Am I a US Citizen?

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drbxgold

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I have a USC mother and a British citizen father who were married when I was born in 1991 in London

From what I understand I AM a US citizen due to the fact that my mother spent at least 5 years prior to my birth in the US, with at least 2 of them post-14 (my mother came to the UK at 25).

She did spend some time outside of the states during her childhood but that was due to her father (my grandad) being stationed abroad in the Air Force...

By the way, I don't have a certificate of birth abroad...
 
Yes, it appears that you are a US citizen since birth, but the trouble is with proving it. You'll have to dig up some proof that your mother lived in the US for the required number of years, then take that proof along with a passport application form to a US consulate. And you'll need evidence that she was a US citizen when you were born.

Be aware that they can be very nitpicking when evaluating the evidence you provide, and are likely to reject or reduce some of it (e.g. counting each year in a US school as only 8 or 9 months because she could have been abroad during the breaks between terms), so you may need to present 7 or 8 years of proof just to get them to accept 5 years. High school and college transcripts are almost always accepted, but with the reduction I just mentioned.

After you get the US passport and move to the US, it is advisable (though not mandatory) for you to apply for N-600 to get a citizenship certificate. Unlike the passport which expires every 10 years, the citizenship certificate never expires, and if you lose the passport it will be easier to get a replacement if you have the citizenship certificate.

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_5199.html
Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock

A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) of the INA provided the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child's birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen, is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen, is required for physical presence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.) The U.S. citizen parent must be genetically related to the child to transmit U.S. citizenship.
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Jackolantern said:
Yes, it appears that you are a US citizen since birth, but the trouble is with proving it. You'll have to dig up some proof that your mother lived in the US for the required number of years, then take that proof along with a passport application form to a US consulate. And you'll need evidence that she was a US citizen when you were born.

Be aware that they can be very nitpicking when evaluating the evidence you provide, and are likely to reject or reduce some of it (e.g. counting each year in a US school as only 8 or 9 months because she could have been abroad during the breaks between terms), so you may need to present 7 or 8 years of proof just to get them to accept 5 years. High school and college transcripts are almost always accepted, but with the reduction I just mentioned.

After you get the US passport and move to the US, it is advisable (though not mandatory) for you to apply for N-600 to get a citizenship certificate. Unlike the passport which expires every 10 years, the citizenship certificate never expires, and if you lose the passport it will be easier to get a replacement if you have the citizenship certificate.

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_5199.html
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I have a son who is a USC by birth - Born in OHIO. Do I have to obtain N-600 Citizenship certificate?

Thanks,
 
usacitizentobe said:
I have a son who is a USC by birth - Born in OHIO. Do I have to obtain N-600 Citizenship certificate?

Thanks,
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No, for citizenship purposes his US birth certificate provides the same benefit as N-600; both are non-expiring certificates which prove citizenship and can be used to obtain a US passport without having to submit evidence of the parents' citizenship or residence.
 
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