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New US citizen: Immigration process for child born and living outside the US

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Gavs   0

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Hello, forum!

I hope you can help me out with a question. I have done some research and I think I understand most of it.


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  • As I'm posting this, I'm still a Green Card holder, but I actually have my oath ceremony tomorrow, so I'll officially be a US Citizen tomorrow.
  • I have a daughter that's currently 9 years old and she lives in Mexico (where she was born) with her mom. My daughter currently doesn't have a Green Card, not even an American visa (never had one).
  • I was already a US Permanent Resident years before my daughter was born, but not a Citizen.


According to the information I've found, I'm aware my daughter is not eligible for automatic citizenship, I know that in order for that to be an option, my daughter needed to previously have a Green Card, so at the moment I become a Citizen, she would have had an "automatic" status upgrade, but I know this is not the case because of the following reasons:

  • I wasn't a Citizen before she was born.
  • She currently doesn't have a Green Card.


Obviously, I'm interested in investing in my daughter's future and giving her this opportunity that a lot of people would like to have and doesn't, so, as far as I understand, the option I have is the following:


My assumptions
I can't request for her to become a Citizen without being a Permanent resident first. So I need to fill a I-130 form (Petition for alien resident) so she can become a Green Card holder and eventually a US Citizen.

My questions

  • Am I correct with my assumption, is that the process I need to follow in this case?
  • If that's the process to follow, would she need to wait the usual 5 years after the Green Card before applying for naturalization or would it be less time in this case?


Thanks in advance!

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milimelo   4,475

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I-130 is the process. Guides are on top of every page. She'll go to immigrant visa interview in Ciudad Juarez before she gets her visa. 

 

 

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Your daughter wishes to move to the US and her Mother is agreeable?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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