My husband has been living in the U.S since he was born so he thought. He was raised here went to school here. He is currently 38 yrs old and married to me for 15 yrs. I am a U.S citizen and so is his mother. He also found out he has a green card. How would we go about getting his citisionship. I actually think this is messed up that his mother never told him. Also all six of his other brother and sisters were born here,accept for him.. I dont know what his mother was thinking when she gave birth to my husband in mexico. We need some information and help.
2007-11-01 08:36:55 · 10 answers · asked by :..WIzDOM..: 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
my husband does have a ssn and a drivers liscense. and his mother is a u.s citizen
2007-11-01 08:50:09 · update #1
please seriuos answers only
2007-11-01 09:08:48 · update #2
does it matter if he is married to a u.s citizen because we have married for 15 yrs
2007-11-01 09:10:32 · update #3
his mother has a u.s birthcertificate. we are hoping his mom has his green card
2007-11-01 09:11:52 · update #4
You should get a hold of a lawyer that specializes in immigration law. Just because he was born out of the country does not mean he is not a citizen if his parents were. my sister was born in Germany and is an US citizen,
2007-11-01 08:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You --seriously-- need to find a US immigration attorney, bring all documents and get a pro to help you straighten this out.
Your husband MAY have become a US citizen when his mother naturalized (get her certificate of citizenship out and start adding up dates).
At the worst, your husband can apply for his US citizenship, but you should get his citz figured out.
You've added that his mother has a US birth certificate. This is one more piece of information that will help your husband.. all of this depends on the year he was born and how many years his mother lived outside the US.. where does she say your husband was born? Where is his birth certificate.
This is not the place to hash this out, btw.
2007-11-01 10:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by BeenThereDoneThat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Citizenship is by N-400 and u r husband is fully eligible for it if he is a good moral ( CLEAn RECORD) but here is the golden note. if u r MOM AND U R DAD U R mom and u r dad were US citizens before u r husband turned 18 that means he is a us citizen regardless that he has a greencard but he has to apply for an application called n600 its alot easier and regardless of his record or anything beczz that was the law and it still back then before 2000 u had to have u r mom and u r dad citizens for u to be automatic citizen but now one us parent is good enought thats why u have to make sure that both of his parents were citizens before his 18th birthday (becuzz the law was passed after u r husband turned 18th ) please If he is fill n600 thats how I got my citizenship u dont take exam u dont take nothing except the oath. and if u his mom and dad were citizens before 18 birthday he can RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW go to the post office and apply for us passport their going to ask him for a proof of citizenship he has to have his mom's and dad's citizenship . thats enough proof regardless of ths n600 Status ( pending thats fine or not even filed yet thats fine too. ) if his mom and dad ... then u r only path is n400 and good luck ., TAKE CARE>
2007-11-01 15:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, you do.
He can become a citizen having a green card for 5 years, but has to apply etc.
Also, if his green card has expired he may need to renew that, first.
Go to uscis.gov and put 'naturalization' into the search bar.
P.S. If his mom got her green card while he was a minor he probably has derivitive citizenship. When you are in uscis.gov you can put 'derivative citizenship' into the search bar as well. In that case he just needs to paper it.
2007-11-01 09:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was his mother born in the US? Was his father a US citizen?
Has he ever voted? If he has then, I would advise seeking an immigration attorney prior to filing for citizenship.
He can apply for citizenship form N-400. go to www.USCIS.gov.
2007-11-01 08:43:25 · answer #5 · answered by Samia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well I don't think it will be a big issue since his mother is a natural citizen you might have to go to INS and show proof ( his mothers birth certificate ) to them and then that should automatically make him a citizen
2007-11-01 08:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by oh_jo123 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
how did he get a ssn and a drivers licence not being a citizen? that's why America is full of fraud
if you only want serious answers, then CALL AN ATTORNEY
2007-11-01 09:06:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please do not upset yourself with your husband situation. I did the same when I found out about mine. I would suggest that you visit the USCIS office nearest you. You may have to petition him, or he may just have to adjust his stay by himself. It's all paper work. And you can do it by yourself. No need to hire lawyers for that, believe me. You don't really need one. USCIS have all the guidelines you can follow to change his status, and lawyers usually charge a lot of money for services we usually can do ourselves. So stay out of them as much as possible.
2007-11-01 09:13:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How did he not know??? He never needed a Birth Certificate or passport????? That is so odd..
2007-11-01 08:43:28 · answer #9 · answered by FORZAAZZURRI06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His mother was thinking the same thing all mexican mothers think.
2007-11-01 08:44:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