N600 question

[rock4blaqkhearts 12]

I am a US citizen who acquired citizenship through my mother almost 20 years ago as a minor. However, my parents never received a certificate of citizenship for me. They don't recall applying for one but got a US passport when I was 12 years old. I renewed my passport when I turned 18 and I remember having to submit my mother's naturalization certificate for it. Since then, I've always kept up with my passport because it's my only proof of citizenship.

 

I'm now in my 30s with only a US passport and my foreign birth certificate. I decided to apply for the N600 and have submitted every document I could find from back then.

I don't have my mother's birth certificate but it's something they ask. Has anyone here been in this particular situation or have knowledge as to what I can expect?

I fear that I just lost $1170. But I don't think I can rely on my mom's naturalization certificate forever.

 

Thanks for reading.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

6 minutes ago, rock4blaqkhearts said:

I am a US citizen who acquired citizenship through my mother almost 20 years ago as a minor. However, my parents never received a certificate of citizenship for me. They don't recall applying for one but got a US passport when I was 12 years old. I renewed my passport when I turned 18 and I remember having to submit my mother's naturalization certificate for it. Since then, I've always kept up with my passport because it's my only proof of citizenship.

 

I'm now in my 30s with only a US passport and my foreign birth certificate. I decided to apply for the N600 and have submitted every document I could find from back then.

I don't have my mother's birth certificate but it's something they ask. Has anyone here been in this particular situation or have knowledge as to what I can expect?

I fear that I just lost $1170. But I don't think I can rely on my mom's naturalization certificate forever.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

I assume you have renewed your passport since the age of 18, have you had to submit your mother's naturalization certificate each time?

 

Good luck 

[rock4blaqkhearts 12]

14 minutes ago, canadian_wife said:

 

I assume you have renewed your passport since the age of 18, have you had to submit your mother's naturalization certificate each time?

 

Good luck 

No, I only had to do that when renewing at age 18 since I was going from a minor to an adult passport.

 

With the current system, I will only have to do that as an adult IF i forget to renew my passport and it expires. If I apply for a new passport after it expires then I will have to submit a citizenship certificate.

I assume that I can submit my mom's naturalization certificate with an explanation letter but I don't want to keep relying on that.

 

Usually when I renew my passport I have to send in my expiring passport for cancellation. At which point, I'm left with no legal documentation. Then I'm waiting for my new passport to come in.

Edited February 16, 2022 by rock4blaqkhearts

[Mike E 11,739]

8 minutes ago, rock4blaqkhearts said:

With the current system, I will only have to do that as an adult IF i forget to renew my passport and it expires. If I apply for a new passport after it expires then I will have to submit a citizenship certificate.

You can renew a passport with an expired passport and no other evidence. 
 

If you lose your passport you can replace it by paying a $150 file search fee in addition to the fee for a new passport 

 

i doubt your mother’s birth certificate is required for a certificate of citizenship.  It would be if she was born in the USA. But she wasn’t unless she renounced USA citizenship and then got a gc and then naturalized 

 

Finally  you should apply for a passport card.  For $65 it is cheap insurance.  If you lose your passport you can renew it with your passport card and vice versa.  

[rock4blaqkhearts 12]

34 minutes ago, Mike E said:

You can renew a passport with an expired passport and no other evidence. 
 

If you lose your passport you can replace it by paying a $150 file search fee in addition to the fee for a new passport 

 

i doubt your mother’s birth certificate is required for a certificate of citizenship.  It would be if she was born in the USA. But she wasn’t unless she renounced USA citizenship and then got a gc and then naturalized 

 

Finally  you should apply for a passport card.  For $65 it is cheap insurance.  If you lose your passport you can renew it with your passport card and vice versa.  

Is that more recent? I thought I remember reading that if it's after expiration, you have to submit evidence. But if not, that's great.

 

She was foreign born but it was one of the documents they asked for.

 

I have thought about getting a card as well. It's a 10 year validity? Can they be renewed separately?

If this N600 application is denied, then I'm going to apply for the card.

Edited February 16, 2022 by rock4blaqkhearts

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, rock4blaqkhearts said:

Is that more recent?

what does resent mean?

 

1 hour ago, rock4blaqkhearts said:

 

 

I thought I remember reading that if it's after expiration, you have to submit evidence. But if not, that's great.

 

She was foreign born but it was one of the documents they asked for.

 

I have thought about getting a card as well. It's a 10 year validity? Can they be renewed separately?

If this N600 application is denied, then I'm going to apply for the card.

Valid for 10 years. Can be renewed  separately