Im trying to submit a n600 my father became a citizen when i was around 3yrs old back in 1992 so i know you automatically become one when either parent does. My only problem that i have is that i never met my dad and i dont know his citizenship number so i can't fill out the n600 is there any other way to go about this because im trying to get my certificate if citizenship?some one please help me
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Im trying to submit a n600 my father became a citizen when i was around 3yrs old back in 1992 so i know you automatically become one when either parent does. My only problem that i have is that i never met my dad and i dont know his citizenship number so i can't fill out the n600 is there any other way to go about this because im trying to get my certificate if citizenship?some one please help me
Your statement "you automatically become one when either parent does" is incorrect. Before Feb 27, 2001 the law required both parents to become U.S. citizens in order for the child to derive U.S. citizenship (except in cases of divorce, where it was enough for the parent getting the custody of the child to become a U.S. citizen). On Feb 27, 2001 the law changed and it became sufficient for only one parent to obtain U.S. citizenship in order for the citizenship to be transmitted to the child. Since in Feb 2001 you were about 12 y.o. (that is, under 18), you might have derived citizenship then.
However, both the new law and the old law require the child to actually reside in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent in order for the citizenship to be transmitted to the child. Since, as you say, have never lived with your father, you definitely DID NOT derive U.S. citizenship through him.
See http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...toid=fa7e539dc4bed010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD
and
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1312.html
If your mother naturalized before you turned 18, you might have derived citizenship through her.
Well when I spoke to an immigration rep thats what he told me according to the law that was put into place on 11/23/86 he said that you only needed one parent to do so and my mother was married to my father at the time I can't say I never met him he,was around till I was 3 I explained the situtation to the rep and he ran me through a series of question and after all the question he determined that I qualified for automatic citizenship through mu father. Thats why im trying to fill out the n600.
Jackolantern
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Under the old law (before Feb. 27, 2001), deriving citizenship through one USC parent was allowed only if your USC parent was widowed, divorced, or legally separated from the other parent. And the child had to be living in the custody of the USC parent. You weren't living with your father, so you're not eligible to derive citizenship through him.Well when I spoke to an immigration rep thats what he told me according to the law that was put into place on 11/23/86 he said that you only needed one parent to do so ...
And who was that "immigration rep"? Somebody on the USCIS phones? They are notorious for telling people all sorts of nonsense.