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We got married in the US after which I returned home and waited for the immigration process.

I suggest to read this post from December/January

The N-600k establishes citizenship and N-600 confirms it. Two different perspectives. You need to file the N-600 not N-600k unless State insists and USCIS confirms the error made back when son got his first US passport.

My children had their oath ceremony on Monday and my son‘s account was immediately updated. However, my daughter‘s account still shows „we mailed an interview notice“. Now, the purpose of their N-600 is also because I wanted the USCIS database showing their updated status as a US citizen. Do I need to contact USCIS again so that some action is taken? At this point, I have a feeling nothing happens without any pressure or insistence on my end.

It is a problem because you are not married to your second wife. Meaning if you like to bring your wife along, she wouldn’t qualify as you guys are not legally married.

Zonga, I am pretty sure you need to file N-600 because you already have a US passport for her. The new proposed N-600 forms will accommodate an international address field. Being „in“ the US is a pretty confusing phrase and hence, the new forms will accommodate this. My children’s N-600 finally got approved but it took two years in California.

February 2022? What is your question exactly? I am assuming you are asking if this could be a problem (married second wife before divorced from first)? Yes, if you like to bring your wife you would need to solve this issue.

User, I am aware this may be the least of your concerns right now but would you mind updating us in the days, weeks to come?

If I were you, I would retain an attorney and immediately peruse the legal route. 1.) file the N-600 as soon as possible 2.) challenge State Departments decision by providing the necessary documentation. Given you have more children (younger than your son?) you may want to ensure this is getting resolved as soon as possible. I do not believe this can be fixed anytime soon.

Given the number of cases I recently heard about, I have a feeling State Department may have a memo out to scrutinize these cases more thoroughly.

This is interesting because I have seen 3+ cases on this and the other big immigration forum raising this issue. You are not the only family who is going through this right now. The N-600 would be the correct form to apply for. Do not use CA if possible as wait times are ridiculously long. We waited over two years for my children‘s N-600 and they have a similar case. I am surprised State Department revoked the US passport. The day of receiving the citizenship NOT your continued residence matters.

I leaned heavily on the support of this community when it took such a long time for our cases to get approved. I just want to let everyone know my two kids finally got their certificate. The certificate dates the day of citizenship to the day they activated their IR2’s. I filed their N-600 package about a week after we activated their green cards and the average processing time back then was somewhere between 10-12 months. Our case got stuck because of our residence being outside the US ( initially being under military orders but then retired). This was confirmed by our officer stating that all looks good but there were questions regarding our residence overseas. While State department issued their US passports within 4 weeks, our field office kept pushing our case back. We were “ready to be scheduled for an interview” for five months. Interesting to note, the suggested new N-600 forms include the option to add an international address into the documents. The wording in their current instructions are somewhat misleading. The legal status on the date someone receives their citizenship and not the date of filing the N-600 application is relevant. Based on the forums advice and in order to get us unstuck, we reached out to our Congressman and when we didn’t hear back for more than a month, I hired an attorney to file a writ-of-mandamus. The WoM finally got the case moving and an interview date set. (Before the final interview notice, we received status updates claiming we had asked for a rescheduled interview when we didn’t - it was nerve wracking). Date of filing: 01/2022 Out of processing times inquiry: 05/2023 Cases looked at by USCIS: 08/2023-09/2023 Ready to be scheduled for an interview and interview notices mailed: 09/2023 and 10/02/2023 but never received nor scheduled WoM: 02/2024 Interview scheduled: 03/2024 Interview and oath: 04/2024 The interview consisted of taking a copy of their US passports, the kids’ signature and a very friendly conversation. We had the first 08:00 am appointment on Monday morning. We showed up at 07:15 with traffic being a lot lighter than expected. Line started building up at 07:30 with about 15 people behind us and we were allowed to enter the building at 07:40-07:45.

This surely qualifies as a stupid question but here it goes: My teenagers and I have an appointment at 08:00 am at our local USCIS field office. They open up at 08:00 am and if I recall, it will take time for us to go through security etc. Meaning, if we arrive at 07:30 am as advertised, the doors may still be closed. There is no way for us to be in time for our appointment if they open at 08:00 am. Will it be held against us? Also, I am thinking we should be there about an hour prior to the appointment but waiting outside is not a walk in the park in that neighborhood. What time should one generally get there to be in the building as fast as possible? (Obviously, without camping outside but more in terms of a reasonable arrival time)…

Yes, he did file the DS 3053 based on a family court decision. The children have always lived with me and continue to do so to this day.

Yes, that is exactly the reason. Who knows if the kids will be asked to provide further evidence but can not recall or have no longer access to all the documents I am keeping. And what happens if I should pass away?

I would agree and like to add: As long as USCIS does not issue the Certificate, your stepchild is still a legal immigrant in USCIS’s database although said child is technically already a U.S. citizen

The US Consulate, for instance, accepts their registration as a form of custody. Everyone living in Germany needs to be registered with their current address. We always shared the same address.

Sorry, it’s for the N-600 and there is no court order in Germany for custody as it is determined by “habit”. Meaning the kids always lived with me and the only one who could challenge this in court and by doing so generate a court order, is their biological father. But he never did. In absence of a custody agreement, can I just show proof the kids reside with and have so for the past 15 years?

Dear all, Do you know which documents USCIS would accept as proof of custody? I am thinking overseas orders and address registration, bank statements addressed to the same address as myself? I don’t want to be in the situation in which they request documents we don’t have on us…

Would these notices not be uploaded to their USCIS accounts? Let’s just assume, they mailed something and it was never delivered? Wouldn’t I be able to find said notice on their accounts?

I am not sure how to add my children to my threat as there isn’t a field to enter their information. Both kids have had a Us passport for two years now. We do have an app - I believe it’s USCIS‘s app? And we are getting the updates so far. I just don’t understand how USCIS claims (and only for my son NOT my daughter) we would ask for a reschedule of his interview? This is so messed up at this point.

Do you have an idea what happened? I did contact the congressman beginning of the year.

We changed the address two weeks ago but have family living at our old address. They didn’t receive any notification. Also, there are no notifications in their respective accounts (the kids, I mean)… or does USCIS not upload the notifications?

Sorry, I missed that part. We changed address within the county (same USCIS field office).

it’s actually even more twisted because my son’s status never showed “interview notice sent out” but “ready to be scheduled for an interview”. But he was the one receiving an update this morning.