my father died

hatoma said:
@ doby , the problem is that my father dead , and all my life i was working in egypt while he was in usa , so i asking if i can enter usa first at least , if i cannot get the citizen directly
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How old were you when your late father got his Citizenship?
 
So let me re-state...........
You are 45 years old, your father passed away recently and he obtained his US citizenship when you were 10 years old.
Am I correct?
 
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no he got it when i was 10 years old , and i just ask about permission to enter the states at least
 
If you were born outside the U.S., but one or both your
parents were U.S. citizens when you were born, you may still
be a U.S. citizen. This is called citizenship through derivation.
There are usually additional specific requirements, and sometimes
citizenship can be through a combination of a parent and
grandparent.

I really don't think anything can be done except your sister applies for you which takes a little over nine years.
 
hatoma said:
nine years , who can be patient for nine years , why nine years!!!!!!!!!!!!??
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The US government have limited numbers of visas which they give out every year. There is a long waiting list of people who filed years ago. Its like once your sister files for you, you get in a line and wait for your number. There are millions of people waiting in line patiently for their turn to come.
People from Mexico and Philippines have to wait around 20 years. No harm in filing if your sister is kind enough to do it for you. Once your turn comes, your wife (if you have one) can also come along with your kids if they are under 21.
Nine years is not permanent, it can take less time or can take more time, but the MOST IMPORTANT thing is that your sister files now. Speak to her, if she says yes, we can help her file your application.
Salaam!
 
Dotboy said:
Hi everyone. . . Am a bit confused here. . . I thought as soon as ur dad becomes a USC u are automatically a citizen if u are still under - 18 (or is it under - 21 ?), irrespective of ur place of residence when ur father naturalized. . .somebody pls share more lights on this. Thanks
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The underlined part is incorrect. The under-18 child has to be living in the US as a permanent resident with the citizen parent in order to derive citizenship automatically.

There is another process (N-600K) where a child who lives outside the US can get citizenship through a USC parent, but it is not automatic; the USC parent must be living outside the US with the child, and the N-600K paperwork must be done before the child turns 18.
 
i have another question pease , my father was participated in social security , does i have the right to ask about his money after 10 years from his death ?
 
namecheckvictim said:
Why are you leading this poor guy on? He was not a LPR when his dad naturalized, he is not eligible for any benefits from his late father's Nat'z.
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I just don't want him to give up being 99% sure there is no hope. He needs to be 100% sure before he gives up on something so valuable because we are all human on this forum and we can all make mistakes. OP was a minor when his father was naturalized. So when a father is naturalized aren't all his unmarried minor children automatically supposed to be naturalized too? I'm not saying they are and I know you are saying they are not but OP should not listen to either one of us and do his own very thorough research before giving up.
 
hatoma said:
i have another question pease , my father was participated in social security , does i have the right to ask about his money after 10 years from his death ?
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Forget that, only his current legal wife can get Social Security benefits. BTW...why don't you get your father's 2nd wife to sponsor you if she is still single? Maybe that is a possibility since when she married him you became her legal guardian so actually you had two US citizen parents when you were 10! Not two biological US citizen parents but two legal US citizen parents. Anything is possible, everything should be explored.
 
your opinion is right prax but my second father wife hate me because i am not her child , there was many financial problems after his death
 
praxx said:
OP was a minor when his father was naturalized. So when a father is naturalized aren't all his unmarried minor children automatically supposed to be naturalized too?
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No. They must be permanent residents in order to naturalize. You cannot become naturalized (automatically or via the N-400 process) without being a permanent resident first.
 
The OP should invest some money in a lawyer who specializes in immigration law in the US, maybe he can get in touch with Rajiv's office for a consultation. IMO, I don't think there is much hope to his case of claim to US citizenship or possible a green card. Unless his 1/2 sister is willing to sponsor him, but if her mother hates his guts, the chances of a petition by the 1/2 sister is non-existent.

Forget or don't even think about his social security benefits, his wife is going to collect the minimum that Uncle Sam is going to give her. If he had a large insurance policy, his wife should be sitting in pretty good financial position.
 
Al Southner said:
but if her mother hates his guts, the chances of a petition by the 1/2 sister is non-existent.
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The 1/2 sister is capable of sponsoring him by herself. After all, he is her biological half brother not some nobody off the streets.
 
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