GreenGem

Hello,

Is it still ok for a 17 year old to renew her green card that has been expired for more than two years? She's currently here in the US. Her father a US citizen is deceased, her current guardian is her older brother. Can they renew her green card? Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I've been here and my googling and searching skills in regards to immigration and stuff related to it became rusty. Sorry if this had been asked please copy and paste the link for the topic so I can look through it. Here's the scenario.

Ex sister-in-law is currently 17 y.o will be 18 this December. Her father is a US Citizen so therefore she is already a US Citizen thru Section 322 of the INA. But the father is dead and they do not know where they're father's Naturalization certificate is. I do have a copy though from when I arrange the papers of my ex mom-in-law I was able to save a copy. What does she need to do? I feel bad that I can't be of more help to her. Her older siblings just don't bother trying to fix what she needs. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you.

3 minutes ago, TLC2019 said:

She has not been there yet I told her to go there and ask for Advanced endorsement. When yours was fixed did you have to go through the court process first like she had to?

 

She needs to go there on Monday and hopefully the endorsement can be done as soon as possible and if she knows someone who works at the city hall who can help her that will help too. Lol

Just now, TLC2019 said:

She has not been there yet I told her to go there and ask for Advanced endorsement. When yours was fixed did you have to go through the court process first like she had to?

 

Luckily no. I only needed to do the postings on a local news paper. The problem on mine was the gender. But my ex husband had the similar problem with your fiance's daughter and during that time (year 2006) corruption is on peak so $$ was involved and it was fast like took less than a week. I went thru a "normal" route coz I had time.

1 hour ago, TLC2019 said:

I hope someone out there has gone through the process that we are going through so that you can help inform us of the fastest way to get this done. Our K1 and K2 visa file is ready at the Embassy in Manila. My fiancé's daughter (the K2) had an issue with her birth certificate. It showed my fiancé married to he daughters father on the BC, however they were never married and my fiancé has the cenomar to prove that. So she started this process in August to correct her daughters BC. She just got the finalized decision from the court to go ahead and correct the BC so the legal part is finished. However, her daughter does not have a passport and cannot get a passport or do anything else until she has the corrected BC. Our case is ready at the Embassy so we need to get this BC as soon as possible. Has anyone out there gone through this? If so can anyone please tell us what we can do if anything to get the BC as soon as possible hopefully in a couple weeks. We can schedule our interview right now, and this is the one thing that is holding up our process in order for her to move to the US so we can be a family together finally. Can we make an Advanced Endorsement on something like this to get the PSA to get it done fast? and if anyone has gone through this how long did it normally take to get the corrected copy from the PSA. Please if anyone can help us with this we would appreciate it very very much!! We Thank you in Advance!!

Have your fiance been to the local registrar office at her city? They will make the endorsement and you send it via same day delivery. When I sent mine it only took two weeks from the endorsement and PSA sent me a confirmation. It is better to contact the local registrar's office to know if there can be an expedited process.

8 minutes ago, returningCitizen said:

i was included in my parent's passport after my birth in the USA years ago - and my parents moved to a different US state prior to leaving the USA for good - i might know the exact date my parents left the USA (if i can read the date in the stamp in their passports). But the dates they stayed at each location (after i was born, bringing me along to each location), i cannot be certain of. 

You can mention this in the statement and just provide supporting evidence like your school records or your parent's employment records. As well as your employment records before and after your second child's birth. I think the reason why there's much more scrutiny with the second child is because there's no actual permanent resident card for him unlike your eldest who has one.

1 minute ago, returningCitizen said:

Aha, could it be that DoS is not sure which legal route i am using (either CRBA - or INA 320) for claiming the citizenship for this 2nd child? Maybe, just Maybe, the USPS Passport office that i went to, failed to provide I-551 copy along with the application - hence DoS is curious if the child was USC by birth (transferred automatically) or  transfer after birth via INA320 (still for a child with IR2 visa, that issue is answered automatically).

