18 year old daughter and naturalization

[shawna7 4]

Hi everyone,

I have a question I can't seem to find the answer for. Next year I will be able to apply for Citizenship based on marriage. My daughter turns 18 this week..will she beable to file along with me?or will she have to wait the five years?

thanks in advance!

S

[chichai 0]

Don't know the specifics of your case but I am guessing she has to wait since her application is not based on her marriage to a US Citizen.

[NickD 203]

I can answer this since our daughter turned 18 before my wife could apply for US citizenship, your daughter, like ours can no longer tailgate on your application, 18 years is the cut off date.

She must return to go, pay 675 dollars, and wait two more years.

I pleaded with the USCIS on this issue and pointed out the excessive delays they had in issuing the conditional green cards, and only talking about a couple of weeks over. 18 is 18 and that is the law.

Step daughter also has an unmarried brother that just turned 21 during before we applied for our AOS, as the sponsoring US citizen, I could no longer petition for him. There, age 21 is the cut-off date, so he has to wait until is mother could petition for him, she could as a LPR, but we were told to wait until she became a US citizen as applying as a LPR would take forever. Also taking for ever as a US citizen, at least ten years will go by. USCIS puts these arbitrary age dates ahead of keeping a family together.

Our daughter due to some USCIS mix up, issued her condition card later than my wife's, but fortunately it was within their 90 day frame. Others that were over 90 days, had to file a separate I-751 for their child. If you apply before 90 days for your I-751 or for your N-400, your application will be rejected.

Just like 55 mph means 55, 18 means 18, 21 means 21, and 90 means 90, they take this days very seriously, and if they mix up, you pay the price.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Great job explaining this in detail, Nick!

[shawna7 4]

I can answer this since our daughter turned 18 before my wife could apply for US citizenship, your daughter, like ours can no longer tailgate on your application, 18 years is the cut off date.

She must return to go, pay 675 dollars, and wait two more years.

I pleaded with the USCIS on this issue and pointed out the excessive delays they had in issuing the conditional green cards, and only talking about a couple of weeks over. 18 is 18 and that is the law.

Step daughter also has an unmarried brother that just turned 21 during before we applied for our AOS, as the sponsoring US citizen, I could no longer petition for him. There, age 21 is the cut-off date, so he has to wait until is mother could petition for him, she could as a LPR, but we were told to wait until she became a US citizen as applying as a LPR would take forever. Also taking for ever as a US citizen, at least ten years will go by. USCIS puts these arbitrary age dates ahead of keeping a family together.

Our daughter due to some USCIS mix up, issued her condition card later than my wife's, but fortunately it was within their 90 day frame. Others that were over 90 days, had to file a separate I-751 for their child. If you apply before 90 days for your I-751 or for your N-400, your application will be rejected.

Just like 55 mph means 55, 18 means 18, 21 means 21, and 90 means 90, they take this days very seriously, and if they mix up, you pay the price.

Thank you very much Nick..I had a feeling this might be the case but one can only hope..lol..I guess I shall wait the extra 2 years with her then