Nat_Ber
Jan 11, 2011, 09:42 AM
Tufa4311,
I do hope that its not too late for you to assist with my question!
In 1998 when I was aged 12, I first came to the US through my step mother who had long been a US naturalized Citizen and my biological Father who was merely a Permanent Resident after his marriage to her in his country of birth in 1994 and having first arrived in the US in 1996. After my arrival, 2 weeks later my stepmom and I visted my homecountry and she absconded with my travel documents back to the US.
Two years later in 2000, when I was 14 I went back to live my my stepmother and dad. I had completed middle school that year, as I began in the 8th grade, graduated and was on summer break. My step mom and I once again took a trip back to my home country supposedly on summer vacation, she once again left me there (here) and took my green card, Home country passport, Social Security card (which was already in the US as I was expecting to return) and other relevant documents back to the US with her. I have not seen them since. I have been residing in my home country since 2000 up until this point.
My father acquired his citizenship in the year 2003, I turned 18 in 2004. My green card has an issue date of 1998 and an Expiration date of 2008. I was indeed residing in my home country at the time he acquired his citizenship, but not due to any fault of my own as outlined above. How should I proceed?
I did reside in the US at some point - 1998 and then 2000. I only have a graduation certificate from my middle school, but that's about it.
I do not want to apply for a certificate of citizenship as this is an expensive process, I would like you, prefer to apply for an American passport.
It is to be noted that my documents are still in the US. I can have access to them now however, as my father and stepmother are now divorced (approx 3 yrs) and he has them in his sole possession.
I would be able access to my expired green card, Expired homeland passport, his certificate of naturalization, his birth cert, my birth cert but what to do?
Do I get a visitor's visa, and process this application in person? Can I ask him to do the processing and send whatever he needs? Will I really need the certificate of Citizenship? Can the mere fact that I was not present in the US by no fault of my own, alone caused me to not have acquired Derivative Citizenship?
I would really like to begin this process before more time passes hence, what to do?
I do hope that its not too late for you to assist with my question!
In 1998 when I was aged 12, I first came to the US through my step mother who had long been a US naturalized Citizen and my biological Father who was merely a Permanent Resident after his marriage to her in his country of birth in 1994 and having first arrived in the US in 1996. After my arrival, 2 weeks later my stepmom and I visted my homecountry and she absconded with my travel documents back to the US.
Two years later in 2000, when I was 14 I went back to live my my stepmother and dad. I had completed middle school that year, as I began in the 8th grade, graduated and was on summer break. My step mom and I once again took a trip back to my home country supposedly on summer vacation, she once again left me there (here) and took my green card, Home country passport, Social Security card (which was already in the US as I was expecting to return) and other relevant documents back to the US with her. I have not seen them since. I have been residing in my home country since 2000 up until this point.
My father acquired his citizenship in the year 2003, I turned 18 in 2004. My green card has an issue date of 1998 and an Expiration date of 2008. I was indeed residing in my home country at the time he acquired his citizenship, but not due to any fault of my own as outlined above. How should I proceed?
I did reside in the US at some point - 1998 and then 2000. I only have a graduation certificate from my middle school, but that's about it.
I do not want to apply for a certificate of citizenship as this is an expensive process, I would like you, prefer to apply for an American passport.
It is to be noted that my documents are still in the US. I can have access to them now however, as my father and stepmother are now divorced (approx 3 yrs) and he has them in his sole possession.
I would be able access to my expired green card, Expired homeland passport, his certificate of naturalization, his birth cert, my birth cert but what to do?
Do I get a visitor's visa, and process this application in person? Can I ask him to do the processing and send whatever he needs? Will I really need the certificate of Citizenship? Can the mere fact that I was not present in the US by no fault of my own, alone caused me to not have acquired Derivative Citizenship?
I would really like to begin this process before more time passes hence, what to do?