Can i Claim US Citizenship?

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awilliams

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Hi there,

i will give you the low down of the situation -

Me: i am 27 and i live in England i am getting married next year to my Fiancee.

The situation:

My Mother was born in an American Airbase in Ruislip, England to her Dad (my grandad) and is/was an American Citizen (by Birth and he's now dead) and to my Grandmother who was English but also a US Citizen (still alive) after she was born they applied for a "Report of birth for a child born abroad of American parent certificate" which my mother still has, she then lived in the United States till she was 7 years old where My Grandmother and My Grandad then divorced and they moved back to England, few years (or alot of years) passed and she met my Dad and they married and had me in March 1986, they divorced in 2005 and then she met an American and moved back to the United States in 2007 where she also claimed her US Citizenship + Passport through her Father and has lived there ever since.

i know the Transmission requirements state a total of 10 years in America, 5 of which were after HER 14th Birthday, is there anyway that

- i can claim US Citizenship through my Mother?
- failing that, can i claim US Citizenship through my Grandfather?
- can me & my future wife to be move to the states?

thanks and i hope you can help
 
From what you've stated, your mother didn't have 10 years of presence in the US before your birth, so you can't claim citizenship through her.

If you were still under 18, you might have been able to claim citizenship through your grandfather via the N-600K process, but it's too late for that now.

However, there is something your mother can do to get you and your future wife to move to the US, if you're very patient. She can apply for your green card, in the category for married sons and daughters of US citizens. That category is Family 3rd preference, otherwise known as F3. In that category, your future wife (and children if any) would be eligible to get a green card along with you, as your derivative beneficiary.

If you look at the F3 category in the visa bulletin (http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5885.html), you'll see the date listed as 15 July 2002. That means they are currently doing the final processing for people who applied in early July 2002; that's a wait of nearly 11 years. So if your mother is willing to file the paperwork, and you're willing to wait that long, you and your family can move to the US.
 
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So without claiming US Citizenship myself, can i get my mother to sponsor me & my future wife in order to be able to live in America?
 
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