Armed ForcesĬertain children of U.S. citizen members of the U.S. armed forces are not required to be lawfully admitted to or physically present in the United States. The child is required to take the Oath of Allegiance in the United States unless the oath requirement is waived. The child is required to maintain the lawful status that he or she was admitted under while in the United States and The child is required to be lawfully admitted to United States, in any status, and be physically present in the United States In most cases, the citizenship process for a child residing abroad cannot take place solely overseas. D. Temporary Presence by Lawful Admission and Status in United States 1. Temporary Presence and Status Requirements Like the citizen parent, a grandparent’s physical presence is calculated in the aggregate and includes time accrued in the United States during periods when the grandparent was not a U.S. citizen grandparent met such physical presence for at least 2 years after he or she reached 14 years of age. citizen grandparent has been physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for at least 5 years and Like in the case of the citizen parent, the officer also must ensure that: citizen and met the physical presence requirements at the time of his or her death. If the grandparent has died, the grandparent must have been a U.S. In such cases, the officer first must verify that the citizen grandparent, the citizen parent’s mother or father, is a U.S. citizen grandparent to meet the requirement. If the child’s parent does not meet the physical presence requirement, the child may rely on the physical presence of the child’s U.S. 3. Reliance on Physical Presence of Child’s U.S. citizen service member parent may count any period of time he or she has resided abroad on official orders as physical presence in the United States. The parent met such physical presence for at least 2 years after he or she reached 14 years of age.Ī parent’s physical presence is calculated in the aggregate and includes time accrued in the United States during periods when the parent was not a U.S. The parent has been physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for at least 5 years and Citizen ParentĪ child’s U.S. citizen parent must meet the following physical presence requirements: Citizen Parent or Grandparent 1. Physical Presence of Child’s U.S. If the U.S. citizen parent has died, the child’s citizen grandparent or the child’s U.S. citizen legal guardian may file the application on the child’s behalf within 5 years of the parent's death. Typically, a child’s U.S. citizen parent files a Certificate of Citizenship application on the child’s behalf. B. Eligibility to Apply on the Child’s Behalf armed forces accompanying their parent outside the United States on official orders. There are certain exceptions to these requirements for children of U.S. The child is lawfully admitted, physically present, and maintaining a lawful status in the United States at the time the application is approved and the time of naturalization. citizen parent, or of a person who does not object to the application if the U.S. The child is residing outside of the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent or citizen grandparent meets certain physical presence requirements in the United States or an outlying possession citizen by birth or through naturalization (including an adoptive parent) The person is a child of a parent who is a U.S. Ī child who regularly resides outside of the United States is eligible for naturalization if all of the following conditions have been met: The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to cover foreign-born children who did not automatically acquire citizenship under INA 320 and who generally reside outside the United States with a U.S. General Requirements: Child Residing Outside the United States
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