Alex2022

On 3/21/2022 at 5:05 PM, Gila said:

Because I also could not understand the instructions for filing online from abroad, ( you cannot enter a non-US phone number because there are too many digits with the country code), I ended up filing by paper, in November 2020. 
The paper checks were cashed after about a month, and it took even longer than that to get acknowledgment of the application. 
we still don’t have an acknowledgment of approval or request for any other documentation (documents are being actively received for over a month, mid-February)

Does anyone know how long it takes to receive acknowledgment of status so an appointment for the interview ( and plane tickets) can be arranged?

Thank you sharing your experience. I cannot answer your questions since I just recently filed the N-600K, so I am at the beginning of the process. However, for those filing online, it is possible to leave the fields for the phone numbers (U.S. format) blank and provide the actual phone numbers with the foreign country codes in the 'Additional Information' section at the end of the online form.

On 3/21/2022 at 9:20 PM, OmarStuck said:

I have filled out the form online while living outside of the US. I have used my credit card that was not issued in the US.

Thank you so much for your feedback!

On 8/29/2021 at 6:52 PM, HRQX said:

The sentence on the USCIS page is incorrect and N-600K can be filed online from abroad as OmarStuck did.

 

In fact, the vast majority of online applications are submitted from abroad. The DOS regulations even state that the children easily overcome INA 214(b) concerns when the parents live outside of the US: https://fam.state.gov/fam/09fam/09fam040202.html "Naturalization under INA 322 is a permissible activity in B-2 status. You may issue a B-2 visa to an eligible foreign-born child to facilitate that child's expeditious naturalization pursuant to INA 322. The child must be under the age of 18 at the time INA 322 requirements are met. The child's intended naturalization, however, does not exempt the child from INA 214(b); the child must intend to return to a residence abroad after naturalization. A child whose parents are residing abroad will generally overcome the presumption of intended immigration, provided that the parents do not intend to resume residing in the United States, whereas a child whose parents habitually reside in the United States will not."

Hi! I have a similar question. I have completed the N-600K and then I read the line on the USCIS website (update Feb 2022), which sounds very confusing because 1) pretty much all applicants are outside of the U.S. so why they cannot file online, and 2) the online filing option hasn't been blocked or suspended in the USCIS account, it is possible to fill out the whole form. I stopped right before paying the fee and I don't know how to proceed, I don't want to lose 1,170 in fees if online really isn't allowed now. Has anyone tried filing online since Feb this year? Also, if submitting electronically can I use a credit card issued in another country? I know if filing the paper form and using G-1450 form for credit card transactions  one has to have a U.S. issued credit card. Thanks for any tips!