K1 / US Citizenship Interference

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Ok. This is a little complicated. Lets start with the facts:

Me: US Citizen from Father with Certificate of Birth Abroad/Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Germany) Original Document Lost. My Mother does have a copy.

My daughter: 2 years old. No Passport. With her Mom in the Philippines. My name is on her Birth Certificate.

Actions: Filed for K1/K2 Visa 12/27/2007

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Ok so I filed for K1/K2. I included my daughter's name so she will be able to get the K2 and come with her mom.

Now we want Aeisha(daughter) to become a US Citizen.

If I go ahead and start the process, would it interfere with the K1/K2?

It would be pretty difficult to do her citizenship(register her at the embassy/Report of birth) for the following reasons:

Aeisha was born out of wed-lock (of course she was, since we were not married at the time and the U.S does not recognize marriage in the Philippines anyway!!!And if we do marry in PI, I cant use the K1/K2!its silly!)

So she has to be legitimized first.

Then, I do not have the original of my own Report of Birth Abroad. Which is required to prove I am a US Citizen, (despite having had a passport since I was young,served in the Army,am attending a US college, being a registered Voter and being a FLorida Resident, and oh yea I just filed for K1 which can only be done IF YOU ARE A US CITIZEN!! Very Very Silly!)

So I would have to request a new Consular Report of Birth Abroad(CRBA) from Munich,Germany. No Idea how long that will take!

Then, they may require a DNA test. Which doesnt happen overnight and costs around $500.

The 2 questions I have:

1. So FOR EXAMPLE I get this all done within a month or so, would it interfere with K1/K2 since she is a US Citizen from that point on?

2. If I wait for my daughter and fiance to come to the US on a K1/K2 and get married...That would legitimize Aeisha and make her a US Citizen. Wouldnt it?

Any help is much appreciated! Thanx and Happy New Year!