Can you become an American Citizen through Pastport???

[LauraTea 0]

both of my parents became an american citizen before i was 18 can i become an american citizen through passport?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

no, but were you a legal permanent resident when they became citizens?

 

 

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

13 minutes ago, LauraTea said:

both of my parents became an american citizen before i was 18 can i become an american citizen through passport?

Were you a legal permanent resident (green card holder) before you were 18?

[FilAm24 75]

14 minutes ago, LauraTea said:

both of my parents became an american citizen before i was 18 can i become an american citizen through passport?

NO. 

 

answer the above post for more accurate answer to your inquiry.

[LauraTea 0]

Yes I do I have a permanent Resident Card card

[LauraTea 0]

4 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Were you a legal permanent resident (green card holder) before you were 18?

 

[LauraTea 0]

7 minutes ago, aleful said:

hi

 

no, but were you a legal permanent resident when they became citizens?

 

 

Yes I was,  I was under 18 when they did

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

2 minutes ago, LauraTea said:

Yes I was,  I was under 18 when they did

Children who were born outside the U.S. but now live in the U.S. may acquire citizenship under Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). A child born outside of the United States automatically becomes a U.S. citizen when all of the following conditions have been met on or after Feb. 27, 2001: 

 

The child has at least one parent, including an adoptive parent, who is a U.S. citizen by birth or through naturalization;

The child is under 18 years of age;

The child is a lawful permanent resident (LPR); and

The child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

[LauraTea 0]

5 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

Children who were born outside the U.S. but now live in the U.S. may acquire citizenship under Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). A child born outside of the United States automatically becomes a U.S. citizen when all of the following conditions have been met on or after Feb. 27, 2001: 

 

The child has at least one parent, including an adoptive parent, who is a U.S. citizen by birth or through naturalization;

The child is under 18 years of age;

The child is a lawful permanent resident (LPR); and

The child is residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent

 

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

So basically the answer is No you can’t became an American citizen through pastport , even when you are Permanent Legal resident and both of your parents become American citizens before you were 18

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

5 minutes ago, LauraTea said:

So basically the answer is No you can’t became an American citizen through pastport , even when you are Permanent Legal resident and both of your parents become American citizens before you were 18

I am not sure what “becoming an American citizen through passport” is, but I think the answer is Yes, you are a US citizen if all the 4 things listed above apply to you. You may file form N-600 as mentioned in that link to get your citizenship certificate.

[alun 73]

You already are a an american citizen ,because your parents were American citizen before you were 18 , while you were a LPR and you were in their care . 

The passport is the proof of your citizenship . 

[alun 73]

I didn ' t apply for N - 600 for my children . They just have their American passports and foreign  birth certificates . No problems so far 

[LauraTea 0]

5 minutes ago, alun said:

You already are a an american citizen ,because your parents were American citizen before you were 18 , while you were a LPR and you were in their care . 

The passport is the proof of your citizenship . 

What is LPR? Sadly when my parents became America citizens they didn’t know that they could make me a citizens also. 

[geowrian 22,338]

The naturalization certificate is optional. Other than mounting it on a wall somewhere to show, the passport is a much faster process to get and more useful document proving US citizenship.

Edited March 21, 2019 by geowrian

[alun 73]

Legal Permanent Resident= Green card holder .