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thank you. I’m in touch with 2 lawyers, one of which is recommending n600, and the other one n600k. clearly an edge case 🙂 I’m 100% sure about having qualified for citizenship. the consular officer took many weeks to research the case, look at the evidence and and set a record for the future. It wasn’t an easy decision. Also, if I were to go through the n600k route today without any history, I have a rock solid case. What makes n600k challenging is the language around “do not … if ina 320 …”

Hi all Following up from the following thread: Long story short: I want to have a certificate of citizenship for my son in order to avoid the situation mentioned in the thread above the case is: - he was born outside of the us when my wife and I were LPR - we got naturalized and were living in the us at the time, thus she became a citizen, and received a passport - we left the country soon after she became a citizen due to unforeseen personal challenges. We thought we’d come back, but couldn’t - 1 year later made the decision to fully start living abroad. - time for renewal of the passport, his passport was challenged but eventually issued - don’t want to deal w it again so want to apply for CoC. now - we reside abroad. is the route n600 or n600k? on the one hand, it feels it should be n600 as we were living in the US when she became a citizen. However the form says “do not file if you do not regularly reside in the us” i go to n600k. Residence is not a challenge but it says “do not file if automatically acquired citizenship through ina 320”, which is my son’s case. any guidance appreciated. ps: he’a about 6 years old now

That’s what my research is proving as well.

So, an update. the consulate got back and approved the passport given the evidence. at this point, I’m considering applying for n600 as secondary evidence of citizenship in order not to deal w this again in 5 years. I can’t do n600k given the situation (i.e., will have a valid passport) questions: - any guidance overall? Anyone been in this situation before? - ok to apply for n600 from outside of the us?

Anyone here have a recommendation for a lawyer who might be experienced in a tricky case like mine? I'd like to get a second opinion.

Hello everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster here. Facing a really unique situation and any guidance will be deeply appreciated. Will post as concisely as possible, and happy to give any details * son born august 2018 outside of the US. Got I-551 stamped onto passport on first visit back in October 2018. Green card arrived later on * wife and I got naturalized a few months later in April 2019 * we got our passports from passport office the same day we got naturalized * same day, we asked for a passport for our son, given his qualification for automatic citizenship (LPR, living with us in the US) * we had to leave the country a few days after getting the passports, as we had to attend to a family emergency. In fact, prior to naturalization we’ve been traveling back and forth to take care of a parent (who then passed away 1.5 year later). In the meanwhile (i.e., until the parent passed away) we had to take care of him full time, so were not able to go back to the US for quite some time. * when we wanted to renew our son’s daughter a few weeks ago, we were challenged by our intent and whether we were actually living in the us, because we travelled a few days after getting the passports. now we’re having to go through submitting evidence again that we were living in the US at the time etc. I’m quite surprised as 1) the passport office officer who issued the passport to my son many years ago were all aware of this situation and were convinced AND 2) I thought once my son’s citizenship was established, that wouldn’t be up for discussion again? my questions: - can they actually go back and look at the circumstances again, particularly given the establishment of citizenship - what sort of evidence would help make the case again (if I have to)? Last few months in the US, we were staying at a friend’s place, as flying back and forth to take care of the parent was super costly and we didn’t have a separate lease. We have a written statement from the owners of the place that we were residing there. Our kid’s green card was also sent to our friends’ address. - in the case that her passport renewal application is denied, what options would we have to get her citizenship back? Is N600K an option, as he was born after we were naturalized? Appreciate your support!!!