Combo Interview, need to bring children?

[travellers 2]

My wife and I will have a combo interview. Do we need to bring children to the interview? Our children are with grandparents in another country. If needed, we will take them back to the interview with us. But if not required, we will not bother as we are both tired from job and need some rest. 

[OldUser 7,342]

1 minute ago, travellers said:

My wife and I will have a combo interview. Do we need to bring children to the interview? Our children are with grandparents in another country. If needed, we will take them back to the interview with us. But if not required, we will not bother as we are both tired from job and need some rest. 

No, not for wife's I-751 / N-400.

 

However, what status do the children have in the US? Are they US citizens? 

Edited January 6 by OldUser

[travellers 2]

6 minutes ago, OldUser said:

No, not for wife's I-751 / N-400.

 

However, what status do the children have in the US? Are they US citizens? 

Thanks.

Yes our children are US citizens. My wife and I are busy with jobs and my parents offered to take care of our children for us to have a rest. 

[OldUser 7,342]

10 minutes ago, travellers said:

Thanks.

Yes our children are US citizens. My wife and I are busy with jobs and my parents offered to take care of our children for us to have a rest. 

Children are not needed at the interview. Often, it's actually problematic to have children with you there. If chilren are small, you may de facto have a stokes interview, with spouse staying with children outside officer's room and then switching. Having no children there is a plus.

 

If they were born in this marriage, I'd recommend taking their birth certificates just in case.

 

The reason I asked whether they were citizens is because in certain circumstances they'd become US citizens when your wife naturalizes. It's irrelevant in your case.

Edited January 6 by OldUser

[travellers 2]

8 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Children are not needed at the interview. Often, it's actually problematic to have children with you there. If chilren are small, you may de facto have a stokes interview, with spouse staying with children outside officer's room and then switching. Having no children there is a plus.

 

If they were born in this marriage, I'd recommend taking their birth certificates just in case.

 

The reason I asked whether they were citizens is because in certain circumstances they'd become US citizens when your wife naturalizes. It's irrelevant in your case.

make sense. thanks again bro

[Rocio0010 5,616]

13 hours ago, travellers said:

My wife and I will have a combo interview. Do we need to bring children to the interview? Our children are with grandparents in another country. If needed, we will take them back to the interview with us. But if not required, we will not bother as we are both tired from job and need some rest. 

No, no need to bring them and often seen as a nuisance in the context of a formal interview. However, do bring documentation that proves that the children were born to this marriage, such as birth certificates, school records, and family pictures.