moving back to native country and reporting marriage and child

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ketanco

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Hello,

I am in the US for many years and became a US citizen recently but I will return to my native country permanently to live there soon. I still keep my native country citizenship. I am single right now and have no kids.

When I marry in my country with a foreign national:

1-will I have to report my marriage to usa, even if she doesn’t want to be a usa citizen or come to usa to live or wants nothing to do with USA?

2-if I report my marriage to USA when I am abroad, does she get entitled to receiving green card and then citizenship after a while, even if we will be living outside the US? I mean can she apply for green card for herself from abroad for example, because I am a citizen?

3-do I have to report my future child as a us citizen? I prefer not to report him/her now and I want him or her to choose later on his or her own, after 18 years old, if she/he really wants it, because he/she will grow up in my native country. (and by the way can he do this, after 18 years of age if he/she really wants us citizenship in the future?)

Are your answers reflecting official requirements or your recommendations? I really like to know if there are official requirements for questions 1 and 3.
 
Nope on #1 (that is assuming you're not already married to someone else) - my recommendation, not official
#2 and #3 are great questions that I too would like to hear answers on from others more knowledgeable about these issues.

Good luck!
 
yes to #1, about # 2 yes she can apply for green card through the American embassy and its easier than applying inside America, yes to # 3
ketanco said:
Hello,

I am in the US for many years and became a US citizen recently but I will return to my native country permanently to live there soon. I still keep my native country citizenship. I am single right now and have no kids.

When I marry in my country with a foreign national:

1-will I have to report my marriage to usa, even if she doesn’t want to be a usa citizen or come to usa to live or wants nothing to do with USA?

2-if I report my marriage to USA when I am abroad, does she get entitled to receiving green card and then citizenship after a while, even if we will be living outside the US? I mean can she apply for green card for herself from abroad for example, because I am a citizen?

3-do I have to report my future child as a us citizen? I prefer not to report him/her now and I want him or her to choose later on his or her own, after 18 years old, if she/he really wants it, because he/she will grow up in my native country. (and by the way can he do this, after 18 years of age if he/she really wants us citizenship in the future?)

Are your answers reflecting official requirements or your recommendations? I really like to know if there are official requirements for questions 1 and 3.
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John Smith is wrong on all counts. You do not have to report #1 and #3. As for #2, she would have to move to the USA to keep her GC and reside there for at least 3 years to become eligible for the citizenship.

If your child would want to get a recognition of his/her US citizenship by descent, he/she would have to present certain documents (birth certificate, your marriage certificate, your certificate of naturalisation, etc). Gathering these documents might not be a problem now, but it may be harder in 18 years. Documents can be lost, and none of us lives forever. So, if you really want to get US citizenship for your child, I would recommend doing it now. The child may not even know about his/her citizenship until you inform him/her.
 
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