N-600 or N-400 in this case

[aaron2020 11,651]

So much misinformation in this thread.

If your girlfriend was under age 18, had a green card, and living with her USC mom, then she's a US citizen.

[Mike E 11,741]

5 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

that's what i thought N 600 because she was not in physical custody of mom when mom got citizenship.  she was living outside the USA

that’s not how acquisition of citizenship law works in the USA.  
 

It works when a bunch of conditions overlap even for just one day:

 

* alien is a minor

 

* alien is an LPR

 

* parent is a citizen 

 

* parent has legal custody 

 

* parent has physical custody 

 

Depending the laws in force at the time and the  marital status, s/parent/parents/

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

17 minutes ago, Mike E said:

that’s not how acquisition of citizenship law works in the USA.  
 

It works when a bunch of conditions overlap even for just one day:

 

* alien is a minor

 

* alien is an LPR

 

* parent is a citizen 

 

* parent has legal custody 

 

* parent has physical custody 

 

Depending the laws in force at the time and the  marital status, s/parent/parents/

So why are you giving the “confused” reaction to other posts saying the same thing?

[Mike E 11,741]

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

So why are you giving the “confused” reaction to other posts saying the same thing?

Because they aren’t saying the same thing. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Because they aren’t saying the same thing. 

 

3 hours ago, Mike E said:

that’s not how acquisition of citizenship law works in the USA.  
 

It works when a bunch of conditions overlap even for just one day:

 

* alien is a minor

 

* alien is an LPR

 

* parent is a citizen 

 

* parent has legal custody 

 

* parent has physical custody 

 

Depending the laws in force at the time and the  marital status, s/parent/parents/

 

4 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Doesn’t matter that mom got citizenship before she came, what matters is that all 4 factors of INA320 were met when she arrived on a green card to live with her citizen mom (assuming mom had legal custody too )and was still under 18.

Not the same wording, but what’s the difference? You do understand that living with a parent is enough to show physical custody and that a green card holder is equivalent to being an LPR, right?

Edited August 29, 2021 by SusieQQQ