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Applying for US passport for children of a US citizen

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Hi, 

I want to ask if I have lost my naturalisation certificate and I applied for my children's first time US passport as they are living with me in the US and are automatically citizens upon entering the US. However, for citizen proof, I used a copy of my US passport without my naturalisation certificate as it is lost.  Has anyone ever done this? Will it be approved as the US passport proves my citizenship ? 

 

Also, in case of denial, do they send back the green cards right away? 

Lastly,  does anyone know how long expedited passport + 1-2 day mailing service actually takes ? It says 2-3 weeks, but i am worried it will take longer as some sites say 3-5 weeks? Thanks alot for any help 🙏 

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2 hours ago, Mandy124 said:

 

I want to ask if I have lost my naturalisation certificate and I applied for my children's first time US passport as they are living with me in the US and are automatically citizens upon entering the US.

I highly recommend ordering a replacement naturalization certificate. You may need in in the future to renew your own passport, get social security, apply for certain jobs or sponsor somebody for immigration. This is a must have document.

 

Also, if you get RFE for your kids cases asking for your certificate, at least you'd be able to send a copy. Do you have a copy of lost certificate? You could include that while waiting for replacement. 

 

2 hours ago, Mandy124 said:

 

 

Also, in case of denial, do they send back the green cards right away? 

 

Did you send actual green cards? Why? I would never do that unless requested explicitly.

 

You should also consider filing N-600 for your kids as soon as you get your certificate. Good luck!

 

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Thread is moved from the General Immigration Discussion forum to the "Passports, etc." subforum.

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37 minutes ago, OldUser said:

I highly recommend ordering a replacement naturalization certificate. You may need in in the future to renew your own passport, get social security, apply for certain jobs or sponsor somebody for immigration. This is a must have document.

 

Also, if you get RFE for your kids cases asking for your certificate, at least you'd be able to send a copy. Do you have a copy of lost certificate? You could include that while waiting for replacement. 

 

Did you send actual green cards? Why? I would never do that unless requested explicitly.

 

You should also consider filing N-600 for your kids as soon as you get your certificate. Good luck!

 

I sent them because the post office employee who was filing my application said that I have to send them with the application. 

Honestly,  I was able to complete my kids immigrant visa without a naturalisation certificate. Ive never needed it for any thing since then and it was lost a long time ago. I don't have a copy.

So you think the passport applications won't be approved without it ?I've already sent the applications and the post office lady said that we will leave it up to them (the passport facility) to decide. Or is there a chance that they can validate my passport,  don't they have a record of all naturalisation certificates on file ? 

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14 minutes ago, Mandy124 said:

I sent them because the post office employee who was filing my application said that I have to send them with the application. 

 

Ouch

 

14 minutes ago, Mandy124 said:

Honestly,  I was able to complete my kids immigrant visa without a naturalisation certificate. Ive never needed it for any thing since then and it was lost a long time ago. I don't have a copy.

So you think the passport applications won't be approved without it ?

It's possible to get approved without. It's also possible you'll be asked to demostrate your certificate.

 

15 minutes ago, Mandy124 said:

don't they have a record of all naturalisation certificates on file ? 

They do have a record, but the way DOS / USCIS operate is they require you to provide all the proof for any benefit. They don't have to research / work hard locating your files etc.

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