derived citizenship?

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stylwatch

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hi, hoping someone can help clear up my citizenship status...

my mother became a us citizen in 1986 when i was 15 (I also became a GC holder at that time), we have been both living in the US (virginia) since that time - i am now 35. she and my father were never married and my mother had always had custody of me (i have affidavits showing this). my question is, did i inherit her US citizenship since i was under 18 at the time? does that mean i am a us citizen as well and can apply for a us passport claiming derived citizenship?
thank you!
 
hope this help's
http://print.immigration.findlaw.co...-citizenship-naturalization-did-you-know.html


4. Parents Naturalized From December 24, 1952 to October 4, 1978
You derived U.S. citizenship if you were under the age of 16, unmarried, and holding a green card at the time both parents naturalized. This applied to children born outside of marriage if the father legally legitimated them. Adopted children did not qualify.

5. Parents Naturalized October 5, 1978 to February 26, 2001
You derived U.S. citizenship if one of your parents was a U.S. citizen when you were born and never ceased to be a citizen, and your other parent naturalized before your 18th birthday. You must have been unmarried and lawfully admitted as a permanent resident at the time of your parent's naturalization. This law applies to all children, including those who are born outside of marriage and adopted. However, adopted children born before December 29, 1981 or after November 14, 1986 obtain U.S. citizenship only if the adoption occurred before their 16th birthday
 
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