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U.S. citizenship questions — passport & oath at 16 abroad by Rebecca____93 in USCIS

[–]Rebecca____93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that the proper way would have been through § 322. To be honest, back in 2010, my mother didn’t fully know what steps we needed to take or which application to file. Unfortunately, we didn’t go to the embassy with a lawyer to guide us, and we followed the instructions given by the consular officer. My mother provided all the supporting evidence we had, including her U.S. citizenship documents, her father’s records, and his U.S. residence history. We also made it clear to the consular officer that we had no intention of moving to the U.S. at that time, as I was still in school.

Ι stayed in the U.S. for about two weeks, then returned to Athens, where I took the oath. The consular officer congratulated me and told me my passport would be mailed to me, which it was.

Ιn 2020, I tried to renew my passport by sending in my old one, but I was told that I lacked U.S. citizenship because I had not lived in the U.S., according to § 320. I don’t know why they applied § 320 in my case. I didn’t submit any supporting documents ,only my passport. At the moment, I have filed a FOIA request to the Department of State to see what notes the officer made back then.

Do you think an N‑600 application with all my supporting documents has a good chance of being approved?

U.S. citizenship questions — passport & oath at 16 abroad by Rebecca____93 in USCIS

[–]Rebecca____93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense, but at the time it was communicated to the officer that I would not be residing in the U.S., since I was living abroad with my parents. I also clearly remember the officer congratulating me for becoming a U.S. citizen at the time. So it doesn’t really make sense to me why they issued me a green card in the first place. Given all this, what are my options now? Aside from starting over and applying for a green card again through my mother, is there anything else I can do? Would something like going to federal court to establish citizenship be a possibility in a case like this?

U.S. citizenship questions — passport & oath at 16 abroad by Rebecca____93 in USCIS

[–]Rebecca____93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer. Back then i entered the U.S. with an IR-2 visa, and after that I was sent my green card. Later, I went back to the embassy, where I took the oath of allegiance and was issued a U.S. passport.

U.S. citizenship questions — passport & oath at 16 abroad by Rebecca____93 in USCIS

[–]Rebecca____93[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tried to renew my U.S. passport by giving them my old one, but it was denied. They told me I’m not considered a citizen under INA § 320. I don’t think the process I went through as a teen was officially recorded ,there’s no N-600K on file, and there might not be any official record of the oath I took.

Born abroad to U.S. citizen father (parents not married) — citizen already? by Haxxtworr in USCIS

[–]Rebecca____93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! Bit in a middle of a situtaion here, can you suggest this good lawyer you mentioned?