Certificate of Citizenship Help - fee increase JULY 30 to from $215 to $460!

If your child entered the US before January 20, 2004, you need to apply for a Certificate of Citizenship, and the fees are more than doubling July 30th.

I just updated my website to include a sample copy of the N600 - Application for Certificate of Citizenship. Now, along with being able to download a kit to file for the COC, you can also see a sample completed form. It should make things much easier to complete and send in. Just go to www.legal-eaze.com and click on "Post Adoption Services". Scroll down to "Certificate of Citizenship".

Remember, the forms must be postmarked by no later than July 29, 2007, in order to be accepted with the $215 application fee. Applications postmarked July 30 or later will be charged $460.

Effective January 20, 2004, all children entering the U.S. on a IR-3 visa will automatically be mailed a Certificate of Citizenship within approximately four (4) weeks after immigration.

This does not apply to children entering the U.S. under an IR-4 visa, or for children who entered the U.S. before January 20, 2004.

For children entering under an IR-4 visa, you must still apply for a Certificate of Citizenship AFTER readoption requirements are met.

For ALL children who entered the U.S. before January 20, 2004, you must still apply for a Certificate of Citizenship for your child.

All foreign-born adopted children should have a Certificate of Citizenship issue by the USCIS ( U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, formerly BCIS and INS) even if they already have a U.S. Passport.

Do not rely on a U.S. Passport for proof of citizenship. ALWAYS obtain a Certificate of Citizenship for your child.

Please feel free to forward this email around to anyone who needs to apply for a COC for their child.

Patti Urban
Legal-Eaze, President
www.legal-eaze.com