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More specifically, about 11 days before the scheduled naturalization interview we "planned a trip" for 3 days after the naturalization interview. Then we scheduled a Passport Agency appointment online for the morning after the naturalization interview. We reckoned that if for any reason there wasn't a same day oath, well, passport agency appointments and travel plans are easily cancelled. And since there was a same day oath. Passports were immediate.

The verification consisted of me holding up my phone to the agents window whereby he confirmed there was some sort of random itinerary that departed to Cancun in two days and asked me to scroll down to the time of departure. They say that even hotel reservations in Mexico or Canada would surface if it was a planned ground trip. In our own case, some stuff has come up and I'm not sure we will be able to make the trip after all, but the airline reservation I casually flashed on my phone was legit at the time that I flashed it. Last year there was some sort of crisis about passport appointment capacity that made headlines. Today that is very much not the case and there was obvious blatant overcapacity. Check passport agency appointments here to see how crowded it may be in a passport agency near you. https://passportappointment.travel.state.gov/ (if you had some kind of plan for travel in 14 days) There is a good chance it is not crowded.

Actual physical passports are now on hand for wife and stepdaughter. Original naturalization certificate was returned by hand today, along with and all other original documents. The passport agency expedited process seems HUGELY beneficial to those who are able to use it. All it requires is access to a Passport Agency and literally any type original travel plans within the next two weeks. I just held up my phone to the glass window showing a trip to Cancun in the next couple of days. That and pay $60 extra which is well worth it. Passports %100 done.

That sounds like almost a quote of what the agent at the Passport Agency said. 🤣 We already planned to file N-600 and I have one filled out online already. I'll be finalizing a few details and submitting it in the next few days. Although we had fairly minimal problems getting our daughters passport, none the less they did ask for more evidence than the fairly good evidence what we had brought in the first place. Yesterday it was just a quick chat with the very nice attendance clerk at her school and we had the extra records the Passport Agency wanted. But I could see that if it was 40 years from now and any question came up renewing a passport then, reproducing the evidence we submitted yesterday at some time far in the future could be problematic.

Passports completed with expedited appointments at the passport agency this morning. Both wife and daughters passport applications now show completed online with will call pickup of the actual passports scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. They did give us a little more hassle than we expected on proving actual custody of my wife's daughter for her derivative citizenship. They were fine with her Philippine birth certificate showing only one parent as proof of sole legal custody. But while we had insurance documents, state ID and several other proof of her living with us at our address, they still insisted on us getting additional school records for her. But, they let us drop by her school and then e-mail attendance and enrolment records so it still all got sorted today. Tomorrow afternoon they should have actual US Passports on hand. Generally we'd give a really positive review for the San Diego Passport Agency too. They seemed friendly and efficient.

Just being an authorized user DOES create a credit score and immediately starts building credit so it is definitely a good thing (so long as it is authorized user on a good account). My wife had a 750+ credit score before she ever arrived or even had a Social Security number. Where it becomes more important is getting that new Social Security number imputed into one's credit file so a good score can be put to use. Once you have a credit score and it is good you need some creditor to input the Social Security number into the file for it to be of much use. We found Capital One does that if you input an Social Security number and upgrade an authorized user to "account administrator". Discover 'might'. Not sure.

Extension letters are supposed to be the original copy. CBP would be unlikely to give you any grief about a copy but airlines may be more strict.

We just clicked "next", the warning popped up, we decided it doesn't apply to us since there are no children who live apart from us, ignored the warning, clicked next again and went on. My wife was approved earlier today with no questions on the subject at all other than that her daughter is living here with us.

Well Success!!!! kind of. My wife is now a US Citizen!!!!! However when it came to the name change they easily talked her out of it. She has been trying to change her name since she got here. Social Security previously denied a name change telling her USCIS must sign off on it first due to a Costa Rica Marriage Certificate. I had extensively coached her to argue her name is already changed due to the marriage but even if they wouldn't accept that just go with a judicial name change but.... The interviewing office suggested it's 'simpler' not to change her name and all that went out the window and she agreed not to change her name during naturalization. So now she is a US Citizen, with her maiden name and a 4 year old Costa Rica Marriage Certificate that has already been rejected as a name change document by Social Security. Tomorrow morning we have an expedited appointment at the Passport Agency. We'll try the name change there but I'm not optimistic. California DMV is quite specific that they require Social Security to change a name before they will. Court name changes in California cost like $600 and take months. It seems like she is stuck with her maiden name at this point. But otherwise the naturalization went extremely easily.

