Hi,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I would really appreciate any information which your expertise could lend me. Currently I am a 4th year University student. I will graduate this may and I am looking to move to the United States to look for work.
My Mother is Canadian and my father American. Can i ask for dual citizenship? since my father is American? Even though he moved to Canada in the early 70's and i was born in 1980. Meanwhile he has never pursed becoming a Canadian citizen, and not participating as an American.
If so how do i Apply?
Thanks very much
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.
(Aug 16, 2003 recreated from official US
documentation for the CEN-TA-PEDE. newsletter of
the CEN-TA GROUP,
4466 Prospect Road, North Vancouver, BC, CANADA V7N 3L7 www.centa.com PH (604) 980-0321 taxman@centa.com).
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