2006-12-12 06:41:32 · 17 answers · asked by Chester 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Is he listed as your father on your birth certificate. You should check with the local US Embassy -but a child of an American citizen typically is a US citizen.
2006-12-12 06:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by bigej65 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Miller v. Albright, 523 U.S. 420 (1998): A child born overseas to an American father and a foreign mother (not married) is not a U.S. citizen unless paternity is established before an established age (in this case 21). This case challenged the law on the grounds that U.S. law requires no explicit acknowledgment of parenthood in the case of a foreign-born child to an American mother and a foreign father (not married).
Nguyen v. INS, 533 U.S. 53 (2001): As in the Miller v. Albright case, the Court holds that a child born overseas to an American father and a foreign mother (not married) is not a U.S. citizen unless paternity is established before an established age (in this case 18). The child was brought to the U.S. before his sixth birthday and raised by his father; however, after a criminal conviction, deportation was ordered but the child claimed U.S. citizenship. His citizenship was denied because paternity had not been established prior to his 18th birthday. The Court upheld the law, once again affirming that Congress has the power to define citizenship outside the citizenship dictated by the 14th Amendment (citizenship by birth).
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2006-12-12 14:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were born in the US, you are automatically a citizen. If you are under 18 and at least one parent is a citizen, I believe all you have to do is complete the paperwork. After age 18 though, it becomes more difficult. I know that you have to take a test about US history and government, and the cost to apply is around $400. I believe that you also have to be a resident of the US. If you are currently in another country or have citizenship in another country, I would try talking with the embassy for that country. They would have all the necessary information. Try this site if you don't know how to find an embassy... Good Luck! http://www.embassyworld.com/
2006-12-12 14:46:01 · answer #3 · answered by Randy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you were born in the U.S. then you are automatically an American citizen, if not have your father file a N-600K form with U.S. Immigration and get a Certificate of Citizenship, and if I am not mistaken it will cost between $250-$300. But once your an adult, the U.S. does not recongize dual citizenship.
2006-12-12 15:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but there's a lot more paperwork involved. You should go to a State Department's Website like one for an embassy or consulate and look up the process in the American Citizens Services. I don't know the details for sure, because my wife and I were married when we did the process for our kids. I know there could be an age limit, and your dad will have to help you do it.
2006-12-12 14:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Brad C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you were born in America, you are already an American. If not, you must go through legal procedures to legally live in America. It may help you that your father is an American, and you will need him and his help to get your citizenship, however, it will take time, and paperwork, completed, by you, your father, and immigration to legalize you.
Strike_ea is right to a degree. My two friends who are brothers, born in Germany on an American military base, had to have papers proving they were legal American's, as their American mother and father, had seperated, and they were adopted by their maternal grandmother. One of the brothers had a hard time getting a job because he didn't have his papers. Although both his parents were American citizens, and born on an American military base, they still needed evidence that they were legalized in America, because they were born in a foreign country.
2006-12-12 14:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have proof your father was a U.S. Citizen such as a birth certificate with his name on or a parentage certificiate with his signature stating where he was born and he is your father, yes you can acquire American Citizenship from your American parent.
2006-12-13 02:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by LC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were born in the US then you are already a citizen. If you were born outside the US and a parent is a citizen, then you can become a citizen. It doesn't matter that they are not married. You will need proof that he is your father, such as a birth certificate with his name on it as father.
2006-12-12 14:50:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you were born on American soil then you already are a citizen.
2006-12-12 14:42:54 · answer #9 · answered by JB 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Check your birth certificate and get a knowledgeable lawyer these cases can be tricky if you try to do it yourself
2006-12-12 14:43:23 · answer #10 · answered by Angie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