Taking Dual Citizenship whilst ROC is pending

[CharlieJK 12]

Does anyone know if I need to notify USCIS that I have taken a second citizenship whilst my I-751 is still being processed?

 

When I started my application, and through all previous visa’s (fiancé visa, then adjusting to Permanent Resident) I was only a UK citizenship. I know have Irish citizenship as we’ll, including an Irish passport.

 

I have two questions. Firstly, do I need to notify USCIS of my new citizenship, and if so then how do I do this?

 

Secondly, will I have any trouble traveling on my Irish passport if my green card Is linked to me being a UK citizen? I’m not planning on doing this but I need to renew my UK passport in the next few months and want to know if I can just use my Irish passport if I need to travel home in an emergency.

[accumbyte 149]

10 minutes ago, CharlieJK said:

do I need to notify USCIS of my new citizenship, and if so then how do I do this?

If you have a ROC interview you can inform them at that time. Otherwise, you can list the UK and Irish citizenships on the N-400 when you apply for U.S. citizenship. Also, it seems you are eligible since mid-December to submit the N-400 under the 3-year rule and the early filing calculator: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-early-filing-calculator The N-400 has an online filing option.

Edited February 9, 2019 by accumbyte

[geowrian 22,338]

I’m not familiar with their laws, but how did you obtain Irish citizenship while living in the US?

[CharlieJK 12]

1 hour ago, geowrian said:

I’m not familiar with their laws, but how did you obtain Irish citizenship while living in the US?

I was eligible through descent (my grandmother was Irish). I’ve been eligible my whole life but for me to pass it on I needed to obtain it before my daughter was born, otherwise I wouldn’t have done it whilst my ROC was pending.

 

2 hours ago, accumbyte said:

If you have a ROC interview you can inform them at that time.

Yeah, I’m really hoping I don’t have to have an interview but I’m not sure if there’s an obligation for me to tell them.

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59 minutes ago, CharlieJK said:

but I’m not sure if there’s an obligation for me to tell them.

Only when asked on forms. Most, if not all, USCIS forms ask for all citizenships. You were honest when you answered questions 5 and 6 in Part 1 of Form I-751. But since the answer to question #6 is now different you should inform them at the ROC interview, if you have one.

3 hours ago, CharlieJK said:

will I have any trouble traveling on my Irish passport if my green card Is linked to me being a UK citizen?

Not an issue. You can travel with either the UK or Irish passport. Your choice.

[geowrian 22,338]

2 hours ago, CharlieJK said:

I was eligible through descent (my grandmother was Irish). I’ve been eligible my whole life but for me to pass it on I needed to obtain it before my daughter was born, otherwise I wouldn’t have done it whilst my ROC was pending.

Gotcha. So you formally claimed citizenship. Thanks.