If any child is born here, the child is automatically an American Citizen.
As to your wife, if she takes US Citizenship she is required at that time to renounce all past citizenships, and return her foreign passport to her embassy.
On foreign countries that allow dual citizenship however she will be allowed to keep it and return to her country with no problems if she wanted to.
At age 18 your child has the option if your wife keeps her foreign citizenship to opt to not be a US citizen and adopt the foreign country, but that almost never happens.
2006-06-13 09:53:00
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answered by Pete 5
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Your wife is automatically a citizen of the country she was born in.
If her children were born here, then she may apply for citizenship and state that her children were born in the US as a reason for granting citizenship. This is not a gauruntee that her request will be granted. She still has to undergo a background check. She will be granted a green card during this process. Her request can still be denied and her green card revoked based on the results of the check.
If you are a US citizen, and you are married, you may sponsor your wife to get her green card. You need a lawyer for this. There is a formal interview, issuing a green card, and 2 years probation.
After 2 years she may study for the test and apply to take the citizenship test.
Usually you cannot take the test unless you have had your green card for at least 5 years.
2006-06-13 09:54:21
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answered by creskin 4
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I have dual citisenship... i was born in USA but my mom took me to her country when i was still an infant and registered me there, so not sure but i think it has to be done as an infant or as an adult if you Permanently move to another country.
2006-06-13 09:50:35
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answered by excited2bet 2
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your question got cut off
try adding more details
2006-06-13 09:48:04
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answered by Jam 3
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