How long will it take to recieve my citizenship paperwork once my N-600 form is paid for and submitted?

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I just found out that I have been eligible to become a citizen because both of my parents became citizens when I was a minor.  I am being told that I need to pay $600.00 and submit an N-600 form for this to happen.  Does anyone know how long it will take?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

up to 6 months

Brother Hesekiel · Answer

No, you don't.

The N-600 is for people who have NO other way to prove that they are US citizens. Think of a girl whose mom was knocked up by a G.I. during the Vietnam War in Vietnam after which the good soldier took off, only to be found again 25 years later in a dump in Kentucky. In such a case the girl has no choice but filing an N-600 that will lead to double DNA testing, proving that the sperm donor is her biological dad, and eventually a Certificate of Citizenship.

Since you became a US citizen by act of law, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, your status as a US citizen is not in question. All you have to do is go to the nearest passport office with one of your parents and apply for a passport book and a passport card, so that you have two independent proofs of US citizenship. A US passport is the best proof of US citizenship there is, whereas very few Americans have a Certificate of Citizenship. Don't waste $600 on a piece of paper that is not good for anything but getting you your first US passport when you can easily get this passport without the piece of paper.

K S Lall · Answer

If both of your parents became citizens when you were a minor, you too would have become a citizen.  Research this issue so that you do not have to pay for naturalization.

How long will it take to recieve my citizenship paperwork once my N-600 form is paid for and submitted?

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