Q: US citizenship, should I wait until she turns 18
My daughter turns 18 on 11/29 and has been a green card holder for over five years. I am a naturalized US citizen and wanted to know if I should go ahead and file the N600 or just wait until she's 18 and file the N400
A: You should schedule a consultation with a competent immigration attorney. Bring your naturalization certificate, your daughter's birth certificate, your daughter's green card, copies of any divorce judgments from your prior marriages and evidence/documentation that demonstrates that your daughter has been living in your physical and legal custody. There is a good chance she, by operation of law, automatically acquired U.S. Citizenship on the day that you naturalized. If so, there would be no need for her to file a Form N-400. The N-600 would be appropriate. Again, schedule a consultation with an experienced immigration attorney who can evaluate your and your daughter's documentation and who can ask certain questions to make the determination whether she has a claim already to citizenship. Some offices, like mine, can do online (via Skype) or telephone consultations for those who are unable to come in-person.
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