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Hi,
I am a US citizen by birth. I have a son which is currently over 18 (born 1991) and he couldn't acquire citizenship (was born abroad - we were living at first abroad) by birth as at that time I didn't have enough years in the US after 14. However when he was a kid we moved back to the US and lived in the US for several years and he had a green card. At some point we left the US and never returned back.
Recently I read the following on the nolo.com website:
"Or let’s say you are over 18 years old now, but you don’t have a green card and you are currently living abroad with your U.S. citizen mother. If you had your green card and resided in the U.S. with your mom when you were a child, but have since lived in a foreign country for many years, you might think that you lost your permanent residence. However, in this case, you have already derived U.S. citizenship based on your prior time in the U.S. and you can apply for a Certificate of Naturalization from U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services (USCIS) as proof of your status."
If this is true and this sounds like my son's case then can he derive citizenship based on the fact that at a point of time in his past prior to his 18th birthday he was in the US with a green card with me as a parent (US citizen)?
Thanks.
I am a US citizen by birth. I have a son which is currently over 18 (born 1991) and he couldn't acquire citizenship (was born abroad - we were living at first abroad) by birth as at that time I didn't have enough years in the US after 14. However when he was a kid we moved back to the US and lived in the US for several years and he had a green card. At some point we left the US and never returned back.
Recently I read the following on the nolo.com website:
"Or let’s say you are over 18 years old now, but you don’t have a green card and you are currently living abroad with your U.S. citizen mother. If you had your green card and resided in the U.S. with your mom when you were a child, but have since lived in a foreign country for many years, you might think that you lost your permanent residence. However, in this case, you have already derived U.S. citizenship based on your prior time in the U.S. and you can apply for a Certificate of Naturalization from U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services (USCIS) as proof of your status."
If this is true and this sounds like my son's case then can he derive citizenship based on the fact that at a point of time in his past prior to his 18th birthday he was in the US with a green card with me as a parent (US citizen)?
Thanks.
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