I am American but my daughter who is 13 was born in Canda when I was attending school there,?

Question

I am now living in the US with her,will it be diificult to get her citizenship in the US?

Answer 1

It's probably the easiest thing you will ever do. She is an American Citizen due to the fact you are not a Canadian. Same with all students who study abroad or military who serve overseas, even Americans who work over seas. Unless you renounced your citizenship she is in.

Answer 2

You shouldn't have too much trouble proving she's a U.S. citizen. I think if you take her to the post office to apply for a passport, all you need to provide is proof of your U.S. citizenship. You'll need her birth certificate, and her social security card if she has one. I'm pretty sure they'll recognize her as a citizen, as you were a citizen when she was born, just studying abroad.

If you want complete proof of her citizenship, go to www.uscis.gov and fill out their N-600 application. It's for parents applying for their minor children who were born outside the states. I think the fee is around $300, but when the whole process is over, she'll have a certificate of citizenship, not a certificate of naturalization that foreign immigrants get when they complete the process. Send the application to the address provided, which will be a regional service center. They will forward it to your nearest immigration office for processing and you will go there for interviews. It may take about 6 months for the whole process to be done. Just make sure you provide any documentation that the immigration officer needs, and it will go alot quicker.

Answer 3

No, it won't be hard at all. I believe she can still have dual citizenship, but I don't think it's automatic. Does she have a Social Security card? What nationality do you put on her school records? Check http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/child.htm
that's the FAQ on making her a citizen

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/faq.htm#q2
this is a FAQ explaining who is a citizen. Was her dad American? If yes, then she may be American too. If no, it's still possible to have automatic citizenship if you (the mother) can prove you lived in the States after age 14 for 5 years.

Answer 4

My fiance was born to American parents while his father was in Mexico on an archeological dig. He automatically had American citizenship because his parents were Americans. Your daughter has American citizenship, check with any immigration office.

Answer 5

She's American Already, Even If she was born in Mexico city, because your Citizenship is American.

Answer 6

Your daughter would automatically be a dual citizen, being born to an American parent and in Canada.

Answer 7

Because you are a US citizen, your daughter automatically has citizenship in the US.

Answer 8

I was taught that children of a US citizen become US citizens automatically, even if born out of the country.

Answer 9

She may already be a citizen subject to confirming it, but you do have to do the paperwork. Also, I am not certain if that applies where only one parent was a US Citizen, so you need to check with the immigration service.

Answer 10

She's automatically a US Citizen. In fact, she has dual citizenship -- US & Canada.