Kravitz and Guerra
Genilde E. Guerra
Attorney at Law
Law Offices of Kravitz & Guerra, PA.
Immigration*Real Estate*International Corporate Law
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GOOD NEWS – CHILD CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2000
By Robert A. Kravitz
On a lighter tone, we would like to briefly comment on another amendment already passed into law by Congress on February 27, 2001. It allows children of U.S. citizens to automatically become U.S. citizens themselves before reaching the age of 18. The requirements are as follows:
At least one parent of the child must be a U.S. citizen, either by birth or naturalization;
- The child must be under the age of 18;
- The child must be residing in the United States in the legal and physical custody of the U.C. citizen parent and must be a legal permanent resident.
- If the child has been adopted, the adoption must be final.
This law allows for automatic citizenship of such children, with no need to file for naturalization or a certificate of citizenship. The U.S. passport agency accepts applications for U.S. passports directly, without the need to certify the citizenship. To obtain a U.S. passport, the following documents must be presented ... read more