid passports, but not yet a dual citizen.. At first I thought she had a balikbayan stamp but they put "PP" 1year in her u.s. passport. According to the rude lady at the satellite office she does not need an extension? Then why does it say "PP" 1 year ??? Any help is greatly appreciated 🙏

fyi: this is very promising and was posted yesterday on youtube: A Journey to Happiness and Freedom New Zealand 1 day ago 2August 2022- we are officially in Cebu with my foreign bf both unvaxxed. It was not bad as I thought after knowing lots of unvaccinated tourist being denied to enter. Indeed, it was a very smooth trip. Staff in Mactan is friendly and accommodating. They only asked us why we did not get vaccinated which was very awkward to answer. At the moment we are on our day 2 Quarantine at Dulcinea hotel which I booked for 6 nights just in case which cost 2800 pesos per night including food. We paid 1,600 pesos for both of us for the RT PCR test on our arrival. We will get tested again on the 5th day by the appointed person to come to our room. Please note that its not as strict as what others post on youtube. I saw lots of unvaxxed foreigners who were put off to come over to see their loved ones because of wrong information from different sources. We also had a short stop over in Davao which was supposed to be our final destination and Davao airport staff only checked the boarding pass and passport. I am sure its all open now for unvaxxed tourists just do the 5 day quarantine. Its also nice to relax after the long flight. It is costly but all worth it. We fly with Air New Zealand from Auckland to Singapore -5 hours layover in Singapore then Singapore Airlines - Singapore to Davao to Cebu - Davao is only 50 minutes stop off and we got off the aircraft and came back in to go to Cebu Nuclear Dukeclear wow this is great and very promising - thanks for your story... I'm coming from the U.S.A. New York, JFK.. they are probably going to be more strict.. So I'm wondering what would be the best path of arrival to Cebu as an unvaxed American?? maybe bangkok? Can I fly to Auckland then take the same as you (air new zealand > Singapore > Singapore Airlines > Davao > Cebu) ??? thanks in advance!

ugh had a feeling.. I'm reading alot about traveling to cebu thru bangkok.. it appears that's a way? also I was told that there's no way to verify a vax card - it's against HIPAA law - so does that mean they have no way of really knowing if a card is authentic or not?