New Policy: Some children born overseas to US Gov officials and Military no longer gain citizenship

[Unlockable 7,314]

Official policy change: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/policymanual/updates/20190828-ResidenceForCitizenship.pdf

 

News article: https://taskandpurpose.com/military-children-born-abroad-citizenship

[Crazy Cat 41,833]

Interesting......

 

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-children-born-abroad-citizenship

 

"In plain English: Children who are adopted by U.S. service members abroad, and children who are born to service members while overseas who are not yet citizens (such as service members who are green card holders) will not receive automatic citizenship by merely living with their parents who are out of the U.S on orders."

Edited August 29, 2019 by missileman

[Crazy Cat 41,833]

I don't see this new policy as affecting very many people per year........but it is, imo, a precursor to something much, much bigger (birthright citizenship)

[ohcoffeeeyes 120]

4 hours ago, missileman said:

Interesting......

 

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-children-born-abroad-citizenship

 

"In plain English: Children who are adopted by U.S. service members abroad, and children who are born to service members while overseas who are not yet citizens (such as service members who are green card holders) will not receive automatic citizenship by merely living with their parents who are out of the U.S on orders."

What about if a service member has a child in, e.g. Korea, and they are given orders to return to the US. Hmmm.

[Lemonslice 4,834]

3 minutes ago, ohcoffeeeyes said:

What about if a service member has a child in, e.g. Korea, and they are given orders to return to the US. Hmmm.

Bah, they have nice centers to detain kids these days.

[TBoneTX 45,265]

This will indeed affect relatively few people.  The release should have been accompanied by a very clear executive summary to dispel fears and provide appropriate perspective.

[AnonIndia 58]

7 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

This will indeed affect relatively few people.  The release should have been accompanied by a very clear executive summary to dispel fears and provide appropriate perspective.

Just because it might affect only a few people doesn't make it right. 

[HRQX 4,145]

https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/uscis-policy-manual-update

Per the Associated Press, "it will affect between 20 and 25 people per year, officials said." https://apnews.com/22dfac474e94437499cedb4fae00564a

[AnonIndia 58]

4 minutes ago, HRQX said:

https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/uscis-policy-manual-update

Per the Associated Press, "it will affect between 20 and 25 people per year, officials said." https://apnews.com/22dfac474e94437499cedb4fae00564a

My wife is a US Citizen and she has been living in India for a year now. Our kid will be a US Citizen right? 

[AnonIndia 58]

13 minutes ago, HRQX said:

https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/uscis-policy-manual-update

Per the Associated Press, "it will affect between 20 and 25 people per year, officials said." https://apnews.com/22dfac474e94437499cedb4fae00564a

Since my wife meets the residency requirements for INA 301 the child would be a citizen at birth. 

[Neonred 3,562]

3 hours ago, AnonIndia said:

My wife is a US Citizen and she has been living in India for a year now. Our kid will be a US Citizen right? 

This is the kind of question that shows how people fall for the hype and jump to crazy and unnecessary conclusions.

 

 

[Dashinka 24,487]

6 hours ago, HRQX said:

https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/uscis-policy-manual-update

Per the Associated Press, "it will affect between 20 and 25 people per year, officials said." https://apnews.com/22dfac474e94437499cedb4fae00564a

So what really changed other than removing the option to file Form N600 and now only form N600K will be accepted?

[Crazy Cat 41,833]

7 hours ago, AnonIndia said:

Just because it might affect only a few people doesn't make it right. 

My understanding is that it does not deny citizenship to anyone.

[Dashinka 24,487]

1 hour ago, missileman said:

My understanding is that it does not deny citizenship to anyone.

I agree, don't really see where all the hype is coming from.

[Crazy Cat 41,833]

Just now, Bill & Katya said:

I agree, don't really see where all the hype is coming from.

I think poor initial wording triggered a lot of over reaction........officials now say about 25 children per year will be affected.  This is a pretty good article which explains it pretty clearly.

https://taskandpurpose.com/the-trump-administrations-new-citizenship-policy-will-only-affect-25-military-children-a-year-officials-say