Mom passed US citizen interview, but DAD failed

[Florida012 11]

Hi forum. Hope everybody is in good health!!!!
My question is:    My parents went to the their second interview today  ((N400 through me))  I'm a us citizen also. Both of them failed the first interview)).  My mother passed today, and now she is a US citizen (she even swore today) but my father failed again. I know that he has to wait 5 more years to apply again, but I want to know. Now that my mom is a us citizen, she can petition him right away? or she has to wait some time because my dad has failed his interview ? or that doesn't matter and she can petition him right away.
Thanks.

[discoverusa 258]

Your Father can reapply anytime. Nobody petitions his Naturalization. I assume he failed English and/or Civics?

Edited August 4, 2022 by discoverusa

[Timona 4,207]

He'll get a mail on how to proceed. 

I mean, he can then repay and refile but after you get the mail. However, the only difference between citizenship and GC is voting. So, if he doesn't care, he can continue with GC & renew every 10 years.

 

N400 has booklet in Spanish, FYI, free online. Maybe that can help him better. 

[Boiler 45,468]

What is she going to petition him for?

[discoverusa 258]

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

What is she going to petition him for?

Maybe she initially petitioned for his green card. 

[Florida012 11]

Hi, thanks for the replies guys. Sorry about the confusion, my mom wants to file for him right away the n400 through marriage.  Also I filed for both of them, through family (I''m a us citizen, and his son),so they went to the interview with differents IO, because I  filed for them individually ( one n400 for each of them)

[Boiler 45,468]

He files for a N400

[SalishSea 17,819]

46 minutes ago, Florida012 said:

Hi, thanks for the replies guys. Sorry about the confusion, my mom wants to file for him right away the n400 through marriage.  Also I filed for both of them, through family (I''m a us citizen, and his son),so they went to the interview with differents IO, because I  filed for them individually ( one n400 for each of them)

You need to research this process.  That's not how this works.

[Florida012 11]

That's what I'm doing now lol

[Family 3,988]

1 hour ago, Florida012 said:

I know that he has to wait 5 more years to apply again, but I want to know. Now that my mom is a us citizen, she can petition him right away? or she has to wait some time because my dad has failed his interview ? or that doesn't matter and she can petition him right away.
Thanks.

Why do you think Dad needs “ to wait 5 more years to apply again,…”. He can re apply as often as he wants.Linked an easy read FAQ by USCIS, see #25

 

Just be sure he can manage the language. To qualify for test in native tongue, depends on how many years he has been LPR and how old he is .
 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/chapter3.pdf

 

[Florida012 11]

Problem is he can't manage the English language. He is already 76 years old (7 years with his green card), and the only hope that he has  is to reach the 20 years with his green card (he'll be 89 years old at that time). I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel for him, from that  part .  So his only hope I guess it's if  my mother  filed a new n400 though marriage, instead of me, now that she is a new US citizen

Edited August 4, 2022 by Florida012

[SalishSea 17,819]

16 minutes ago, Florida012 said:

That's what I'm doing now lol

Okay, but..... you keep talking about him being petitioned, and we are telling you that's not how naturalization works.......    🤷‍♀️

[SalishSea 17,819]

3 minutes ago, Florida012 said:

Problem is he can't manage the English language. He is already 76 years old (7 years with his green card), and the only hope that he has  is to reach the 20 years with his green card (he'll be 89 years old at that time). I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel for him, from that  part .  So he only hope I guess it's if  my mother  filed a new n400 thourgh marriage, instead of me, now that she is a new US citizen

You think "filing a new n400 through marriage" excuses the English language requirement?

 

 

[Florida012 11]

Agreed with you in that  part , but because is now through marriage I don't thing the civic questions is going to take place in that  occasion, but about the relationship about them, and personal things . and to be honest is gonna be hard for dad to pass those questions even if they have to go together to the interview if it takes place of course.

Edited August 4, 2022 by Florida012

[Family 3,988]

7 minutes ago, Florida012 said:

Problem is he can't manage the English language. He is already 76 years old (7 years with his green card), and the only hope that he has  is to reach the 20 years with his green card (he'll be 89 years old at that time). I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel for him, from that  part .  So his only hope I guess it's if  my mother  filed a new n400 though marriage, instead of me, now that she is a new US citizen

Edited 4 minutes ago by Florida012

https://www.usimmigration.org/articles/citizenship-test-exceptions
 

He would qualify to take it in Spanish under  55/15     So another 8 years. Nothing your mom can do to help him out , even though she just became USC. 
 

The only exception is for  Medical Conditions that have cognitive impairment (;ex Alzheimer’s, dementia onset or ..) and a doctor would certify w N-648)….but God Willing your Dad remains a healthy LPR .