Paul Hanaki

Just got notices in email that action was taken and signed in to the web page and it shows approved 751 and notice that she was in queue for oath ceremony. She had her interview this morning.

Yea her whole interview was bizarre. Not sure if he just got training on abuse and was trying to push it or what. There also was an official in another cube yelling at a women and she was crying. Not sure what was going on there.

My wife had her N400 interview today. I think it was a combo but she didn't really know and they didn't ask to talk to me at all. They spent 5 minutes on the citizenship questions and exam. Then they pulled up my Facebook page and asked her who 6 women were that commented on my posts. She didn't know any of them as like 80% of my Facebook friends are not really people I know but friend me for my business. The interviewer then spent 25 minutes grilling her over my ex wife's asking stuff like did I know one of my wife's was short like her. I am don't even know how they would know the height of my ex's. I don't talk about my past life so she didn't know anything about them but told them I was just outside if they wanted to talk to me. They said no they were just asking for her protection. Then they said her should would be protected from domestic violence when she signs the oath of allegiance. Then they asked her about my hobbies and my favorite foods. This was strange too as she could have said anything because they didn't interview me at all to know the answers. Wanted to know who was the mother of one of her children. Asked why our kids changed their last name to mine (I had done a step-parent adoption) It's like the only documents he looked at was the divorce papers from previous marriages. Wanted to know why I was still using an old email that had my ex-wife's last name. (it was actually my old name and I had been using it for 15 years) I just couldn't figure out what he was going for with all these questions. I don't think any interview I read about had them asking questions like this. In the end they said she was approved. So now 4-6 weeks for the oath appointment. I am glad this stuff is all over.

Just notified that her interview is scheduled for July 19th in Louisville. No movement on the removal of conditions. Hopefully they do both that day.

Strange the case dropped from the our account. That and the removal of conditions. Had to use the online lookup instead. Wonder what happened there. Hopefully it shows back up next week.

Because in 20 years when you are not around and they don't renew their passport it might be extremely hard to gather all the paperwork needed to get approved again. It's not like a native born that just needs a birth certificate.

ours is Louisville and we have had no progress on our case. The average for 5 years is showing 3 months but we are 3 years so I wonder if those are going to the bottom of the pile. Congrats on getting yours

I think to change your name on your official documents like SSN you just need your birth certificate and divorce paperwork.

Not true at all. People cross the border all the time without a passport. Heck you can take cruises with just a birth certificate. And yes there is a Supreme Court decision that states US Citizens have an absolute right to return to the country.

Any law with criminal penalties requiring a US passport to enter the US is unconstitutional. What it probably means it's unlawful for a US citizen to use a foreign passport to enter the US. William Worthy, Jr., Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 328 F.2d 386 (5th Cir. 1964) Any law with criminal penalties requiring a US passport to enter the US is unconstitutional. What it probably means it's unlawful for a US citizen to use a foreign passport to enter the US. William Worthy, Jr., Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 328 F.2d 386 (5th Cir. 1964)

If you read the full case you would notice that the case was never approved. The OP has been approved. It also specifically states that the person couldn't appeal but they could file another N-600 "[D]enial due to abandonment does not preclude the filing of a new application or petition with a new fee[.] A better example for the current OP's situation is this case. The person failed to appear 4 times after his approval and then claimed that the taking of the oath wasn't needed. They determined that he must take the oath and in the future if he changed his mind and wanted to take the oath he could file another motion and reopen the case. https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/E2 - Applications for Certification of Citizenship/Decisions_Issued_in_2023/OCT102023_01E2309.pdf "This dismissal is without prejudice to filing a motion to reopen this Form N-600 should the Applicant become available to attend an oath of allegiance ceremony."

?? The case is approved. The darn message on the site states "Your Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, has been approved." You just need to sign for the document or if over 14 take the oath, regardless it is approved. I am going to assume you have never applied for the N600. I have done two. One had to take the oath (over 14) and the other didn't (under 14). Also as I have said numerous times on this site it's not "One Shot" you can only file one N600 but you can file a motion to reopen the case with new evidence you can also request the time be changed due to your circumstances.

Yes as least it was for my daughter. She was 11.

Do it now before the price increase by $215 I think in March. Yea it is expensive and takes a while. I think it was 9 months for one of my daughters. Get a fire and waterproof lock box to keep it in once you get it. It costs $500 or more to replace. While you may have all the paperwork now and a passport, who knows in 30 years after the passport has been expired for years. They may have issues proving citizenship.

If you are outside the US and need to submit you can probably do what I did for the N-600 and place the photo on a white paper and scan that in, front and back of photo with the a number. I didn't have any issues doing that.

eh thought it was another form. Can't delete now.

Just call and get the appointment date moved. I to don't understand why they can't mail it but yea we had to go in and pick my daughter's up and sign.

You may have waited too long. Just looking at the average processing time it was 23 months. You may want to contact a congressman after filing to speed up the process. It has to be approved before they are 18.

Just make sure you go over with your attorney all of the facts again to be double sure the child qualifies since you have had issues with the state department. USCIS if they feel the facts don't support citizenship can tell the state department to cancel their passport.

Person 1- Well they denied my N-600 I don't know what to do now. Person 2 - Did you file an appeal within 30 days or file a motion to reconsider? Person 1 - Nope someone on VJ told me it was a one shot deal. I'm mad because I found the paperwork that they said I needed. Person 2 - Well I guess you only had one shot so there is nothing you can do.

It's not it. There is zero limit and no deadline on the number of motions to reconsider a case. (You are confusing it with an appeal) You also do not need an attorney. The process is pretty simple. Filing fees for a N-600 is going up to 1,300 in 2024. A motion to reopen is still cheaper than it would be to file another N-600. Not sure why you are giving advice that is not correct. It is not "One Shot" you have as many shots as you need to get the needed information to immigration.

My wife applied yesterday via 3 year rule. It was the longest form we've done and required a lot of research. Like I can remember my ex wife's birthday from 40 years ago We still have pending ROC. GC date - 4/20/2021 Biometrics reuse notice - 1/24/2024 Our 2 daughters 11/14 already have their citizenships via step-parent adoption. (We included them on the ROC application but it's not necessary it appears, but better safe than sorry) Evidence of marriage provided. We provided a lot more for ROC but since they have all that and it will probably a joint interview I sent minimal docs. Marriage certificate Car title with both names Electric bill with both names Bank account statement with both names 3 years of tax transcripts Employee benefits sheet with all family members listed. Credit card statement with both names listed. Children's adoption paperwork House deed Hopefully this is a smooth process like everything else has been. Just the long waits.

The daughter should hit the 5 year mark in 2 years. The N-400 is increasing to $760 this year and the N-600 is going up to $1,385. It is very crazy that getting a certificate that you are already a citizen is twice as much as getting citizenship. The N-600 is a very short form about 30 minutes as compared to the N-400 which took me about 4 hours to complete. (Includes research and pulling in all the documents).

"You only get one chance to get N-600 approved. If not, they'll be stuck in limbo." This is very much misleading. You can only file a N-600 once but it is not a one and done thing. If you are denied you can appeal and you can also if you get more evidence is file a motion to reconsider. Not sure why this keeps getting posted that you only get one chance at it.

I did an inquiry online last week and just got a generic response "Our records show that your N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, is currently pending adjudication. We regret that we are unable to provide you with a completion date at this time. Once a decision is made you will be contacted. We apologize for the delay." If I were you I would try calling your US Senate office and see if they can help.