child naturalization

[ahmadwisley]

Hi There

USC filing I-130 for wife & child (4 years old ) , and they get the IV-VISA , this child have to wait 5 years to apply for naturalization or what ????

 

[Jackolantern]

One parent is a USC? The child may already be a citizen, if certain conditions are met.

http://immigration.findlaw.com/immi...-citizenship-naturalization-did-you-know.html

 

[ahmadwisley]

this child born before the naturalization of the father , i mean the father was LPR and have birth this child after a while apply for US CITIZENSHIP and got it then apply to the child for i-130

 

[Huracan]

My take is when the child gets the Green Card he will become automatically a citizen. No need to apply for his naturalization. People under 18 years of age cannot apply for naturalization, they either derive automatic citizenship from parents or have to wait until turning 18 to apply for naturalization. For the child to become an automatic citizen there are a few things that have to be met, child under 18, in physical and legal custody of U.S. citizen parent, and being a permanent resident (i.e. having a Green Card)

 

[boatbod]

Child becomes a USC as soon as (s)he enters the US with an immigrant visa.