Scandinavians Part 2

[Scandi 4,173]

49 minutes ago, RandB said:

Applied for my naturalization yesterday. I'm thankful that the Norwegian government changed the laws so dual citizenship is allowed. I would not have applied otherwise.

Did you file online btw?

[RandB 156]

1 hour ago, Scandi said:

Did you file online btw?

Yes I did. Followed your advice on using Microsoft Edge, not uploading documents until when I was ready to submit the application, and uploading the important documents twice! 👍

[Georgia16 2,858]

3 hours ago, RandB said:

Applied for my naturalization yesterday. I'm thankful that the Norwegian government changed the laws so dual citizenship is allowed. I would not have applied otherwise.

Good luck! Will be good to get this journey over with. 😊

[Scandi 4,173]

1 hour ago, RandB said:

Yes I did. Followed your advice on using Microsoft Edge, not uploading documents until when I was ready to submit the application, and uploading the important documents twice! 👍

Hopefully it worked out well for you! I had no idea what it would be like filing a petition online, but it was so much smoother than I expected it to be. (Y)

2 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Good luck! Will be good to get this journey over with. 😊

Good luck to us all. 😄

[Georgia16 2,858]

6 minutes ago, Scandi said:

Good luck to us all. 😄

Haha yes of course 🤣

Hopefully it won’t be too long of a process! Can’t wait to be done! (Al though there is still passports and N-600 but at least that’s not the same!)

[emma24 161]

Patiently waiting on an update on the embassy website! I am trying to not get my hopes up too much for reopening on the 15th, but it's exciting to hear murmurs of it being a possibility!!

[SarahSwede 55]

So I got an email from Stockholm (after having my case magically got transferred) and it's with a nice checklist of more things I need to upload to CEAC [Proof of the beneficiaries' name change, DS-5540, and proof of petitioner's US Domicile (which I had already included at the NVC stage)]  and the paperwork that we need to have along for the interview. Once we have everything done on the checklist we can email them directly for an interview date. We have a medical interview scheduled for the earliest available date of Aug 20, but I will email them to see if we can have an earlier appointment.

[RandB 156]

On 7/12/2020 at 4:01 PM, Georgia16 said:

Haha yes of course 🤣

Hopefully it won’t be too long of a process! Can’t wait to be done! (Al though there is still passports and N-600 but at least that’s not the same!)

I did not know about the N600 application. So, you have to apply to get your naturalization certificate... you would think that would be included in the N400 application already. And it costs $1,170!!! Outrageous.

[Scandi 4,173]

1 hour ago, RandB said:

I did not know about the N600 application. So, you have to apply to get your naturalization certificate... you would think that would be included in the N400 application already. And it costs $1,170!!! Outrageous.

It's a different process that doesn't apply to you. When a parent becomes a US citizen through naturalization, their kids automatically become citizens too unless they're too old. In order for these kids to prove they are citizens through their naturalized parent, they can file the N600 to get a certificate. 

Edited July 14, 2020 by Scandi

[RandB 156]

23 minutes ago, Scandi said:

It's a different process that doesn't apply to you. When a parent becomes a US citizen through naturalization, their kids automatically become citizens too unless they're too old. In order for these kids to prove they are citizens through their naturalized parent, they can file the N600 to get a certificate. 

Thank you for the information! Citizenship has not been an option for me until recently so I have not done a lot of research. Thanks for educating me.

Edited July 14, 2020 by RandB

[Georgia16 2,858]

1 hour ago, RandB said:

Thank you for the information! Citizenship has not been an option for me until recently so I have not done a lot of research. Thanks for educating me.

Yep as Scandi said it’s for my son  

[SarahSwede 55]

Well it's all happen very fast now! We have an interview July 21 (they didn't wait for us to contact them, as they had previously stated) and we managed to schedule a medical appointment in stk the day after!

[Ellxtdan 95]

3 hours ago, SarahSwede said:

Well it's all happen very fast now! We have an interview July 21 (they didn't wait for us to contact them, as they had previously stated) and we managed to schedule a medical appointment in stk the day after!

Congrats!! That’s wonderful news.

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

5 hours ago, SarahSwede said:

Well it's all happen very fast now! We have an interview July 21 (they didn't wait for us to contact them, as they had previously stated) and we managed to schedule a medical appointment in stk the day after!

Thats wonderful news, I'm so happy for you. Congratulations 😊 Best of luck and I hope you keep us updated please 😊

[OrihimeandIchigo 216]

The US Embassy in Stockholm updated its Visa section on their website today. I was hoping they would talk about phase reopening's. They didn't. But I'm hoping they will schedule more interviews even without it posted on their website. 

 

Edited July 15, 2020 by OrihimeandIchigo