Timeline for I don't know my nationality. How can I visit Denmark?
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| Apr 20, 2016 at 18:07 | comment | added | user102008 | @KevinFegan: The question is only about nationality. It might make sense to get a copy of what they filled out for the nationality question -- if they have no idea now what nationalities they could possibly have, to get a starting point (and even then, they might have had multiple nationalities and only put one, or they put one that wasn't actually correct; so they can't rely on it; it can only serve as a hint) -- but, the OP actually already has a very good idea what one or two countries he could have the nationality of, so such a hint provides him no information. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 17:58 | comment | added | Iszi | Is it a good idea for the OP to go to the USCIS and get copies of the original forms used to apply for their green card? Most certainly. But any information recovered from those forms should be very thoroughly vetted and re-validated before using it for any official purposes (e.g.: applying for visas, passports, citizenship, etc.) elsewhere. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 17:57 | comment | added | Iszi | While it is quite probable that there are claims or information on the old forms that are new to the OP, it is very much worth noting the age of the information and possible (in)validity issues regarding its source. Anyone who has tried to track their genealogy can tell you that facts get screwed up in immigration processes, especially when translators are involved and especially when it might be in the immigrant's best interest to not be wholly truthful about their origins. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 16:05 | comment | added | Kevin Fegan | @user102008 ... information there, but it's also quite possible that there is. I don't know, entirely all the types of information on the forms, or what information might have been collected 10 or 20 years ago (or whenever, I don't know when OP entered the US). Perhaps there is an indication of OPs refugee status, which they might not know the facts correctly now. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 15:55 | comment | added | Kevin Fegan | @user102008 - You keep saying things like: the OP filled out the form in the first place You seem to not take into account that the OP was only (about) 11 years old when they entered the US. OP has not likely ever seen any of the entry application/forms and much or all of the information they contain might be new information for OP. Even OPs mother, she might have had assistance filling out the forms (due to language) and she might be mistaken about what she might recall about the information that was entered on the forms. It's certainly possible that there is no useful (new) -----> | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 4:40 | comment | added | user102008 | @HankyPanky: That would be like saying that if you don't know what your marital status history was, to just ask IRS, because the IRS has a lot to do with whether you were married or not, because the filing status on the tax form is supposed to be based on your marital status. But of course it's you who filled out the form in the first place. So you would only be getting your own claim, and not anything more. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 4:35 | comment | added | user102008 | @HankyPanky: I didn't say they didn't have to do with US immigration, but with foreign nationality. The only time when nationality comes up in applying for a green card is that the OP (or parents) filled out a form where the OP put a country on there as their nationality. The burden is on the person filling it out to provide the right answer. USCIS does not, for the most part, care about what is put there, because the current nationality doesn't really matter for US immigration purposes. Getting a copy of a form that you filled out in the first place does not provide you with any information. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 4:27 | comment | added | user102008 | @corsiKa: "I would expect the USCIS to be the go-to expert for all things related to entering and leaving the country." Actually, USCIS has nothing to do with entering or leaving the country. CBP has to do with entering the country. | |
| Apr 20, 2016 at 1:01 | comment | added | Hanky Panky | @user102008 I'm surprised that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has nothing to do with immigration and we random folks on internet with some up-votes know better? Yes it wouldnt care much about nationalities gained later on but it would definitely know on which status they applied for green card when the OP was a child with his mother. If OP knew they have gained a nationality later they wouldnt be asking this question in the first place | |
| Apr 19, 2016 at 21:07 | comment | added | corsiKa | "USCIS would not know anything about that." Why would you say that? I would expect the USCIS to be the go-to expert for all things related to entering and leaving the country. They work closely with other agencies and, at the very least, will be able to help you interface with the other countries. | |
| Apr 19, 2016 at 20:52 | comment | added | user102008 | But USCIS doesn't have anything to do with foreign nationalities. And the US doesn't care about what foreign nationalities a permanent resident has. A permanent resident could have gained or lost nationalities since becoming a permanent resident; USCIS would not know anything about that. The most you can get is a copy of the forms you filled out to apply for things with USCIS, to see what you wrote back then, but that would be information that you would already know. USCIS is not qualified to determine whether the country you claimed to be a national of actually consider you a national. | |
| Apr 19, 2016 at 13:25 | history | edited | Hanky Panky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 19, 2016 at 11:19 | history | answered | Hanky Panky | CC BY-SA 3.0 |