New baby questions

[Kyle6811 24]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

It seems the child will be a USC.

Correct.

[Boiler 45,294]

You are still at an early part of the process.

[Kyle6811 24]

I want to thank everyone for their contributions. Even you mike e, while we differ in some thoughts - I still value input and can make decisions which may not be what you would do. My wife does not speak or read English very well so she is not on here. She is learning in the interim.

[SalishSea 17,736]

3 hours ago, Kyle6811 said:

Ok I stand corrected. Thank you for this info. What I read on the .gov site was saying that the crba is not required for entry. Either way, I will be applying for both plus ssn all at the same time.

How would you plan to bring a baby across the border then?

[SalishSea 17,736]

1 hour ago, Kyle6811 said:

Is there a way to add the child to the application once he is born instead of waiting to add him at the interview.

I don’t think you understand that your usc child will not need a visa or be added to any application.

[Kyle6811 24]

3 hours ago, jan22 said:

Unless something has changed in the past few years, most (all?) Embassies/Consulates allow parents to apply for the CRBA and passport at the same time.  Assuming the parents want to do so, they adjudicate the CRBA application and, if it's approved, the parent then pays the passport application fee and the application is processed.  This saves time for the parents and the Embassy, as all can be done on the same day, at the same interview.  This process doesn't work as well, of course, if it's a country with a lot of fraud where most CRBAs are not approved on the day of application/interview.

 

The second paragraph is excellent advice.  All of the evidence of physical presence in the US needs to be for ti mm e before t b e baby us birn, so -- start gathering it now.

 

I’m not sure I understand why this question of where my physical presence has been. I’ve lived in the U.S. my entire life. Is there something I’m missing? 

[BLC 112]

19 hours ago, Boiler said:

Well it has been a very long time since I have seen a case take a year.

They seem to be around the year mark. Mine took 11 months to finish USCIS. Went to NVC in less than one week. Once NVC paperwork submitted we were DQ’d in 2 weeks. Luckily we are UK so interview was scheduled under two  months after DQ. 

[Chancy 6,241]

25 minutes ago, BLC said:

They seem to be around the year mark.

 

I think Boiler meant for Mexico cases.  OP's wife will interview in Mexico where cases typically take around 2+ years from petition filing to visa on hand.  Unfortunately for them, the wait time for interview there is much longer than it is at the UK.

 

[Chancy 6,241]

47 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

I’m not sure I understand why this question of where my physical presence has been. I’ve lived in the U.S. my entire life. Is there something I’m missing? 

 

Even if you live in the US, it might take time to collect all the evidence documents you might need (like school records) to prove your US physical presence for the CRBA application.  For CRBA, it's a good idea to provide as many pieces of physical presence evidence as you can.  Hence the advice to start collecting those documents ASAP.

 

[Kyle6811 24]

8 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

Even if you live in the US, it might take time to collect all the evidence documents you might need (like school records) to prove your US physical presence for the CRBA application.  For CRBA, it's a good idea to provide as many pieces of physical presence evidence as you can.  Hence the advice to start collecting those documents ASAP.

 

Are you saying I need to prove where I’ve lived for the past 5 years?

 

i Have a lease where I’m at now, I had a lease for 4 years in Colorado. I have tax records showing I worked for companies in the USA for the past 9 years, 2018-2022 for defense contractors and was self employed with state licensing for 12 years before that, my passport was issued in 2015. Is that not enough?

[Chancy 6,241]

6 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

Are you saying I need to prove where I’ve lived for the past 5 years?

 

You need to prove that you have been physically located in the US for at least 5 years (with at least 2 years after you turned 14) before your child was born.  Only the CO adjudicating the CRBA application will be able to tell you if the evidence documents you have is enough.  None of us here on VJ can tell you for certain if your evidence is enough.  That's why you should collect and present as many documents as you can.  The CRBA info page I linked earlier lists examples of physical presence evidence that the consulate may consider.

 

[Kyle6811 24]

28 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

You need to prove that you have been physically located in the US for at least 5 years (with at least 2 years after you turned 14) before your child was born.  Only the CO adjudicating the CRBA application will be able to tell you if the evidence documents you have is enough.  None of us here on VJ can tell you for certain if your evidence is enough.  That's why you should collect and present as many documents as you can.  The CRBA info page I linked earlier lists examples of physical presence evidence that the consulate may consider.

 

Ok thank you chancy

[Kyle6811 24]

11 minutes ago, Kyle6811 said:

Ok thank you chancy

I 

 

40 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

You need to prove that you have been physically located in the US for at least 5 years (with at least 2 years after you turned 14) before your child was born.  Only the CO adjudicating the CRBA application will be able to tell you if the evidence documents you have is enough.  None of us here on VJ can tell you for certain if your evidence is enough.  That's why you should collect and present as many documents as you can.  The CRBA info page I linked earlier lists examples of physical presence evidence that the consulate may consider.

 

I have most of this stuff already.

leases from 2019-2023

tax records or can order tax transcripts.

w2’s from work i think back to 2018.

divorce record from Jan 2019.

Prob can get utilities from email.

-passport issued 2015 with travel stamps in 2015 and 2022.

not sure what else they would want if this doesn’t prove it.

 

 

[pushbrk 12,806]

4 hours ago, Kyle6811 said:

I 

 

I have most of this stuff already.

leases from 2019-2023

tax records or can order tax transcripts.

w2’s from work i think back to 2018.

divorce record from Jan 2019.

Prob can get utilities from email.

-passport issued 2015 with travel stamps in 2015 and 2022.

not sure what else they would want if this doesn’t prove it.

 

 

For CRBA, it is NOT "the last five years".  It's any five years since birth and any two years since turning 14.  They really like to see school records, which are easy to get.  Start here now.  https://mx.usembassy.gov/passports/births/

 

[Kyle6811 24]

6 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

For CRBA, it is NOT "the last five years".  It's any five years since birth and any two years since turning 14.  They really like to see school records, which are easy to get.  Start here now.  https://mx.usembassy.gov/passports/births/

 

Are you referring to grade school?