Proof of US citizen??

[Sothapen 1]

I was born in a refugee camp in thailand. No birth certificate were given at the time. My family came to America and my parents became us citizens before I turned 18. Technically and legally i am a us citizen also. But when i went to apply for my passport i was denied because I didn't have a birth certificate proving that my parents are my parents.

Anyone know what i can do to get a passport or proof of citizenship???

[aaron2020 11,651]

What paperwork did your parents use to prove you were their son when you immigrated to the U.S.?

[Mon413 3]

Do u have your gc or ss card that all i did too for i was born in refugee too had no problem applyin for citizen

[Cambo 0]

you should have had a "Certificate of Naturalization" once your parents became american citizen, this will be your proof.

[mananto 36]

I was born in a refugee camp in thailand. No birth certificate were given at the time. My family came to America and my parents became us citizens before I turned 18. Technically and legally i am a us citizen also. But when i went to apply for my passport i was denied because I didn't have a birth certificate proving that my parents are my parents.

Anyone know what i can do to get a passport or proof of citizenship???

Apply for N-600. You already acquired citizenship through your parents. They will tell you what you need to bring in the absence of a birth certificate. DNA might be requested too. A friend of mine went through that.

[Sothapen 1]

Apply for N-600. You already acquired citizenship through your parents. They will tell you what you need to bring in the absence of a birth certificate. DNA might be requested too. A friend of mine went through that.

Best advice so far mananto . .

Where can I go to apply for the n-600?

And should I get a lawyer ? ??

[mananto 36]

Best advice so far mananto . .

Where can I go to apply for the n-600?

And should I get a lawyer ? ??

You probably need one just because you are missing the birth certificate. Get one and explain your situation and he/she should help you fill out the form and send it to USCIS. She may be able to get some sort of documentation from your country or tell you how to do it. They deal with these things all the time. Best of luck. Also google N-600 and see what questions they have on the form. All the best and good luck.

[newacct 688]

Basically, you need proof that your parents are your parents. Different countries have different ways of documenting this. The State Department visa reciprocity page for Thailand says that if a birth was not registered, they can present a Thai household registration along with a Thai national identity card.

Anyway, in order for your parents to have brought you here, they had to have submitted some document to immigration that satisfactorily documented you were their child. Try to see if you can find their old immigration documents or something. This is also in your immigration file that can be

Applying for a Certificate of Citizenship is not necessay; and the proof for applying for a Certificate of Citizenship is the same as the proof for applying for a US passport -- namely, that you are a US citizen, because you are the permanent resident minor child of a US citizen, which, again, depends on proving that you are your parents' child. I guess you could argue that applying for a Certificate of Citizenship may be easier in this case, since it is adjudicated by USCIS, which can just look in the immigration file for your A number to see your birth certificate (or other suitable document) that was originally submitted for you to immigrate; whereas the State Department doesn't have this information. That's the only way I can see in which applying for a Certificate of Citizenship helps.

[mananto 36]

Basically, you need proof that your parents are your parents. Different countries have different ways of documenting this. The State Department visa reciprocity page for Thailand says that if a birth was not registered, they can present a Thai household registration along with a Thai national identity card.

Anyway, in order for your parents to have brought you here, they had to have submitted some document to immigration that satisfactorily documented you were their child. Try to see if you can find their old immigration documents or something. This is also in your immigration file that can be

Applying for a Certificate of Citizenship is not necessay; and the proof for applying for a Certificate of Citizenship is the same as the proof for applying for a US passport -- namely, that you are a US citizen, because you are the permanent resident minor child of a US citizen, which, again, depends on proving that you are your parents' child. I guess you could argue that applying for a Certificate of Citizenship may be easier in this case, since it is adjudicated by USCIS, which can just look in the immigration file for your A number to see your birth certificate (or other suitable document) that was originally submitted for you to immigrate; whereas the State Department doesn't have this information. That's the only way I can see in which applying for a Certificate of Citizenship helps.

My thought process in asking him to apply for N-600 is because there must be a document showing him as his parents biological son when they were immigrating or when they filled out N-400 forms or even when they first came into the country. That is the only way I thought would be easier..

[Sothapen 1]

I talked to a lawyer yesterday and hopefully he's wrong but he told me I couldn't apply for the n-600 because my parents didn't petition me when they did their citizenship...

He told just to apply for the n-400 and get it myself. I cant get citizenship on my own cause i got a record.

[newacct 688]

I talked to a lawyer yesterday and hopefully he's wrong but he told me I couldn't apply for the n-600 because my parents didn't petition me when they did their citizenship...

He told just to apply for the n-400 and get it myself. I cant get citizenship on my own cause i got a record.

He doesn't know what he's talking about. You are a US citizen. Becoming a US citizen was automatic and involuntary when your parent became a citizen; nothing needed to be done for it to happen and you had no way to refuse even if you wanted to.

[mananto 36]

I talked to a lawyer yesterday and hopefully he's wrong but he told me I couldn't apply for the n-600 because my parents didn't petition me when they did their citizenship...

He told just to apply for the n-400 and get it myself. I cant get citizenship on my own cause i got a record.

That lawyer is a quack. You automatically became a US Citizen once your parents did as you were below 18 years of age. Can you make an infopass appointment to your local USCIS office and explain the situation and see whether they can advise you on what you need to do?

[newacct 688]

That lawyer is a quack. You automatically became a US Citizen once your parents did as you were below 18 years of age. Can you make an infopass appointment to your local USCIS office and explain the situation and see whether they can advise you on what you need to do?

I'm not sure that USCIS can advise him about whether he should just apply for a passport because it's the State Department that handles passports.

[Sothapen 1]

You guys seem like y'all know alot about this stuff.. Just curious where do you guys get your facts from???

And im willing to pay alotta money to get my proof of citizenship. If one of you guys are willing to help, im willing to pay. Because im tired of paying 200$ to lawyers just to talk to them

[X2BWU 2]

I was born in a refugee camp in thailand. No birth certificate were given at the time. My family came to America and my parents became us citizens before I turned 18. Technically and legally i am a us citizen also. But when i went to apply for my passport i was denied because I didn't have a birth certificate proving that my parents are my parents.

Anyone know what i can do to get a passport or proof of citizenship???

When your parent become USC through naturalization they might have not file the N-600 for you while he was under 18. If they DID NOT FILE when you were under 18, it might be too late and you probably have to go through the naturalization process on your own. Notice there is a $600 fee for filing the N-600. Ask your parent if they filing anything for you after they got their certificate of citizenship. Ask them if they had to pay for anything else. This might trigger their memories.

This is what happend to me. My father became a USC when I was under 18 but after he got his certificate of citizenship that was it. He did not do anything else. Myself as well as my younger brother had to file N-400 and go through it ourselves. My father wasn't worried because he figured we were young and we grow up in the USA and should be able to pass the interview on our own which we did.