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My wife and son (biological) were born in Mexico. They came to the US
via K1 (fiancee visa) and K2 (child of fiancee) visas. We did all of
the paperwork and they have been legal perminant residents for several
years now. When my son was born I wasn't there (I took a vacation and
went the week before, but he was born late and I didn't have more
vacation time) so my name was not able to be put on his birth
certificate at the time. Just recently we were finally able to get my
name added to his birth cirtificate in Mexico. So now I at least have
proof, in Mexico, that he is my son.
Now:
I understand my son should *BE* a US Citizen automaticly, because I am
a citizen (and because of a few other details). I'd like to file an
N-600 to have proof that he is a citizen, and then also get him a
passport sometime before his perminant resident card expires. But I'm
not sure what this "proof of legitimation" requirement is. My wife and
I were not married when he was born, he was a little over 1 year old by
the time the K1 visa paperwork finally got approved and we were able to
get married.
Can the proof just be the fact that my name is on his birth certificate
from Mexico? Or do we need to get a paternaty test? I'm not worried
about the results, but I think they are pretty expensive, unless you go
on a talk show and get one for free =]
Also, my wife is thinking of becoming a citizen, maybe sooner than
later due to upcoming changes to the test and the fees are always going
up. If she becomes a citizen, I imagine the N-600 would be a slam dunk
at that point, since no one is going to question the mother. But
still, I'd rather just get my son's paperwork taken care of now, and
that would be even more motivation for my wife.
Thanks for any help or personal experience storys. I used to go by
eselk@aol.com.... you may have seen my posts several years ago in
alt.us.immigration.marriage-based (not sure on the exact name right
now) -- but the "K1" group.
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