Certificate of Naturalization for the child of Naturalized mother

[EireneFaith 54]

 

Hello VJ family

 

My friend got Naturalized 2 weeks ago. She would like to apply for her US passport. I said she can apply also passport for her son who is 9 years old. She is confused if she will apply for her son's passport using her Certificate of Naturalization because the USCIS told her that when her son turned 15 years old he needs to have his own Certificate of Naturalization but as of now the son can apply for his passport under the mother's Certificate of Naturalization. I was also confused if there is such thing that when the child turns 15 years old he is required to get his own Certificate. Anybody heard about this?

[arken 4,197]

Is her son a GC holder living with her?

[Jenny15 22]

22 minutes ago, EireneFaith said:

 

Hello VJ family

 

My friend got Naturalized 2 weeks ago. She would like to apply for her US passport. I said she can apply also passport for her son who is 9 years old. She is confused if she will apply for her son's passport using her Certificate of Naturalization because the USCIS told her that when her son turned 15 years old he needs to have his own Certificate of Naturalization but as of now the son can apply for his passport under the mother's Certificate of Naturalization. I was also confused if there is such thing that when the child turns 15 years old he is required to get his own Certificate. Anybody heard about this?

Hi,

 

1. Yes, she can apply a passport for her son using her US Naturalization Cert. as long the child is under 18 yrs old and he is GC holder.

2. She CAN apply as well right NOW the US Naturalization for her son( no need to wait for 15 or 18yrs) using the form N-600. But she will be the one signing the papers. 

  (Having a US Passport is enough to prove that her son is also a US citizen, BUT having the US certification will be very useful in the future specially for his school and etc.)

 

Hope it helps  

Edited July 27, 2021 by Jenny15

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, EireneFaith said:

 

Hello VJ family

 

My friend got Naturalized 2 weeks ago. She would like to apply for her US passport. I said she can apply also passport for her son who is 9 years old.

As others have written, using her naturalization certificate she can get a passport for her son. Whether she can apply for her passport and her son's passport in a single package to Passport Agency I do not know. I am always leery about sending my certificate of naturalization. Sending it twice is tempting fate. She should make an appointment with the post office and see of the passport agent there says.

 

1 hour ago, EireneFaith said:

She is confused if she will apply for her son's passport using her Certificate of Naturalization because the USCIS told her that when her son turned 15 years old he needs to have his own Certificate of Naturalization but as of now the son can apply for his passport under the mother's Certificate of Naturalization. I was also confused if there is such thing that when the child turns 15 years old he is required to get his own Certificate. Anybody heard about this?

I've read stories, which I think are apocryphal, of minors who became US citizens through naturalization of parents, getting their own naturalization certificates. I've trouble believing such stories. 

[EireneFaith 54]

1 hour ago, arken said:

Is her son a GC holder living with her?

My friend came to US as fiancee visa together with her 3 year old son. So  both of them got Conditional GC and after Removal of Condition got the 10 year GC. 6 years from the time they arrived US she filed for Naturalization.

[arken 4,197]

2 hours ago, EireneFaith said:

My friend came to US as fiancee visa together with her 3 year old son. So  both of them got Conditional GC and after Removal of Condition got the 10 year GC. 6 years from the time they arrived US she filed for Naturalization.

Then yes, she can apply for her son's passport using her naturalization certificate. Any other rumors regarding own naturalization at 15 are not true. Some do apply for Certificate of Citizenship as well  for their child but that's a choice.

[nastra30 2,287]

As others have already correctly stated, yes, she can apply for US passport for her son as a naturalized US citizen. She can also apply for certificate of citizenship using form N-600, if she also wants her son to have extra proof of his citizenship.

 

Note that both of the son's parents will have to appear together at the passport appointment or both will need to consent for the child to get a US passport; unless she has full custody of the child. @EireneFaith, so hopefully the the child's father is around to make the process easy.

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 hours ago, Mike E said:

Whether she can apply for her passport and her son's passport in a single package to Passport Agency I do not know. I am always leery about sending my certificate of naturalization.

I did this. No problems.

 

Seems to be some confusion above. Her son will get (if she applies n600) a certificate of citizenship (not naturalization). As he is older than 14, if and when he gets this he will be required to go into a uscis office and take the oath of allegiance before getting it. I wonder if this fact somehow got mangled into he need his own one because he’s 15.

 

 

(Edit: note that the son cannot get a certificate of naturalization for the simple reason that he has not naturalized. He has rather automatically acquired citizenship under INA320, and this is why if he gets a certificate it will be of citizenship, not naturalization.)

Edited July 28, 2021 by SusieQQQ

[nastra30 2,287]

Self delete.

Edited July 28, 2021 by nastra30

[Scandi 4,166]

The age is 18, not 15. If 18 or older he will need to naturalize and get his own certificate of naturalization. If he's a greencard holder and younger than 18 when his mother naturalizes then he automatically becomes a citizen too, the mother can file the N-600 so the child gets a certificate of citizenship thereafter. Filing the N-600 is not a requirement but highly recommended, always good to have a certificate that shows which date the child become a citizen (which a passport does not), especially if the mother's certificate gets lost, or the child's passport etc. Anything can happen. 

And yes she can apply for a passport for the child using her own certificate and the child's greencard. The passport agency will require documents proving she has full custody of the child, OR the child's father needs to be in on the process to get the child a passport. 

[arken 4,197]

Just so OP isn't confused more, Naturalization isn't applicable for OP's son, whether it's now or at 15 or when he turns 18 or more. 

Edited July 28, 2021 by arken

[Ontarkie 14,222]

I sent my certificate of Naturalization with my kids passport application. Now as adults they they still have not needed their own certificate. No issues with going to university or FASFA. No issues with working or DL's. 

 

Now the one issue your friend may have is dealing with the passport agency not knowing about the laws in the Philippines regarding custody. She will want to print off the law that gives single mothers sole custody and send it in with the application. Write a little note stating the laws there and where to find the information official website. Just maybe then they will look through it. Many on here over the years had to show proof of custody, US passport agency are not up on laws from other countries. Best to pre load it. 

[Talako 785]

4 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

Now the one issue your friend may have is dealing with the passport agency not knowing about the laws in the Philippines regarding custody. She will want to print off the law that gives single mothers sole custody and send it in with the application. Write a little note stating the laws there and where to find the information official website. Just maybe then they will look through it. Many on here over the years had to show proof of custody, US passport agency are not up on laws from other countries. Best to pre load it. 

Good point about the US Passport Agency not knowing that particular Philippine custody law.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Talako said:

Good point about the US Passport Agency not knowing that particular Philippine custody law.

There should always be evidence of custody if it is a single parent regardless of whether or not the passport agency “knows” a law. 

[pm5k 129]

Just to make it clear, again - in this case, the OP's child would receive a certificate of citizenship and not a certificate of naturalization. 

Edited July 28, 2021 by pm5k
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