Confused about Child Citizenship Act Help!?

[bella711]

Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

I long thought that you had to be a green card holder or naturalized child of a citizen parent to qualify for the child citizenship act. However I recently contacted the citizenship hotline they have in new york city and was told that the child does not have to be a green card holder. The representative gave me the example of children who are adopted or reside outside of the u.s since they qualify for this. I am aware of the other qualifications but this particular one confuses me since all other qualifications are met. So does under 18 child of a citizen parent need to be a green card holder to qualify for cca? Is there any circumstance that the child can still qualify for cca without being a green card holder? Was there ever a point during the life of this act that a non green card holder child did qualify? Is it just a matter of having the right immigration lawyer to argue the point?

I only ask because the information ive received has been wishy washy. Please help

 

[nkm-oct23]

The child has to meet all the following requirements:

1) Be admitted to US as a permanent resident (green card holder);
2) At least one parent should be a US citizen (US born or naturalized);
3) Be under 18 years old;
4) Be living in the US under physical custody of US citizen parent(s).

The child derives US citizenship on the day all these requirements are met.

If a child is adopted by a US citizen and is admitted into US as a permanent resident, the child derives citizenship on the day the child is admitted.