to automatically have citizenship, the child must be under the age of 18,I hope, will I have American nationality? (merged threads)

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

 

It's unlikely that you are a US citizen.

 

Under the Child Citizenship Act, a person needs to meet 4 conditions to automatically derive US citizenship from a USC parent.

1.  Be under age 18

2.  Be a legal permanent resident

3.  Have a USC parent

4.  Live with the USC parent.

 

If you were already 18 when you started your green card process, then you were too old to gain US citizenship from a USC parent.

[Brayan Manigat 3]

  On 9/12/2020 at 5:55 PM, SusieQQQ said:

Sorry, no. If you were not born a citizen, you need to have already entered the US on an immigrant visa/green card and be living in the physical and legal custody of your US citizen parent in the US before you turn 18, to acquire it automatically. Because you will enter after age 18, you will need to meet the requirements to naturalize on your own. 
 

 

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good enough Thanks . any way I'm waiting my green card, under ir2,    

[Brayan Manigat 3]

  On 9/12/2020 at 5:56 PM, aaron2020 said:

Hi,

 

It's unlikely that you are a US citizen.

 

Under the Child Citizenship Act, a person needs to meet 4 conditions to automatically derive US citizenship from a USC parent.

1.  Be under age 18

2.  Be a legal permanent resident

3.  Have a USC parent

4.  Live with the USC parent.

 

If you were already 18 when you started your green card process, then you were too old to gain US citizenship from a USC parent.

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I only miss number 1

>I'm fine, I'll have a green card

I imagine being 18 while filling was the last date to get it
ok I wait, thank you so much

Edited September 12, 2020 by Brayan Manigat

[Brayan Manigat 3]

to automatically have U.S. citizenship, the child must be under the age of 18,
I was exactly 18 years old in 2017
March 22 - 1999, date of birth
March 22 - 2017 = 18 years

I was 18 when my lawyer started the process, same year, will I have American nationality.

I am not sure, since I do not know the exact date where I was approved by the uscis, and the date he handed over all the documents, or date of filling.

I hope, will I have American nationality?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Why are you posting again?

 

 

Edited September 12, 2020 by aaron2020

[Lil bear 4,399]

  On 9/12/2020 at 6:27 PM, Brayan Manigat said:

to automatically have U.S. citizenship, the child must be under the age of 18,
I was exactly 18 years old in 2017
March 22 - 1999, date of birth
March 22 - 2017 = 18 years

I was 18 when my lawyer started the process, same year, will I have American nationality.

I am not sure, since I do not know the exact date where I was approved by the uscis, and the date he handed over all the documents, or date of filling.

I hope, will I have American nationality?

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This is the third time you have asked the same question. Duplicate questions .. or should I say triplicate questions in this case .. are unnecessary.  The answer isn’t going to change ! 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

  On 9/12/2020 at 6:27 PM, Brayan Manigat said:

I only miss number 1



I imagine being 18 while filling was the last date to get it
 

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You have to have all of them at the same time. Missing any one of them means you miss. It was clearly  explained in the previous thread that you had to be inside the US as a LPR before age 18, doesn’t matter when you filed. 

[Just Paul 4,595]

You can file for citizenship 5 years from the "resident since" date on the green card.

[Timona 4,208]

  On 9/12/2020 at 6:51 PM, Paul & Mary said:

You can file for citizenship 5 years from the "resident since" date on the green card.

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Exactly. You already have a GC. What's the obsession with obtaining citizenship at exactly 18yrs? It's not like it'll confer some hidden benefits or get you to the White House.

 

Be happy with the GC. File citizenship 5 years later as mentioned by @Paul & Mallory

 

Edited September 12, 2020 by Timona

[Just Paul 4,595]

  On 9/12/2020 at 6:27 PM, Brayan Manigat said:

I hope, will I have American nationality?

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Nationality and Citizenship are odd things in the US.   The only nationals are Samoans.  Everyone else gets to be or become a citizen.

 

Not until you file for citizenship on your own, 5 years after the "resident since" date on your green card.

 

Had you arrived prior to 18 the process could have been easier.

[Brayan Manigat 3]

  On 9/12/2020 at 6:30 PM, aaron2020 said:

I apologize I posted the same message several times. an error, I will correct

 

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  On 9/12/2020 at 6:36 PM, Lil bear said:

This is the third time you have asked the same question. Duplicate questions .. or should I say triplicate questions in this case .. are unnecessary.  The answer isn’t going to change ! 

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Edited September 12, 2020 by Brayan Manigat
I apologize I posted the same message several times. an error, I will correct

[Just Paul 4,595]

  On 9/12/2020 at 7:00 PM, Brayan Manigat said:

CSPA is not the same thing as us citzenship

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CSPA isn't relevant if you are in the US.

 

Steps to obtain citizenship isn't relevant if you are not in the US.

 

Put some actual dates in your timeline if you want specific answers to your petition.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

  On 9/12/2020 at 7:04 PM, Paul & Mary said:

CSPA isn't relevant if you are in the US.

 

Steps to obtain citizenship isn't relevant if you are not in the US.

 

Put some actual dates in your timeline if you want specific answers to your petition.

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Poster has had plenty of specific answers to his questions (!!!)...but a rash of difffent threads, some on the same and some on different, issues tends to confuse the picture.  

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

  On 9/12/2020 at 6:55 PM, Timona said:

 

Exactly. You already have a GC. What's the obsession with obtaining citizenship at exactly 18yrs? It's not like it'll confer some hidden benefits or get you to the White House.

 

Be happy with the GC. File citizenship 5 years later as mentioned by @Paul & Mallory

 

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Well, the benefit is less time and less hassle and, especially, from October 2 less money spent (said from a parent who had one under and one over 18 child when parent naturalized), but it’s moot for OP as it simply was never an option for him.

Edited September 12, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Ryan H 3,851]

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