Tine & Ella

Gale, Wow that was fast. And a big congratulations to you and your family for having everything completed. Ella and I just applied for Kelly's passport before we left for Shanghai and had no problem getting the passport. 3-4 weeks Kelly's adoption will be complete and she will have a Indiana birth certificate so she wont need N-600. Tine

Larry, Congratulations to you and your wife on her citizenship. My wife became a citizen on May 3rd. Like you said the ceremony was awsome.Something we will never forget. Tine & Ella

TYWY 99, Will your wife be able to file N-400 before the rate increase ? If you have any questions let us know. Tine & Ella

The day my wife took her oath for Citizenship she and my stepdaughter applied for their passports and they received them today.If you don't want the citizenship certificate for the step child and don't want to spend the 225.00 fee just get the passport. Will be heading to Shanghai 6/5 for 3 weeks to visit the inlaws. No more fees to USCIC !!!! Tine

tywy, Kelly became a citizen by her mother becoming a citizen. So I applied for her passport at the same time as Ella. If every thng goes well we will have their passports in two weeks. You can apply for the N-600 for a certificate of citizenship, for another fee, if you get the passport that is all you need. I am in the process of adopting Kelly at this time and she will have an Indiana birth certificate. Tine

Tywy, Already been to post office to send for passports for Ella and Kelly had to pay rush fee since will be leaving for Shanghai first part of June.Then a drive to Chicago to get Visa's. Really busy month. Tine

Well the long journey with the USCIS is over. Ella became a US citizen about 11AM today along with 48 others here in Indianapolis in the Federal building. Beside her new certificate she received a letter from the President and Senator Richard Lugar. It was great. I will post some pics later. Tine

Way to go Fred one more step out of the way !!!!! Tine

Congratulations to you both on the AOS interview!!!!!! Tine

To all here at CFL. Ella wants to thank you all for the nice replys to her on passing her Citizenship test. I hope if you all have any questions when it becomes your turn to finish the process, I hope I can be of help to you all. Tine

Thanks Mick, You don't know how excited Ella is. Now after she gets sworn in the next few weeks we will be busy after that trying to get passports to go back to China in June. Also a trip to Chicago to get visas. She just keeps saying she feels so great not to have any stress about the whole process any more. Plus I am in the process of adopting Kelly, which should be finished in the next few weeks also. Tine

Carl: There are several study materials at : http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/ Tine

Randy, You can't get rid of me that easy. I will still hang around and try to help others with AOS and Citizenship and some adoption questions when I can. Tine

Ella want's to thank everyone for the responses, and yes she really studied hard these past few months to know all 100 questions on the test. Tine

Ella passed her Citizenship test and interview this morning. The whole process took about 15 min. Out of the 100 questions on the test the IO asked her the 10 following questions. 1.Who makes the Federal laws in the US ? 2.What is the supreme law of the US ? 3.Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ? 4.What are sone of the basic beliefs of the Declaration of Independence? 5.Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner ? 6.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do ? 7.Where is the White House located ? 8.In what month is the President inaugurated ? 9.Can the Constitution be changed ? 10.Name 2 Senators from your state. Asked to read a sentance and then write the same sentance. Asked all questions at the end of N-400 and then was asked to swear she would support the Constitution. Then they asked to show my orginal birth certificate and orginal marriage certificate and her GC. Then told her congratulations that she passed and her oath ceremony should be in about 3 to 4 weeks. Tine

Congratulations Li & Mick, What a long road for you both, I know you are both so glad it's over for awhile. Tine

Ty, Ella is known well at Wal Mart as well. I thought Ella was the only one that that checked her receipts so close. But you are so right they should check. Hope to update everyone next week on Ella's Citizenship interview. We feel very lucky that since the "black hole" ended our visa process has gone well. Tine

tywy, Ella read the story to me and she laughed so hard because it sounds so much like her when seh goes to Wal Mart. We have had more fights over small errors on the receipts, I tell her not to worry about it but she insists she needs to get the refund. Tine

Gale Congratulations to you and your wife on her citizenship. Hope to be posting soon on Ella's interview in a couple of weeks. Tine

Congratulations Jim !!!!! Tine & Ella

Congratulations to you and your wife !!!!! Tine

Always glad to be able to help fellow CFL members. Tine

Gale, Derivation of US Citizenship as a Minor through Naturalization of One or Both Parents Derivation means that the minor automatically becomes a citizen when the parent or parents naturalize. There is no requirement for the minor to apply to the USCIS for citizenship, instead the minor can apply directly for a US passport. After February 27, 2001: The child must be unmarried; The child must be under 18; The child must have at least one US citizen parent (by birth or naturalization); The child must be currently residing permanently in the US in the legal and physical custody of the US citizen parent The child must be a lawful permanent resident of the US; and If adopted, the child must satisfy the requirements applicable to adopted children under US immigration law. The child can still do an N-600 to get his or her certificate if they please. Tine

Hi Pat & Li, You can apply for citizenship after three years if, during that time, you have been a permanent resident and have been married to and living with a U.S. citizen It doesent matter whether you got your green card through this marriage. You will however, need to stay married through your citizenship interview. If I read correctly Li must have lived with you for three years in the U.S. Ella purchased a book 3rd Edition Becoming a U.S. Citizen A Guide to the Law, Exam & Interview By Attorney IIona Bray author of Fiance & Marriage Visa 342.083 BEC 2006 you can also find this at library. Tine

Congratulations Catherine and Gale, It has been a long road but now you both are almost finished. No more fees to pay. No more waiting. We are behind you just about a month. Ella's has her appt. for her interview in a few weeks. She is doing the name change also. Let us know how the swearing in is complete. Tine & Ella