Kids Acquiring Citizenship Automatically - How Do We Obtain Passports?

[Paul Hanaki 72]

If you are traveling soon I wouldn't apply yet as you have to give up the green cards at the time of application and who knows when you will get your passports. 

[springguy 33]

@mam521- did they take your kid's GC while applying for passport? We applied at a USPS this morning and they returned my children's green card original and photocopy.

He just attached our DL copies to their forms and their original birth certificate (non US)- he did not attach  copy of certificate of naturalization either. 

For wife and my application,n he added our CON original and copy, DL. 

 

 

[Mike E 11,739]

14 minutes ago, springguy said:

We applied at a USPS this morning and they returned my children's green card original and photocopy.

Expect an RFE

[mam521 2,062]

On 5/30/2023 at 8:30 PM, springguy said:

@mam521- did they take your kid's GC while applying for passport? We applied at a USPS this morning and they returned my children's green card original and photocopy.

He just attached our DL copies to their forms and their original birth certificate (non US)- he did not attach  copy of certificate of naturalization either. 

For wife and my application,n he added our CON original and copy, DL. 

 

 

Haven’t applied for theirs yet but my interviewing officer for my N-400 said the passport office will take the green cards. 
 

I don’t trust the post office for initial passport applications in this case, so we will be doing the kids’ passports at an actual passport office. 

[springguy 33]

On 5/30/2023 at 8:45 PM, Mike E said:

Expect an RFE

Miracle - we received passport for my minor children.

A recap - the USPS agent did not take their original Green Card, he only attached their birth certificate (not born in US) and a copy of our DLs. He did not attach our marriage certificate nor the naturalization certificates.

It was week #9, the status was still 'In-Progress', reached out to senator letting them know that we did not attach the GC and requested assistance to connect with passport office to validate documents. And magically next day the application was approved. My senator office said, all they did was placed an inquiry at locator #35. No other follow ups from their side either! So, not sure if GC is required or not for minor kids.

 

[Mike E 11,739]

This is bizarre.

 

Now file N-600 online. With the proper evidence. No usps to get in the way.