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Then automatic acquisition of US citizenship via CCA does not apply to you. Prior to CCA of 2000, the original INA 321 required -- Naturalization of both parents; or Naturalization of the parent with legal custody while divorced or legally separated from the other parent; or Naturalization of one parent when the other parent was deceased; or Naturalization of the mother who gave birth to the child out of wedlock. Seems none of the above apply to your situation, so you likely do not qualify under the original INA 321 either. You may still qualify under the provisions of whatever law was applicable when you turned 18. Details here -- Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship by Parent(s)' Naturalization Prior to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (https://fam.state.gov/fam/08fam/08fam030109.html)

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Good catch. @SusiePoosie -- automatic acquisition of US citizenship based on the Child Citizenship Act (CCA) may not apply to you, depending on when you were born.

Seems like you met the criteria for automatic acquisition of US citizenship upon naturalization of your father. Proving it will be the challenge. Do you have access to your father's naturalization certificate? You have your green card, right?

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Check the thread below --

Join existing thread on the topic --

File the I-129F with the assumption that it will be rejected/denied. The purpose is to try to nudge the I-130 for earlier approval, not to actually get a K3 visa.

$1,140 for each child. No discount because they are not filing at the same time as you. No biometrics fee for applicants under 14 years old -- https://www.uscis.gov/i-485 You should file I-765 EAD and I-131 AP for each child too. They're free when filed with I-485. That may change soon, so file ASAP.

No, it would NOT jeopardize AOS based on marriage to a US citizen. The advice from your lawyer was probably given on the assumption that your husband wants to legally stay in the US, despite AOS denial or divorce. In case you divorce, remaining in F1 status would give him a chance to pursue LPR status through other means, possibly employment-based.

Do NOT paraphrase answers to the civics questions. Say the exact answers listed in the USCIS test guide.

K1 applicants in Colombia are expected to self-schedule their visa interview, typically after getting an email with instructions from the consulate in Bogota. You may try to book an interview schedule without waiting for the consulate instructions IF your CEAC case status is "Ready". Check the thread below for more info, though not sure if the consulate has become more strict with the requirement to wait for the email instructions --

The CBP officer should have stamped your IR1 visa. I strongly recommend you make an appointment with the closest CBP deferred inspection site to get your CBP entry stamp -- https://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/deferred-inspection-sites

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Unless you were ever arrested while in the US, no need for US police certificate for US visa interview.

K1 is considered immigrant visa interview, so applicants do not need to line up outside the embassy gates. Aside from senior citizens, pregnant, or PWD applicants, the gatekeeper may turn away applicants who arrive too early and tell them to come back closer to their appointment time. Applicants will be let in around 30 minutes before their timeslot. If the consulate waiting area is full, applicants on the same timeslot are made to wait in the covered area (with seats) just outside the building but inside the embassy compound.

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The F2A spouse visa process takes years. You cannot wait it out in the US. ESTA visits are only for 90 days max, and you are not allowed to work. You may apply, but you will likely be denied. Make sure to be truthful about the B2 denial, so you do not jeopardize your F2A process.

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Minor error. I say leave it. Provide beneficiary's accurate address history in the DS-260 form after the I-130 has been approved.