Rescheduling Citizenship Interview

[Timona 4,207]

14 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Interview 30 minutes, labor 8+ hours, probably entirely different day, whatever, that’s why people have different opinions , I did say it was kind of flippant and my post was more to do with whether they rescheduled properly 

 

 

 This is what I was also talking about.

 

@jenni17 though you've rescheduled, should the original interview date come and the little one has perched or is still playing hide n seek, I'd suggest he just shows up with the original notice. 

Edited December 23, 2020 by Timona

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 minute ago, Timona said:

 This is what I was also talking about.

 

@jenni17 though you've rescheduled, should the original interview date come and the little one has perched or is still playing hide n seek, I'd suggest he just shows up with the original notice. 

I’d call first especially as it is a drive away, they may well have descheduled him before setting a new date (which is when they’d send the new interview notice)

 

[Timona 4,207]

Just now, SusieQQQ said:

I’d call first especially as it is a drive away, they may well have descheduled him before setting a new date (which is when they’d send the new interview notice)

 

Makes sense. I agree. 

[dbLA 15]

3 hours ago, NotMoreForms said:

Murphy's law will mean that if your husband does go to the interview the baby will decide to come then (possibly triggered by your stress about it), and if you reschedule the baby will come at a time which would have meant he could have gone.

 

One thing to think about is that the US is one of the few (maybe only) countries which has 2 levels of citizenship.  If your husband was to pass the interview and get a same day oath before the child was born your child would be at the higher level of citizenship.  If your husband is not a citizen at the time of birth your child will be on the lower level of citizenship (at least that is my understanding).  

2 levels of citizenship! no such thing, there are citizens and non citizens. 

[jostermacedo 54]

8 minutes ago, dbLA said:

2 levels of citizenship! no such thing, there are citizens and non citizens. 

Naturalized citizens have at least one restriction: they can't run for President. Only born US Citizens can.

[dbLA 15]

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One thing to think about is that the US is one of the few (maybe only) countries which has 2 levels of citizenship.  If your husband was to pass the interview and get a same day oath before the child was born your child would be at the higher level of citizenship.  If your husband is not a citizen at the time of birth your child will be on the lower level of citizenship (at least that is my understanding). 

 

Which has no bearing on the child as it's a US citizen by birth, No matter the citizenship of the parents. So no, there are not 2 levels of citizenship 

[NotMoreForms 68]

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Um, no. Baby born in US is a citizen. There are no “levels” of citizenship unless you want to run for president, which being born here allows you to do regardless parent’s status.

Well I did research this a while back.  The constitution defines (wording from memory) "natural born citizen" and "naturalized citizen" (that second one may be off).  To be a natural born citizen you must:

1) Be born within the US

2) Both parents must be US citizens at the time of birth

So the constitution defines 2 levels of citizenship.  I am no lawyer, but my research found several attempts to change the laws or definition around "natural born citizen" but none have succeeded.

The most known difference is that only a "natural born citizen" can become president.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, NotMoreForms said:

Well I did research this a while back.  The constitution defines (wording from memory) "natural born citizen" and "naturalized citizen" (that second one may be off).  To be a natural born citizen you must:

1) Be born within the US

2) Both parents must be US citizens at the time of birth

So the constitution defines 2 levels of citizenship.  I am no lawyer, but my research found several attempts to change the laws or definition around "natural born citizen" but none have succeeded.

The most known difference is that only a "natural born citizen" can become president.

The child will obviously be born in the US, so what’s the point of this argument anyway? Lol 

[NotMoreForms 68]

10 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

The child will obviously be born in the US, so what’s the point of this argument anyway? Lol 

The point is that you must satisfy BOTH conditions to be a "natural born citizen".  So if in this case the husband becomes a citizen the day before the child is born they will be a "natural born citizen", otherwise they are not.

[Orangesapples 1,954]

1 hour ago, NotMoreForms said:

The point is that you must satisfy BOTH conditions to be a "natural born citizen".  So if in this case the husband becomes a citizen the day before the child is born they will be a "natural born citizen", otherwise they are not.

You're wrong. Also, the mother is also obviously a US citizen. 

 

Ted Cruz was born in Canada and if I'm not mistaken, only his mom was a US citizen. He could still run for president. 

[jenni17 36]

1 hour ago, NotMoreForms said:

The point is that you must satisfy BOTH conditions to be a "natural born citizen".  So if in this case the husband becomes a citizen the day before the child is born they will be a "natural born citizen", otherwise they are not.

This is absolutely not true. Both parents do not need to be a citizen. Obama’s dad was not a citizen and he was President. 
I’m not concerned about baby’s citizenship. Baby will be born in the US and has one US Citizen parent and will be a natural born citizen. Even if the baby had been born abroad they would still be a natural born citizen due to one US Citizen parent. 

[MayceMir 20]

5 hours ago, NotMoreForms said:

Murphy's law will mean that if your husband does go to the interview the baby will decide to come then (possibly triggered by your stress about it), and if you reschedule the baby will come at a time which would have meant he could have gone.

 

One thing to think about is that the US is one of the few (maybe only) countries which has 2 levels of citizenship.  If your husband was to pass the interview and get a same day oath before the child was born your child would be at the higher level of citizenship.  If your husband is not a citizen at the time of birth your child will be on the lower level of citizenship (at least that is my understanding).  

lol whaaaaaaattttt? This is one of the most wrong statements I've ever read in these forums. 

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, NotMoreForms said:

The point is that you must satisfy BOTH conditions to be a "natural born citizen".  So if in this case the husband becomes a citizen the day before the child is born they will be a "natural born citizen", otherwise they are not.

Wrong.
btw The point of the birthright clause was to pre-empt this argument, for those who wanted to stop freed slaves /their children being citizens. 
 

Of all the things relevant to OP’s situation, this is ...just not one of them.
 

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Sarah&Facundo 595]

You have a perfectly reasonable excuse. We missed our Adjustment of Status interview because we were on vacation in my husband's home country and another couple we met on this forum did the same thing. The day we found out about the interview and we knew we wouldn't make it, we called. We received a confirmation number. I called a week later to verify this confirmation and everything checked out. While we were gone (maybe 2-3 weeks before the schedule interview), my mom checked our mail and we had gotten a new date that was set a month later (granted this was pre-Covid so the times may differ now). The exact same scenario happened to another couple. Your husband is an LPR anyway, so delaying citizenship another few months isn't really a big deal. Missing our AOS interview could have been a real problem having just come from the K1 visa, but it all worked out! Good luck and congratulations on the baby!!

Edited December 23, 2020 by Sarah&Facundo

[lucardo3 220]

He would be out the door in 30 minutes and come to the hospital even if you are in a labor. Unwise to re-schedule it.