Hello,
I've been searching the internet and can't find anything clear on this specific situation, so I registered here and hope someone can help me!
If the situation is:
-A child was born in South Korea to a U.S. citizen mother and a South Korean father (not married)
-Mother left South Korea and returned to the U.S. soon after the child's birth, leaving him with his father in South Korea, and did not return or have a relationship with the child or father
-Neither the mother, father, or any other relative went to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate to document the child as a U.S. citizen at his birth, or at any later time.
-The child, age 19, has lived his entire life in South Korea with his father.
-The child wants to move from South Korea to the U.S.
-The mother has recently reached out and reconnected with the child.
What does this mean as far as his claim to citizenship? I have found:
1) He can either file an N-600 or apply for a U.S. passport
or
2) His only option is N-600
BUT the N-600 may not be an option at all because, as I understand it, in order to be eligible he would have to already live in the U.S. and have grown up in his mother's custody. Is this correct?
If the N-600 is not available to him for that reason, could he still try for a U.S. passport, or is that a non-option for the same reason? Or does this mean his option then becomes:
3) Having his mother fill out a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative?
Or something else altogether? Is the mother-son relationship a non-factor because she had not been a part of his life? Would he have to start from square one as an immigrant without a U.S. citizen parent?
Thank you so much for any guidance, information, or suggestions you can give. I appreciate it greatly!
I've been searching the internet and can't find anything clear on this specific situation, so I registered here and hope someone can help me!
If the situation is:
-A child was born in South Korea to a U.S. citizen mother and a South Korean father (not married)
-Mother left South Korea and returned to the U.S. soon after the child's birth, leaving him with his father in South Korea, and did not return or have a relationship with the child or father
-Neither the mother, father, or any other relative went to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate to document the child as a U.S. citizen at his birth, or at any later time.
-The child, age 19, has lived his entire life in South Korea with his father.
-The child wants to move from South Korea to the U.S.
-The mother has recently reached out and reconnected with the child.
What does this mean as far as his claim to citizenship? I have found:
1) He can either file an N-600 or apply for a U.S. passport
or
2) His only option is N-600
BUT the N-600 may not be an option at all because, as I understand it, in order to be eligible he would have to already live in the U.S. and have grown up in his mother's custody. Is this correct?
If the N-600 is not available to him for that reason, could he still try for a U.S. passport, or is that a non-option for the same reason? Or does this mean his option then becomes:
3) Having his mother fill out a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative?
Or something else altogether? Is the mother-son relationship a non-factor because she had not been a part of his life? Would he have to start from square one as an immigrant without a U.S. citizen parent?
Thank you so much for any guidance, information, or suggestions you can give. I appreciate it greatly!
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