It's better than what we submitted and we got approved. I'd throw in car insurance and if you have joint car registration or titles.

Technically they should probably carry the extension letter but in reality even an expired green card would generally suffice. If they really wanted to get serious they could and would confirm status based on 'any' green card. We live in Southern CA and hit interior checkpoints out in the desert with some regularity and they never gave us any grief.

It sounds like you took exactly the good advice that they gave you. Of course you must fully disclose it and the interviewing consul would know all about it. But I can't see how it would be the slightest issue. You literally did exactly what they said you should do.

Well, tomorrow is a big day for Visa Journey. My wife interviews in San Diego. We feel highly confident she will pass but are not 100% confident her change to married name would allow a same day oath. To us, it seems it is a mater settled by the marriage certificate and doesn't require a judge, so a same day administrative oath is possible. But we shall see. But amongst other VJ members there are six others who also have N400 interviews listed on their timelines for tomorrow, November 19, too. So good luck and best wishes to all. @top_secret San Diego Philippines YEA!!!! @raizujukishi San Diego Philippines @jm17 Honolulu Philippines @Scott001 Honolulu China @theprocess01 Philadelphia Dominican Republic @hQEMA66czy Chicago Turkey @Kai G. Llewellyn Seattle Canada Best wishes to everyone. November 19, 2024 is a good day.😁

In the past that particular issue has been complicated. The best advice was to get it notarized in the Philippines while carefully requesting that half the page be left empty for notarization overseas. In our own case, we traveled to Peru together and got notarized in Cusco together. 😂🤣 But more recently it seems the Philippine Embassy in SF is accepting notarization of only the American party which makes it really easy. Since you are actually IN SF. I'd make an appointment and go down there and pay. It's probably 80% just a way they raise revenue and 20% actual Philippine law that it is wise to comply too.

CFO will probably hassle her and give her a hard time about not having a ROM. But, they still have to let her go. It's not a show stopper. If you want to appease them, file it now. She would probably have the temporary copy back in time and that would make CFO happy. Otherwise, don't worry to much about it. Expect they might complain and try to make her feel bad about not doing it, but not actually do anything to stop her from traveling.

if you read the instructions for that part of the N400 it says https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/n-400instr.pdf page 15 So the requirement for evidence does not apply to children living with you. The fact that they live with you is proof you are supporting them.

If the divorce is completely legal under the laws of Peru it should be accepted by US Embassy Manila without being recognized in the Philippines. The requirements for the divorce decree from Peru are here. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Peru.html Plus it will need a certified English translation if it is in Spanish. Also, for Peru documents always scan or copy both sides of every page, even if it is blank since they often have requirements for revenue stamps or receipts on the back.

All documents accepted is not the same as documentarily qualified, because NVC may ask for additional documents even though they accepted everything you submitted. But, if NVC wants anything additional they would normally message you on CEAC. Have you checked your messages there?

If the last updated date keeps changing that can generally be perceived as positive because it means someone at the embassy is actively working on the case. It at least lets you know they haven't forgot about you.

You should just have to file a new DS160 for the child if she will travel within a year of her mom.

That makes sense. The 02 case probably means the embassy has accurately included the daughter as follow and join so she will be able to travel within a year of her mom without requiring a new petition. It sounds like everything is going correctly and it is just the embassies infamous slowness and inconsistent timeframes.

Usually 01 and 02 would be if there is a derivative like a K2 child. If that's not the case there could be other reasons. As long as the date keeps updating it means that they are at least actively working on. It could be seen as positive since usually it means progress. Unfortunately there is no way to predict how long it will take but you probably aren't that far away.

Isn't your son a US Citizen??? If so, he doesn't need a medical, he just needs his US Passport. I'm not sure about your wife's passport. I have not personally heard of anyone making it through Saint Luke's without a passport but your situation is kind of unusual given the embassy has her passport and issued the 221g for a new medical. I think you are going to have to call Saint Lukes and/or the embassy on that one. What is the status on the CRBA? Presumably your wife can't travel until that is fully resolved.

They stopped letting US Citizen spouses in to attend interviews in 2020 "because of ronan-virus" and to date I have not heard of them reversing that policy. The same entrepreneurial ladies hanging around the sidewalk outside the Embassy who would offer hold your phone for P200 also have chairs you can rent for P50 so you can have a seat in the shade while you wait.

Somehow context is critical with this question.