I’m no expert. The law referred to in the N-600K instructions is 8 USC 1433. Despite being called INA 322 for reasons I don’t understand, this USCIS web page links to it. The law states
(b) Attainment of citizenship status; receipt of certificate
Upon approval of the application (which may be filed from abroad) and,
except as provided in the last sentence of section 1448(a) of this
title, upon taking and subscribing before an officer of the Service
within the United States to the oath of allegiance required by this
chapter of an applicant for naturalization, the child shall become a
citizen of the United States and shall be furnished by the Attorney
General with a certificate of citizenship.
So if this really is the applicable law, the child was not a citizen at birth. Rather this process is a form of naturalization.
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4 Mar, 2024
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