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Citizenship in US can either be acquired by birth or through naturalization process. For naturalization you need to file the completely filled Form N-400. In order to be eligible to file you should be at least of 18 years of age and a green card holder in the US who has continuous physical residence of minimum 5 years.
In order to be eligible to apply for US citizenship you should be
1. at least of 18 years of age
2.also a green card holder in the US who has continuous physical residence of minimum 5 years.
3.also have good moral character
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Can an non green card child become a naturalized citizen if the parents are citizen?
Absolutely. The child can become a US citizen through its parents who are US citizens. The child has to apply for citizenship by filing in Form N-600 to obtain the certificate of citizenship. The child should be under 18 years of age in order to document their citizenship status. Even if the child was born outside the US, it will become a US citizen though its US citizen parents.
Does a child of a US residents born out of the united state has any rights in obtaining a citizenship?
If the parents are US citizens, then the child gets duel citizenship (citizenship in the country he/she is born in [depending on local laws], and US citizenship). Any person naturalized in the US or by American parents is a US citizen.
How do you get you citizenship?
through naturalization. More info: Anyone born in the US is a citizen by birth. Other than this a person can acquire or derive citizenship. A child born abroad to US citizen parent or parents is a citizen of the US as long as a few eligibility conditions are met by the parents. This birth can be recorded within 5 years at the Consulate abroad. The document issued at registration is proof of the child's citizenship. The child can also get a Certificate of Citizenship and a US passport as further proof. When the parents naturalize as US citizens, any child they have below the age of 18 and having a green card is automatically granted citizenship. This child will have to get a Certificate of Citizenship and a US passport as proof of US citizenship.
Is a child an automatic us citizen to two alien parents?
Any child born in the US can choose US citizenship.
What qualifies a person as a US citizen?
The person is either born in the US or born to parents who are US citizen outside of the US (can then apply for dual citizenship) or has been granted naturalized citizenship under the required procedure established by the US immigration laws.
What is the citizenship of a child born in Japan of US parents?
The US will recognize the child as an American citizen. Japan may allow them to claim Japanese citizenship, but I don't believe they do.
If a child is born in another country but parents are US citizins does he have the right to chose citinship?
Some countries will claim the child has dual citizenship (see links below), however, while the US does recognize dual citizenship, any child born to US parents ANYWHERE is considered solely a US citizen
Can a US citizen apply for citizenship of India if her husband is a US citizen and he does not want to become an Indian citizen?
She can, but she will have to give up her US citizenship, not a good idea.
Can you Lose US Citizenship if you Became UK Citizen?
US and UK allow Dual citizenship. A person can be a US citizen and a citizen of UK if he/she desires to. But if a person applies to get naturalized as a citizen of UK when he/she is already a US citizen, then it will lead to losing US citizenship.So a person can have US & UK citizenship as long he/she is not a naturalized citizen of UK.
If American citizen marries French citizen do they both have duel citizenship?
No. citizenship has to do with where you were born, and where your parents were born. It has nothing to do with marriage.
You are married to an illegal immigrant and you have a son can he ever be legal?
Anyone born in the US, regardless of the citizenship of the parents, can elect to be a US citizen.
What are ways to become a US citizen?
Born in the United States with/without parents citizens, become a citizen through taking classes and the citizenship test, serve in the US military.
