US citizenship through a parent

[rising spring 0]

i recently found out that my father is a US citizen (has dual citizenship with canada). he was naturalized over 30 years ago.

i tried finding information about children of US citizens as far as them getting naturalized. does this only apply if the child of the USC is under 18? once you are an adult, does the fact that your parent is a USC make absolutely no difference and you need to get naturalized the normal way?

[YuAndDan 153]

No all you need is to prove citizenship, and enter the country as a US citizen, you can then forget all about the K-1 app that you are working on.

See: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/A4.pdf to get started, you may qualify.

[rising spring 0]

no no, i am not a US citizen, but i currently hold a 2 year green card. i have already finished the K1 process.

i only recently found out my father is a USC, and i want to know if that can help me in any way?

[YuAndDan 153]

no no, i am not a US citizen, but i currently hold a 2 year green card. i have already finished the K1 process.

i only recently found out my father is a USC, and i want to know if that can help me in any way?

I see that after posting, yes first look through the link I sent, you may be able to file the N-600 if you can get some evidence from your father(Naturalization certificate, or US passport). Your father had to be a citizen when you were born, and depending on when you were born, you father had to have lived in the US for 5 or 10 years, and 2 or 4 years of that time after the age of 14.

Again read this article: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/A4.pdf

Edited December 14, 2006 by YuAndDan

[rising spring 0]

awesome thanks. i need to talk to my dad now!

[YuAndDan 153]

awesome thanks. i need to talk to my dad now!

These are the questions that I find great enjoyment helping others with.

Good luck, with your case!

[RyanFamily 0]

We are researching the same thing right now and you should check out this new legislation - it might help assuming that you are under 18.

Information for Parents of Foreign-Born Biological Children Residing in the U.S.

Information for Parents of Foreign-Born Biological Children Residing in the U.S., January 2004

The Child Citizenship Act (CCA) declares that children who are younger than 18 years of age and have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen whether by birth or naturalization will acquire automatic citizenship. Under the CCA, qualifying children who immigrate to the United States with a U.S. citizen parent automatically acquire U.S. citizenship upon entry; children who live abroad acquire citizenship on approval of an application and the taking of the oath of allegiance.

Here is the link to the full text.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

[zyggy 9]

We are researching the same thing right now and you should check out this new legislation - it might help assuming that you are under 18.

Information for Parents of Foreign-Born Biological Children Residing in the U.S.

Information for Parents of Foreign-Born Biological Children Residing in the U.S., January 2004

The Child Citizenship Act (CCA) declares that children who are younger than 18 years of age and have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen whether by birth or naturalization will acquire automatic citizenship. Under the CCA, qualifying children who immigrate to the United States with a U.S. citizen parent automatically acquire U.S. citizenship upon entry; children who live abroad acquire citizenship on approval of an application and the taking of the oath of allegiance.

Here is the link to the full text.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

This has only been in effect since 2001.. it is not retroactive... meaning that if you were over 18 at the time this law was enacted, you're SOL...