Keyser Soze

2 hours ago, jan22 said:

Will you be with your wife and child at the CRBA interview?  If so, no need for notarization -- don't sign them prior to the interview.  You will sign them in front of the consular officer, who serves as a notary. 

 

If you won't be there, both the DS-5507 and DS-2029 have one or two places that require notarization, depending on your situation.  If you are tbe US citizen father of a child born out of wedlock, you will need to have the section at the bottom of page three of the DS-5507 and tbe top of page three of the DS-2029 notarized and you should send a photocopy of the ID you used for the notarization.  All US citizen applicants need to have the oath section (attesting that the information on the form is true and correct) of the application (page four of DS-5507 and bottom of page three of DS-2029) notarized and should also include the photocopy of the ID you used.

 

You didn't mention it, but while you are at the notary, if you will not be at the interview you should also have a DS-3053 notarized and submit it with a copy of your ID docunent.  This is for the US passport application for your child, which requires both parents' signatures. The DS-3053 will serve as your authorization for the issuance of a passport for your child in lieu of your signature at the time of the application.


Hi, thank you for your reply. I'm in the US. Spouse and son aren't. So I won't be present in the interview. I'm really confused about the part of 2029 and 5507 forms that need to be notarized. I've already filled up 3053 and know what part needs to get notarized. 

Hello there, 

I'm a US citizen that's trying to bring my wife (non-resident, non citizen) and son (born abroad) to the US. I've already received approval for I-130 for my wife but when it comes to child born abroad, I've got some questions. 

I've already filled up DS 5507 and DS 2029 but I'm not sure what pages/segments of those forms require notarization. 

Can someone kindly advise? 

2 minutes ago, Timona said:

CRBA

What do I do in I-864? (Sponsor's household size). Also, I forgot to ask...while filing for taxes, do I apply as married or single or married-filing separate? 

Hi all, 

I'm a US citizen that just had my wife's I 130 petition approved. However, I haven't done anything about my daughter as of now. Do I mention her in I-864 or start child born abroad (CRBA) application?

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

18 months, 2 years, you should have plenty of evidence of finacials.

does it really take 2 years for them to approve I-130? How long will it take once it gets sent to NVC? 

37 minutes ago, Boiler said:

18 months, 2 years, you should have plenty of evidence of financials.

I've made 40k by now (this year). Will that suffice? 

so, I just filed for my wife's I-130. What's the processing timeline like? I checked the site and it asks for lockbox. I filed online... 

Also, will 1 year of tax return suffice? I didn't work in the past 2 years. (no income) as I was in school. 

Another question on topic. So I checked the processing times for I130. What happens after I130 is approved? When do I send in proof of income and tax documents? How many years of tax documents will they ask for? This is the only year I've made good money (I'll have made about 40k by the end of the year) as I was in school until 2020. 

7 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Yes and yes.  My answer assumes your parents are married.  If YOU are a US Citizen, YOU can begin the process for your mother, as well.

7 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Yes and yes.  My answer assumes your parents are married.  If YOU are a US Citizen, YOU can begin the process for your mother, as well.

I need to apply for my wife and daughter's GC and I'm not sure ill meet income requirements for my mom, too. But they are still married and I'll have dad apply for her GC. 

Does she return it before her new application is filed? or she can do it anytime she wants? 

My mom was a green card holder while my dad's a citizen. Mom hasn't lived in the US for 5 years and we want to bring her over the US. Do we start the gc process the same way as a new immigrant? Does my mom need to return her expired green card? 

On 8/21/2021 at 10:41 AM, jan22 said:

You most likely meet the requirement to transmit US citizenship to you child, but a word of caution.  You had to be a permanent resident for 5 before qualifying for citizenship. But, during that five years you were allowed to travel outside of the United States.

 

The Consular Report of Birth Abroad requirement is that you have spent five years physically present in the US. Any time spent outside the US cannot be included, like it can for the citizenship process.  So, you need to take a look and be sure that you had five years of being physically in the US prior to the birth of your child, just to be sure.

 

Hi, 

I'm a tad confused. I have lived in the US for 10 years in total starting 2006 (including 4-5 yrs in f-1,student visa). Does that suffice? 

19 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

Where you a US citizen when your child was born?  Did you live at least 5 years in the US before your child was born?

I'm a naturalized citizen. So I had to have lived for at least 5 years to get it. 

 

Is I-130 all I need to file for my wife at this time? (Since she's in home country)? 

3 minutes ago, Timona said:

@Keyser Soze where you a citizen when your child was born? That is what the CBRA that @SusieQQQ will answer. 

If you were, you passed citizenship to your child.

Hello, 

Yes, I was. (I'm a naturalized citizen) Does that mean I don't have to apply for her I-130? What do I do then? Apply for her passport? 

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Do you qualify to pass citizenship on to your child? Google CRBA and see if you meet the requirements.  If you do, apply for CRBA and US passport for your child. If you don’t, then they each need a separate i130.
 

No requirement for registering marriage at the embassy.

Got it! Thanks. Didn't see your edited reply. I'll go ahead and CRBA and Passport for my daughter then. 

Hello,

I'm a US citizen that's been married to a non-US citizen for four years now. Both live abroad (they've never been to the US) and my daughter was born there, too. 

I believe I'm supposed to file I-130 for my wife. Do I need to file a separate one for my daughter? 

Also, I have never registered my marriage with the embassy. Was I supposed to do that?