My cousin was 16 years old when her mother became naturalized 10 years ago. At the time, her parents were divorced, and she lived with her father, who had official custody, and her mother had visitation rights. The father is a permanent resident, with no plans of getting his citizenship any time soon. I pointed out to my cousin that she may already be a citizen, based on her mother's citizenship. She seems to think otherwise, since her father was the one who had custody of her. Can anyone shed some light on this situation?
N-600 Eligibility Question
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Thanks for the info. I guess she'll have to join the rest of us and file the N-400.
Unfortunately, I think bertgolz is right, one of the requirements is to be in legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent 
So, I guess she'll have to apply for N-400. Please encourage her to apply promptly, as there are many cases of young men and women who grew up in the U.S. and feel American at heart and then get in trouble with the law and are kicked out of the country. You know that U.S. immigration law is sometimes merciless
So, I guess she'll have to apply for N-400. Please encourage her to apply promptly, as there are many cases of young men and women who grew up in the U.S. and feel American at heart and then get in trouble with the law and are kicked out of the country. You know that U.S. immigration law is sometimes merciless Unfortunately, I think bertgolz is right, one of the requirements is to be in legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent
Thanks Huracan. I'm guilty of procrastination myself, as I've been eligible to apply for quite a few years, but I'm trying to push my cousin to apply as soon as possible. I've even offered help with filling out the paperwork and getting together all the documents.