Lol. I assumed you we're the father. My apologies. Can be that they are thinking you are doing the CRBA instead of the INA 320. You need to submit the original passport not a copy. We sent my son's original foreign passport, they'll return it later. It was a lot of hassle handling this because my son was registered late and his dad was the USC. 

5 minutes ago, returningCitizen said:

You feel i should just draft a simple letter along with this DS-5507 form  and have both notarized? 

 

Would USPS passport office be able to do this too (it is closer to home so i prefer to use the service here).

It won't hurt to do a draft letter and fill in the DS-5507 as well. Yes if the USPS is closer to you then no need to go look further. Best of luck!

31 minutes ago, returningCitizen said:

Would rough estimate would do? like it happened so long ago that i forgot the exact date of each location

Use the stamps in your passport for reference. 

24 minutes ago, returningCitizen said:

Hi all. I have a question to ask here.

 

Background.  I am a natural born USC and is residing in the USA right now. My kids were born overseas . Since I cannot transfer my citizenship (via CRBA) due to me not fulfilling the 5 years in the USA requirement, the kids would have to go through INA-320 to gain citizenship - I am following this act.

My kids already got their Permanent Residency status, and are residing with me (and my spouse), (one has physical 10 year GC. the other has I 551 stamp on the IR2 visa in the passport - no GC got issued as we did not pay for the GC fee). 

 

My spouse and I (we live together as a married couple here in the USA) went to the local post office and applied for the kids passport. 

 

The elder kid (the one with physical GC) already received the US passport via mail and we got our original documents back along with the passport (minus the GC as DoS kept it).

 

The second kid, i got an email with the attached PDF letter (named and addressed to the my kid).

 

 

 

1st part: i will have to submit my kids foreign passport that has IR2 visa which has the Port of Entry stamp (I-551) 

2nd part: It did not say specifically about DS-5507 (and nothing else were attached to the email+pdf)  but at the end of the PDF letter, it says DS-5507 and i googled the form, found one from DoS website  (and the current one expires end of the month!!) , so i assumed that this is the form i need to fill out to get the 2nd child's passport. 

 

https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds5507.PDF 
 

Now the issue i am facing: in the DS 5507, there is this section: 

 

1. Would a USPS office that deals with passport application, be able to handle this? (the one that we went to before when we made the initial application)? Is that considered NOTARIZED? 

 

Though it is also odd that natural born USC need to prove this (i understand naturalized citizen requirement - on INA 320, it didn't say that the USC needs to proof residency PRIOR to the birth - unless it is for CRBA requirement)

 

Also, the elder child was also in the same boat BUT the application went through just fine. 

 

2. Would rough estimate would do? like it happened so long ago that i forgot the exact date of each location 

 

3. if i submit the form this week, what would happen if the form expires before DoS receives it?

 

It is clear in the letter from the Passport Agency that you either submit the original passport with the I-551 Stamp "OR" a DS-5507. 

26 minutes ago, returningCitizen said:

1. Would a USPS office that deals with passport application, be able to handle this? (the one that we went to before when we made the initial application)? Is that considered NOTARIZED? 

 

Though it is also odd that natural born USC need to prove this (i understand naturalized citizen requirement - on INA 320, it didn't say that the USC needs to proof residency PRIOR to the birth - unless it is for CRBA requirement)

 

Also, the elder child was also in the same boat BUT the application went through just fine.

A simple statement from you regarding residences would suffice and have it notarized. Was the second child's birth certificate registered late or perhaps you were not in the country where the child was born at the time of the birth.

I didn't censor anything and it has EVERYTHING. Profanity and sexual. I didn't mind and I'm sure uscis doesn't mind too. 😜

52 minutes ago, Hajime said:

Hello we are filling for AOS and will be using my father as a joint sponsor. Does the joint sponsor fill out i864 or the i864a? I have a friend and i think their joinsponsor only filled out the i864. Will we get denied if we only have i864 for dad ?

Thank you!

I-864A if the father is in the same residence (household) you are in. I-864 if not. You won't be denied as long as all supporting evidence are included and forms are signed.

