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Hi, My older sibling in California has began the I-130 process and the I-130 has gotten approved for my father living in Canada. (DS260 has not been submitted yet). Would my father be allowed to drop us off at the airport in the USA and return back home right away? We live a few minutes away from the US border and wanted to book plane tickets to fly from Buffalo, as it is much cheaper than Toronto. Is this allowed? or will it cause complications with the immigration paperwork? Thanks

Yes he is an Afghan national, born in Afghanistan.

Hi, About 3 weeks ago I filed I-130 for my dad. My dad is a Canadian Citizen and has been living in Canada for the past 40 years, and prior to that he was living in Afghanistan. A few days ago, I got confirmation that I-130 is approved without asking me for a payment (I did not pay anything) and now it's moved onto the NVC stage. The NVC portal says I already "paid" and its because he is an Afghan national. Is this how it's supposed to be? Or did USCIS make a mistake? Because in the I-130 form I put he is a Canadian citizen living in Canada. I am worried that this will delay his application.

Thank you!!! That clears up my confusion I see on the link you sent that it does say foreign birth certificate which is reassuring(I was clicking Born US Citizen by mistake lol). Once again thanks

Thanks! For the birth certificate, I only have my Canadian birth certificate which I don’t think would work. So if I were to need a US Birth certificate, I’d need to get a CRBA but I don’t think thats possible as the US government website states, “CRBA applications must be made before the child’s 18th birthday” https://ca.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/ . This is where I’m confused and not sure how to proceed.

I was born to a US Citizen and since my mom never got me the US passport when I was a kid, I was a first time passport applicant over the age of 18, which is the Adult transmission route. https://nl.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/child-family-matters/claiming-citizenship-born-outside-united-states/ (I fall under the over age of 18 category on this website) The documentation the consulate required was proof that my mom was a US Citizen and lived there for 5 years after the age of 14, so she brought her drivers license, medical papers, vaccination records, etc, and the immigration officer said I was “Born a US Citizen” so they issued me a passport.

Hi, Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section. I am a Canadian that is born and living in Canada and I recently obtained my US Passport through Adult transmission (from my mom). I am going to be moving later this year to the US, and I just want to make sure I can get a Social Security Number. Upon looking at the application online for one, I see that they require a US Birth Certificate issued before the age of 5 OR other proofs of Birth such as a CRBA. I am not sure what to do as I don’t have a CRBA or US birth certificate. When I got my US Passport through Adult transmission, they didn’t require a CRBA. Am I able to show up to the Social Security office with just a US passport and my Canadian birth certificate? Or, is there another approach I’d need to take? Thanks!