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Now that makes sense; check out this web page: www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

The idea is simple:

IF you should file N-600, you'll have to prove you'd lived in the U.S. or any of its territories for a continuous 5-year period before her birth; in our case, it's Puerto Rico. The difficulty is that it's so long ago, it's hard for you to gather documents that can prove your life there (lease, paystubs, utility bills).

I strongly suggest you seek legal assistance, because what made your case more complicated is that USCIS recognized your daughter as a citizen, but the consulate who gave her a visa obviously didn't. Therefore, does the federal government recognize her citizenship or not? That's the question need to be answered before filing anything.

I don't have proof of my physical presence. I HAVE lived in the US for over 5 years, but the proof I provide is not accepted. I have given them my Social Security Statement, my old passports with the stamps, and I have shown them my drivers licenses. They say they need IRS/W2/Utility Bills, which I don't have/can't get. She would be a citizen if I could get proof. We even went and tried getting her a US Passport right away, but they wanted proof, and didn't accept the proof I showed them.

OK, I'm utterly confused, so before answering your question, please answer these first.

1. The title of this thread is "N400/N600/Green Card," and you said your daughter came here in 2009 on an immigrant visa, so that means she has a Green Card currently, right? An immigrant visa doesn't last forever, so you still have to file I-485 to "Register as Permanent Resident" right after arriving in the U.S. with a immigrant visa.

2. If she currently has a Green Card, how can USCIS officer tell her she's already a citizen when the Green Card clearly indicates she became a resident after she turned 18? That's why people here are saying this is confusing.

3. How old were your daughter when you became a U.S. citizen? And where was she at the time? It'd make sense for all this if she was under 18 when you became a citizen and was living in the U.S. with you as a legal immigrant.

Hi,

1. My daughter is a legal permanent resident. She came on an immigrant visa, and was immediately given a green card upon entry.

2. The UCIS officer told us since I (her father) was a citizen, she should apply for the N600, She was born in 12/11/1987. She arrived in the US on 11/10/2009. Making her 21 at the time of arrival.

3. I was a citizen before she was born. I recieved my certificate of citizenship from Puerto Rico where I lived for almost a decade. I went to Jordan, and she was born there. She was never in the states when she was under 18.

I'm just as confused! I paid all the fees, and then the UCIS officer told me I couldn't do it. I want to make sure what to do before paying an extra $600 for the N600.

There is no need for you to prove 5 years of physical presenc in this situation. If your daughter entered the US on an immigrant visa when she was under 18 and you were a USC at the time and she lived with you, she became a USC there and then.

She was over 18 when she came in 2009. That doesn't apply I don't think.

Hi,

I brought my daughter to the states on an immigrant visa. She arrived in the states in 2009. She has now met the required 5 years presence in the states. However they rejected her N400. She did the fingerprints at Detroit, but when she went to take the citizenship test at Cleveland, they told her since I (her father) was american she shouldn't/couldn't apply for the N400. They said apply for the N600. I went and decided to try and get her a passport. They want proof of my physical presence but I don't have any.

----- I actually do but the proof I provide they won't accept, Social Security Statement, US Passports, Driver's Licenses -----

They said to apply for N600 also. But if I can't prove my physical presence then why apply using the N600. WHAT I KNOW IS: I came with a visa, I stayed the 5 years, why does my American citizenship matter for her, she should get her citizenship!

Thanks.