14 minutes ago, Butziee said:

I am worried now that my AOS will be denied. When we filled AOS we used my mother as a joint sponsor and she only filled i864 instead of i864a. Not sure if we did that wrong or were suppose to submit i864a as a supplement . 

When I applied for AOS my joint sponsor used a I-864. I got approved with no problem. It will just differ if the joint sponsor is in the same household as your spouse. 

44 minutes ago, REPUS said:

Greetings,

 

   I will try and be as detailed as possible. My parents became  naturalized US citizens while I was under 18yrs of age.  However they never sent out for my naturalization certificate. For many years I was not sure if I needed to just send for a certificate or do the N400 naturalization process. Last year I decided to go with the naturalization process of filling out the N400 application. I did so was called in for an interview and after a long conversation with the officer he explained to me that at the moment and he was on able to make a determination on my case due to the evidence that I had provided that showed my parents become a naturalized citizens when I was younger age of 18. A few weeks later  I received a letter from the location stating that they were denying my N 400 application because evidence provided shows that I am a US citizen through my parents naturalization. And all that I needed to do is to send out for my US citizenship certificate or fill out an application for US passport. Last month I sent out the application for the US passport submitting the original copy of my mothers naturalization certificate and my birth certificate and some other information on translated from Spanish to English. A few weeks later,  I received a letter from the passport agency requesting that I submit more information/evidence. They are asking for proof that I was in my mother‘s custody while I was under the age of 18. They also want me to provide evidence or documents that show that I was with my mother before the date of my birth certificate. My birth certificate  has a stamp of  1983 versus my true born date of 1976. This was because my mom lost the original birth certificate given to her on the year of my birth 1976 and requested a new one in 1983 Thus the stamp dated 1983. At this point I have searched and I cannot find anything to show as evidence what did you was immigration/ passport agency is asking. Is there anyone here that has gone through this and provide some guidance as to better move through this process. At this current time the permanent resident alien card that I have used has expired. So right now I have no proof of permanent resident or your citizenship.

You can collect school records showing your mother as your primary guardian, another thing I can think of are vaccination records or doctor's appointment records that shows your mother as the primary guardian. I'm not sure about how things are back in the 1980's. Did they asked for a DNA Maternal testing? When we applied for my son's passport it was one of the evidence we provided to prove that my son was his father's (reason for this because my son's birth certificate was registered late). Another route you can take is the N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship but I think it costs around $1,000.

On 4/18/2019 at 9:24 AM, GaiaAlan said:

Folks,

so I got this email update today 

 

“There has been a recent processing action taken on your case. 

Receipt Number: SRC1990060287 

Application Type: I751, PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE 

Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production 

On April 18, 2019, we mailed your document for Receipt Number SRC1990060287, directly to the address you gave us. If you do not receive your document by May 18, 2019, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request .........

This step applies to applications that result in an applicant receiving a card (such as a "green card") or other document (such as a naturalization certificate, employment authorization document, travel document, or advance parole). Applications will be in this step from the time the order to produce the card/document is given until the card/document is produced and mailed to the applicant. You can expect to receive your card/document within 30 days of the approval of your application”

 

Looks like it was approved !!!!! 😕 I’m happy if it is lol but seems too quick and too efficient for USCIS lol 

Congratulations!

The marriage certificate would have been an enough document for a name change. If you wanted the EAD/AP and GC to be under your surname you should have used it on the application forms. I guess you can try to request the name change during the interview but I have no idea how likely the IO will grant it. Best of luck!

14 minutes ago, Goldfish123 said:

yes this is what i see on my login page. what bothered me was getting an email when i did not send any request form . and also the last update made on my case on march 22nd (which i assume is the address change )

the DHS lsite sends an email for updates even if you did not opt in. Unlike the case status site that you have to opt in to receive email notifications.

17 minutes ago, bigjailerman said:

This is a common notification sentence you log into your uscis account... You get excited and we get nothing lol...

True. I still remember getting all excited when I get a notification then later to realize it was a monthly update. Lol

On 4/18/2019 at 7:04 AM, changbaihou said:

If you file N-400, USCIS will put you at the end of waiting line. You have to wait from scratch.

