The USCIS announced a new edition of the N-600K form that will enter into force in July 2025. Parents, grandparents or legal guardians of minors born outside the United States must follow the new procedure to obtain the citizenship certificate
The service of Citizenship and immigration of the United States (USCIS) announced one Update on the N-600K formkey document for certain minors born outside the country to obtain the American citizenship. The change will enter into force from the July 3, 2025from which only the edition of the form dated to the January 20, 2025.
This procedure is carried out under the Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Law and is aimed at children who They did not acquire citizens automatically At birth. To ensure the validity of the process, applicants must verify that they are using the correct version of the form, especially if they carry out the process by Postal mailwhere all pages are required to have visible numbers and the date updated on the page.
The form can be presented from outside the US, and the procedure must be initiated by the American citizen father or motheralthough in case of death, the application can be submitted by a citizen legal grandfather or guardian, provided that it is done within five years after the death of the parent.
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The requirements to have the certificate
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Have less than 18 years;
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Count on At least one American citizen father (biological or adoptive).
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Reside outside the country under the Legal and physical custody of the citizen.
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Be temporarily present In the US with valid legal admission To complete the process.
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That your father or grandfather has been physically present in the US for at least five yearsincluding two after the 14 years of the parent.
How the citizenship certificate is obtained
The process includes a Face -to -face interview with a USCIS official, in which both the father/mother and the son must appear. The rate to perform this procedure is $ 1135 if it occurs onlineand of $ 1385 per postal mail. It is mandatory to present the Original documents attached in the application, together with certified translations if they are not in English, and legal admission test of the child.
If the application is approved, the minor will receive a Citizenship certificate. In case of being over 14 years, you must also lend the oath of loyalty before the immigration authorities.
This change reinforces the need for families interested in processing child citizenship from abroad to remain informed and updated their documents, given that outdated forms will be rejected from July of next year.
Source: Ambito
