Hello
Many years ago, I heard you on a radio show speaking
about having
grandparents born in the USA and the possibility of
gaining US citizenship
through the relationship. Can you possibly send me more
information on this
topic?
Many thanks,
B xxxxxxx
Langley, B.C.
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david ingram replies:
If the following chart makes your parent a US citizen,
they can sponsor you to the USA but should be living in
the USA to do so. If they happened to live in the USA
long enough BEFORE you were born, (maybe not realizing
they were a US citizen at the time) then you may be one
as well automatically.
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NATURALIZATION CHART
For determining whether LEGITIMATE CHILDREN BORN
OUTSIDE The U.S.
acquired U.S. citizenship at birth.
PERIOD | PARENTS | RESIDENCE REQUIRED
OF:
| |
PARENT or
| CHILD
STEP 1 |STEP 2 |STEP 3
| STEP 4
Select | Select | Measure
citizen parent's residence |
Determine whether child
period in | applicable | against the
requirements for the | has
since lost U.S.
which | parentage | period in
which child was born. |
citizenship. (The child
child was | | (The
child acquired U.S. citizen- |
lost on the date it became
born. | | ship
at birth if, at time of the
| impossible to meet the
| |
child's birth, citizen parent had
| necessary requirements,
| |
met applicable residence
| never before age 26.)
| |
requirements.)
|
Prior to | one parent | Citizen
parent had resided in the |
None.
05/24/34 | US citizen | U.S.
(Originally only fathers could |
| |
transmit: mothers added Oct.94) | (see
note (5))
On/after | Both are | One had
resided in the U.S. |
None.
05/24/34 | citizens |
|
& prior to | One citizen | Citizen had
resided in the U.S. | 5
year's residence in the
01/13/41 | one alien |
| U.S. or its outlying
| parent. |
| possessions between ages of
On/after | One citizen | Citizen had
resided in U.S. or its | 13 and
21. OR. 2 years'
01/13/41 | one alien | outlying
possessions 10 years, at |
continuous presence in
and prior | parent. | least 5
of which were after age | U.S.
between ages 14 and
to | | 16,
or if citizen parent served
| 28. (NONE, if at time
12/24/52 | |
honorably in U.S. Armed Forces: |
of child's birth, citizen
| |(1)
between 12/07/41 and 12/31/46 |
parent was employed
| |(5
of the required years may
| by a specified U.S.
| |
have been after age 12); or note (2)
| organization. This
| |
between 12/31/46 and 12/24/52,
| exemption is not applicable
| |
parent needed 10 years physical
| if parent transmitted
| |
presence, at least 5 of which
| under *(1) or *(2) opposite.)
| |
were after age 14.
| Notes (1). (2). and (4).
| Both are | One had
resided in the U.S. or its | None.
| US citizens |outlying
possessions. |
On/after | Both are | One had
resided in the U.S. or its | None.
12/24/52 | citizen | outlying
possessions note (3). |
& prior to | One citizen | Citizen has
been physically present in | None.
11/14/86 | one alien | US or
outlying possessions 10 years, |
| parent. | at
least 5 which are after age 14 note (3). |
On/after | Both are | One had
resided in the U.S. or its | None.
11/14/86 | citizen | outlying
possessions |
| One citizen | Citizen
has been physically present in I None. |
| one alien | US or
outlying possessions 5 years, |
| parent. | at
least 2 which are after age 14 note (3). |
1. Absence of less than 60 days in the aggregate
(total) will not break continuity of physical presence
for this purpose. Honorable service in US armed forces
counts as residence or physical presence.
2. No specific period of residence is required if alien
parent naturalized before child reaches 18 years and
child begins to reside permanently in U.S. prior to
18th birthday.
3. Physical presence abroad of dependent unmarried son
or daughter as member of household of a person serving
honorably in U.S. Armed Forces or employed by U.S.
government or international organization may be counted
as physical presence.
4. The retention requirement was repealed by Act of
10/10/78. Persons who had on
10/10/78 failed to retain are relieved from having to
do so. Those who have previously lost citizenship by a
failure to satisfy retention requirements of the Acts
of 1934, 1940, and 1952 may NOT be reinstated.
5. Until Oct 20, 94, only father could transmit.
Changed with President Clinton signing the Technical
Corrections Bill giving citizenship to children of US
citizen mothers.
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