FS1907

On 9/27/2023 at 8:14 AM, M_GlaD said:

Ugh this is so frustrating! I sent NVC couple messages and got only the general answers.. We schedule appointments on a first in, first out basis. We cannot predict how long it will take to schedule your appointment.. 

Hopefully we'll get ILs very very soon!

We just received an email scheduling my wifes interview for 28 NOV.

On 9/11/2023 at 9:51 AM, M_GlaD said:

Hey FS1907, have you gotten an interview date yet? 

Nothing till now. I don't get it, usatraveldocs.com has been showing the nearest interview date just barely 2 weeks ahead. I tried to speak to someone at they consulate but the won't allow you to get through to anyone.

On 3/20/2023 at 11:20 AM, ITBOB said:

Thank you for the very detailed review. My mother-in-laws case has just been transfered to Almaty from Warsaw for her IR5 interview. I will be scheduling her interview as soon as she decides when she wants to do it. She was wanting to schedule in September but looking at the appointment scheduler it doesn't look like you can schedule more that a month out. I appreciate you taking the time for the detailed review because some of the questions I had, you answered in your review. I do have a question that maybe you can answer. When you said "It is important that you submit all the required papers via the website", are you talking about the Almaty consulate website or the CEAC website? I appreciate any help you can give me with this question because I didn't receive any request to upload documents. Thanks in advance!

Hi ITBOB, when were you notified about your interview date? My wife has been DQ´d and waiting for an interview since August 4, 2023 and the case is still at NVC.

On 3/30/2023 at 10:42 PM, SantiCompos said:

Hello. I was dq from NVC on 16th March 2023. Wonder how long should I wait for the IL? The consular post is Almaty, KZ. Anyone, who gets interviewed/scheduled in Almaty recently, can give me some insight?
Thanks.
Regards.

Hi SantiCompos, can I ask how long did Almaty take to schedule the interview after DQ, and how far off was the interview date?

On 12/12/2022 at 7:55 PM, SirenDoll said:

Hi FS1907

The conditions of the N600K are that you and the child reside overseas. 
and intend to return. 
 

if that is not your plan then you may need to do the I-130 and/or N-600

Hi SirenDoll, and thanks for the response. 

Well, we already arrived on January 12, and she was admitted through the Visa Waiver Programme. The thing is that I was under the impression that once she had her interview and received her citizen certificate, I wouldn't have to leave the country (they would adjust her status through her I-94 number somehow). I applied for the N-600k then we were living abroad but we moved now in January to permanently stay, another thing is that initially she did not qualify (since I did not live in the US after the age of 14) for CRBA. 

Leaving and entering the US is not a big issue for us since we are in Puerto Rico and can easily travel to DR and back in order to get her maximum stay duration renewed. 

Hi, why do they ask for proof of return flights?

My intention is to stay once my daughter has her citizenship.

On 8/20/2021 at 8:24 PM, OmarStuck said:

I have recently complete the N-600K process for my children and would like to share the A to Z experience.

 

Why N-600K?

I am a US citizen father married to a non-US citizen mother. We are living overseas on a temporary basis due to employment. Our son and daughter were both born overseas.

 

When we applied for Citizen Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) for our first child, we were shocked to find out that my child was not born as a US citizen.

 

As per USCIS rules, the US citizen parent muse have lived in the US for 5 years with two years over the age of 14 for the children to be US citizens at birth.

 

I do not have the required residence time in the US so that was the reason the CRBA got rejected.

 

The N-600K allows your children to become US citizens if their grandparents meet the residency requirements mentioned above. However, you must be living overseas with your children!

 

The I-130 option was not suitable for us as we do not plan to live in the US in the near future. Additionally, the N-600K process takes much less time than the I-130 option.

 

Your children must be below 18 years old!

 

There are two steps to this process:

• Filing of N-600K form
• Interview

 

N-600K filing

 

The N-600K form can be submitted online and it is fairly straightforward to fill out.

 

First of all, you must submit proof of US citizenship for yourself (US citizen parent) and the US citizen grandparent.

 

You must have proof that the US citizen grandparent has met the residency requirements mentioned previously. This could include transcripts, proof of employment, etc. 

 

In addition, you must show proof that you and your children live overseas.

 

You will also be required to select a field office which will do your interview. I would recommend you to choose a Field Office which has a direct flight from your country (just to make life easier). However, please take note that each field office is run differently (more on that later).

 

There is also a filing fee. I will not place a number here since it could change in the future.

 

Interview

The interview is a mandatory part of the process and must be done in the US.

 

Prepare your (US citizen) parent and your children's passport. If you need a B1/B2 visa for your children, make sure to apply for it ahead of time.

 

There will be a note on the B1/B2 visa (once you receive it) stating "Issued for Naturalization Pursuant to 9 FAM 402.2-4(B)(7)". The consular office might not be aware of this so make sure you bring all information necessary for B1/B2 visa.

 

Once the N-600K form has been accepted, you will be contacted by the field office to setup an interview date. Some field offices are more flexible than others with this.

 

The US citizen parent and the children must be in attendance for the interview.

 

Once you pass the interview, you will be given the Certificate of Citizenship. Congratulations!

 

Our Experience

We applied for the N-600K in October 2020 based on my parent's US residence. My parent and I are both US Citizens, of course.

 

We received a RFE from the field office and replied promptly and they accepted our case in December 2020. They informed us that we could choose any date 1 year from the acceptance date. We originally had it in another field office that asked us to come that month (during COVID!) so we requested to be moved to a different field office that was also convenient for us.

 

We scheduled our interview for July 2021.

 

We required visas for our children and we had no issues with the embassy with this regards.

 

The interview was straightforward. They asked me for proof of entry for the children and they saw my children. The interviewer was just cross-checking the information with me during the interview. 

 

Within one hour of the interview, the Certificate of Citizenship was ready for us and we finished the process!

 

Please feel free to comment below and I will answer any questions that come up.

Hi, thanks for the info! 

I have the same situation, I'm about to file my daughters N-600K and I would like to know, does the qualifying grandparent have to attend the interview as well?

I am applying to be interviewed at the USCIS office in Puerto Rico, according to USCIS processing times it is only 4 week, is that the time they take to process the N-600K?

Thanks in advance.