"I'm very humble and privileged to own an American passport!!"

Do you have to get a citizen certificate to apply for a passport? Or you can apply for a passport without a citizen certificate

@MabelleAcala sorry for the late response. I was traveling and did not get a chance to review comments and respond. I only signed my signature. I figured the full name is already on the other page, I think signature was all that was needed.

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Wow, did they say why it was taking so long?

@@thisispjae4travel Basically my uncle who's an american citizen applied family type of petition for me and my mom to go live there. Originally it takes 10 years but due to corona , the office stopped working for 3 whole years. It's taking much longer since 2020. I'm finding it real difficult to wait any longer. I wanna hurry and build my future in the US. All my mom's family live there (except her parents). I wonder if there's any way to make it faster😅😅

Have you tried looking at some work visas instead? That might be faster for you, but i’m not sure if you would be able to take your mom though. I haven’t researched work visas that much yet.

@@thisispjae4travel I'm a medical student thus I have no time to work 😅😅

Go somewhere else that treats you better.

Well, I just received my u.s. passport in early November 2023, just days ago, & mine has that QR thing/ sticker on the back 🤔 Glad I found this video

You have the previous generation passport. The new gen passports come with barcodes in the back

I did regular signature on mine since my full name is already on printed on the other page. But you could print yours and then sign on top of it if you want to

March 2024 would be cutting it close. If I remember correctly, airlines ask that your passport be valid (won’t expire) for at least 6 months. If you are coming back to your home country (US) where you can renew your passport, you might be able to. But I would suggest to get it renewed before you travel if you can.

@@thisispjae4travel thank you.

You’re welcome and good luck on your travel plans! 🙂 i hope everything works out for you

Depends on where you are traveling. Some want six months after your scheduled departure, others you can use right until the end

@@stevenroshni1228 im traveling to philippines and korean. This end of January, be back here in the us on end of march. Thanks!

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@@itsasinine3337 you’re correct ✅. I missed it

I understand what you mean. Though I am now a naturalized citizen, I chose to be one based on my facts and the realities of my situation. It would be different to every individual as it will be based on what situation other people are in. I was not born in this country, but this country is where I live, where I grew up, and mostly what influenced me as a child. However, not being a citizen does not offer or help me though I do my due diligence in the country. I figured, this is where I live, I might as well be a citizen here instead of being a citizen to a country I'm not even remotely familiar with (i was born there, but did not grow up nor was fully educated of the country I was born in).

@@thisispjae4travel If you live in a country long term you might of well be a full citizen for full rights. So you do have a point there.

So you're Spanish? The British didn't even get here until the 1600s and I highly doubt your ancestors were at Jamestown. I know if I didn't like where I lived I would have left at 18. You don't have to pay taxes if you never come back. Then again if you go to Europe you're going to be paying 60% in taxes instead of 22-24%

@@Joker-no1uh the US still charges you income tax no matter where you live in the world. the only way out of it is to renounce your citizenship. and some people have been here a long time. my ancestors came to america in 1619.