When a child is born in another country?

Question

meaning they are not a citizen
how do they become a American citizen

do they have to take a test?

Do they wait till they are older?

do they just become one?

Thanks for answering!!

Answer 1

First the kid's parents need to get a green card and then the kid automatically get the green card. The family needs to have the green card for 5 years and then the parents are allowed to take a test to becoma a citizen. If the parents pass the citizen test before the kid turns 18 then the kid becomes a citizen. If the parents pass the test when the kid is 18 or older then the kid has to pass the test on its own.

Answer 2

I can tell you that in Australia, and some other countries (not all) - if a child is born there - they do not become legal citizens of that country like they do in the USA - but are still the nationality from which their parents came. e.g. If you're an immigrant from Canada, they are still Canadian, if from Mexico - they are still Mexican, if they are from Japan - they are still Japanese, and so on.

If they want to become a citizen - Yes they do have to apply to become one. Yes they do have tests to take. Yes they do have to know, speak, read, understand the language of that country. If it's English - you learn it and understand it, if it's Italy - you learn Italian, If it's France - you learn French, an so on. This however doesn't mean that you cannot speak your own language to others who do or in your homes - but it does mean that if you're are going to speak to another person who doesn't speak your language - you should at least know there's well enough to make sense to them when engaging them in conversation.

You can migrate or immigrate over if you have the work point skills to do so. Or you can be sponsored by someone willing to give you a chance or opportunity. You can go as student migration program. Refugee status.

Also the country will have rules of how long you must live there when they accept your citizenship application. e.g. Australia - 2 years out of the 5 years they allow you - you must live there at least two full years. And you must move there as soon as you get approved within the first year of the approval or you start all over again. They also have filing fees and such that you must pay for out of your own pocket.

They also ask for about 100,000 dollars to secure for you for a year or so to prove to them that you can and are able to support yourself, that you will get a job, and not just going to free-load and mooch off the government money.

They also have age restrictions. e.g. You must be at or under a certain age (say 45 years of age the limit) or you cannot apply to move over there - say if you turned 46 years of age.

You can however, also invest in a business or invest in a home no matter what your age and become a citizen that way. You must first contact their Foreign Investment Review Board in Sydney about the process before you invest in business or a home(s).

Although I think I covered most of it - I'll just add this links as examples so you can look into it yourself. That way you can better understand each countries process, as they all may or may not have the same guidelines, but differing situations, as well as how they charge in application fees and the like.

Australia - http://www.australianresidency.com.au/

Canada - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/res-oblig.html

UK - http://www.internationalworkpermits.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=41

Ireland - http://www.movetoireland.com/movepag/pasres.htm

USA - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

Answer 3

They will have to take a test when they get older. If you are an American citizen and you have a baby in a foreign country, that baby is automatically a U.S. citizen. It does not have to take a citizenship test when it gets older. I don't know the requirements for taking the citizenship test, but I do know all applicants have to take and pass at least one class to get it. You should probably check the website for U.S. Immigration for more info on that.

Answer 4

The parents file documents for a birth abroad, and I beleive the first time they come back here they submit those documents and the child is issued a Naturalized US. Citizen document. My folks did it for me.

PS. Thats if the parents are citizens, if they aren't, then the child is a citizen of whatever country the parents come from (In most cases) and they have to go thhrough the same channels as any immigrant to get citizenship.

Answer 5

if their parents are citizens they can be citizens even if they are born outside of the US - if not then normally as a child they have 2 options - they can be adopted by an american family - or thier parents can become american citizens and apply for thier children to also gain citizenship

Answer 6

If he /she is born to a US citizen, (s)he'll be automatically be a citizen.

Answer 7

Well. I can't really tell you but I could ask my Grandpa!
P.S. That's a VERY random question.