Everyone who applies for Naturalization waits from scratch. 

On 4/17/2019 at 9:42 PM, Mydy said:

Is it wise to file for N400 now even if My case is still in NSC?

If you're eligible I say go for it. Filing N400 will not impact you negatively. Your I-751 will continue it's normal process and will not put you at the end of a waiting line. Your N-400 will run a normal process as well. There's a lot of thread here who filed N400 while their I-751 is pending. 

On 4/17/2019 at 8:05 AM, Allangelica said:

What to do if We received the NVC LETTER and we still dont have the Noa2.??help pls.

You can proceed with your medical and scheduling your interview. But call uscis to get your NOA 2. You need that on your AOS. 

13 hours ago, changbaihou said:

Sorry my mistake 😅

I was going to talk to @GreenGem

I didn't get any letter that my biometrics was waived but they did update my case thru the https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/. When they updated my case to Fingerprint Review was Completed I knew that they re-used my old biometrics from my AOS.

17 minutes ago, Minori said:

Yes, k1. yes, I read IRS and about ITIN, but, he doesnt want to pay for the agent and I don't want to send my passport to IRS in TX. so IM writing here to know if I can apply for SSN even though I applied it with EAD. 

If you have your EAD you can get an SSN. I don't see any problems with that. Go to the nearest SSA office near you and apply for SSN. Bring your EAD and other requirements needed. https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/

39 minutes ago, Minori said:

Hello, 

 

I need SSN, can I apply during the process? 

I’m on the process of AoS, EAD and AP. My case was restarted (from RFE)on March 5th. 

 

My husband need my SSN yo file tax return, 

I could apply for ITIN through the agent but he doesn’t want to pay for them but wants wait for my SSN with EAD. 

I don’t think I can get SSN without his 2018 tax return, since he changed work in January, so we’ll need to submit the tax return before get SSN. 

 

I hope ole anyone knows this, I couldn’t find on the internet and my husband never acts for this things. 

 

Thank you in advance. 

 

 

 

 

Did you came here thru K1? If you did the only time you can get a SSN is when you have your EAD. You can get your own ITIN. Read thru the IRS website and I hope your husband requested for an extension to file taxes. 

I say the only time you can get your SSN is when you have your EAD - this is because you already passed the 90 days on your I-94 which you could have used to get a SSN.

Just now, Myf said:

 

Yes they got married after I was born. I was able to get the AUSF at the lcr with my father’s signature and I even asked him to write an updated letter. Hope that would be enough. Thank you so much for your help.😁

Great! Goodluck on your journey.

5 hours ago, Myf said:

I renewed my passport in 2017. My bc hasn’t been annotated. I could get a PSA copy but the surname is under my mother’s name. 

If you were able to renew your passport with no problem I think you have the annotation and you're just not aware of it. It goes like this. "''The child shall be known as (full name of the child) pursuant to RA  9255."" My kids' bc has this when I registered them on the local civil registrar's office because they were born out of wedlock.

11 hours ago, Myf said:

Yes I was born out of wedlock.  I think my father executed an affidavit but I don’t where it is.  We’re still waiting on the NOA2. Are they going to ask me to change the passport on my mother’s surname? 

I was asking if they got married after you we're born. Either way I believe that the affidavit is in the back of the bc or 2nd page. My kids we're born out of wedlock as well and the 2nd page of the bc is the acknowledgement. It says "Affidavit of Acknowledgement/Admission of Paternity". Check if your dad signed it. If he did then you're good. Make sure you have the PSA original when you go to your interview and double check if it matches your local bc. If asked during the interview why your last name is different on your bc tell them that you use your father's last name and your back up is the affidavit on the back of your bc. Remember to NOT give unsolicited info to the CO. Only answer questions you are asked. Goodluck!

They're not going to ask you to change your passport. You are allowed to use your father's last name even if it is not what is in your bc based on RA. 9255 - REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9255 (An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use the Surname of Their Father, Amending for the Purpose Article 176 of Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known as the "Family Code of the Philippines")