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5 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

If child is living with you legally in US when you naturalized he is already a citizen. No point changing the green card now.

 

I don’t know about the name change issues, but you can apply for a passport directly with evidence of your naturalization and proof of custody, instructions are in the passport instructions. N600 is advisable too but not absolutely necessary if you have a passport.  I applied for a passport for my child along with my own the same day I naturalized.

 

fyi other experiences of passport/child passport applications are discussed here https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/158-passports-etc-what-to-do-now-that-you-are-a-us-citizen/

Thank you for your response. 

My son was not here yet when I was naturalized. I petitioned him after my naturalization. He only has green card now. 

Can I apply directly for his passport but we will provide the name change decree from court?

46 minutes ago, payxibka said:

How did you change his name?  Via the courts?

Yes

Hello VJ family,

I am a Mom and naturalized citizen to a minor child. He has the last name of his biological father as shown on the birth certificate. He got here and got his green card with last name same as his birth certificate. 

After he got here, I already changed his Last name to match my Married name. We have here the Last name change decree on hand. 

What will be the next process for him to obtain the US passport?

Do I need to have his Last name changed on the green card first then apply for N-600? And then, apply for US Passport? Please advise. Have a blessed day all!

49 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

No matter who accompanies him, they will need an affidavit granting legal guardianship.

Cool. Thank u so much. 😃

10 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

I grabbed that info some time back, I keep it on my website ..    I didn't find that statement on the USEM website just now, their new website update moved a lot of things.

 

I did fine notice on the Dept of State website, that pretty much states the same thing:  

 

" If the child is an orphan, or both parents are outside the Philippines, a legal guardian must accompany the child."

 

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-svc-visachild.asp

Gotcha! 

Will that be okay to just also have his grandmother accompany him to the interview? So basically, it's him, my sis-in-law/his aunt and his grandmother?

19 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

 

From USEM:

 

**Guardian Accompanying Minor to Interview:  You will need an affidavit of guardianship in the guardian's name stating what capacity they have.  Signed and notarized.

Thank you, Hank! 😃

I was not able to locate this in any website. Would u be able to share the link where u get this info from? 

1 hour ago, JFH said:

That only happens if the child is lawfully present in the USA at the time the parent naturalizes. If the child is overseas, he/she needs an IR-2 visa but will become a USC immediately upon arrival, once admitted into the USA. 

That is correct JFH! 😃

Will that be okay he will be accompanied by my sis-in-law during the interview?

Hello,

I'm a USC petitioning my 7yo biological son. During his interview at Manila US Embassy, will that be okay to have my sister-in-law accompany him? Does she need to bring any IDs or documents also?

1 hour ago, Hank_ said:

You are a U.S. citizen and you are sponsoring a natural or adopted child, other than a stepchild, who is under 18 years old.

Complete Form I-864W

 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-4-collect-financial-documents.html

Thank you 😊 

6 hours ago, geowrian said:

Biological child or stepchild?

 

Stepchild: I-864

Biological child: I-864W since the child will become a USC upon entry on the IR-2 visa

A Biological child. 

Thank you. 

Hello,

If a US citizen also petitioning a 7yo son, do we have to use i864 too?

Hello,

A US citizen petitioning a 7yo child. What form to use for affidavit of support? 

Hello all,

I'm petitioning for my 7yo old son. NVC already received the case but I was advised to wait 8weeks from their receipt date for the case #. They have yet to enter it into their system. While waiting, what paperworks do I have to prepare for this IR2? TIA

4 minutes ago, Aerkin said:

Hi Guys!

 

I received my NOA2 on 5/30 and the USCIS tracker updated and said my file was sent to NVC on 6/14.

 

I've been calling everyday and they have yet to receive it. Should I keep calling every day or is there a letter I should wait for?

 

Thanks

When NVC receives the case, they don't notify us. 

My NOA2 was May 8th. I called NVC for the first time this week & said they received my case on May 14th. It could take up to 8weeks to be assigned for case #. 

2 hours ago, RC23 said:

Ours took 8 weeks and 2 days. I called everyday on the 7th week and they kept saying to call after the 8 weeks ( last Friday 6/15 was our 8 week mark). I called Monday and they asked if I wanted the case to be sent to supervisor and I said no that i'd give it a few more days. Called on Tuesday and got our case number, still no email or mail.

Why do they have to send it to the supervisor?

2 hours ago, RC23 said:

Ours took 8 weeks and 2 days. I called everyday on the 7th week and they kept saying to call after the 8 weeks ( last Friday 6/15 was our 8 week mark). I called Monday and they asked if I wanted the case to be sent to supervisor and I said no that i'd give it a few more days. Called on Tuesday and got our case number, still no email or mail.

Why do they have to send it to supervisor?

My I-130 was approved on May 8th, Potomac.

First time to call NVC yesterday. I called twice yesterday and received the same info. They received my case on May 14 (I know they don't send notice that they received it). There is no Case# yet or even invoice#. It can take up to 8 weeks. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

But I would still try to call them 2-3x a week. 

20 hours ago, Munak said:

Because I just called yesterday the operator told me it was received in june 11  to wait seven weeks

Gotcha! I thought you received a notice from NVC for the receipt of the case. 

6 minutes ago, Munak said:

Potomac service center

Noa1 november 2017

Noa2 may 31 2018

Sent petition nvc june 5 2018

Nvc received june 11 2018

How long it going to take to put the file in their system?

 

How did u know that NVC received it?

5 minutes ago, Fmert001 said:

Thank you..... NOA2 was June 1st and it’s for my husband 

That's pretty fast! Good luck! 

On 6/15/2018 at 11:12 AM, Fmert001 said:

My case was received at NVC on June 14th.... another wait begins

Congrats! 

When was your NOA2? Filing for spouse?

This should be the month for all of us!

10 hours ago, MC1 said:

Oh my, you just responded to me and I thought you were someone else.  So my message back earlier might not have made total sense.  

 

So you filed at k1 visa in Texas but now are ok i130 track at Potomac and just got noa2?

 

 

Long story short, that K-1 was filed by my fiance (my current husband) and sent to Texas in 2012. 

This time I filed the i-130 for my son, unmarried under age 21. I'm USC and my service center was at Potomac. I received email & text notifications yesterday and also the NOA2 in the mail that the petition is approved. Notice Date is 5/2/18. 😃 Hope this helps. 

3 hours ago, MC1 said:

Is your I130 at Potomac or Texas?  I am really hoping Potomac but your timeline says service center is Texas.  Thanks!  And Congratulations!!!🎊 

It was in Texas when filing the K-1 Visa.

I did not create a timeline for this I-130. My service center is at Potomac. 

PD: Nov 8, 2017

I also received the NOA2 today with notice date 5/2/2018. 

I received email & text notifications that my I-130 is being sent to Department of State or NVC. 

PD: Nov 8, 2017

It's been 6months 

Potomac Service Center 

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