U.S. Citizenship

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dw21243

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I have a very important question that needs to be answered. My daughter is a german national through her mother, I am a citizen of america by birth. Can she claim citizenship of america with me being her father? She was born in a non military hospital and my name is on her birth certificate and other forms. I read in some form that she can do this but I would like to find out the way to go about it, what forms we need etc. She is searching in germany and I am trying to search here. I thank you in advance for any help you can give. She is an adult now and considers herself to be an american and wants to come to the states to get herself a job and live with me.
 
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dw21243 said:
I have a very important question that needs to be answered. My daughter is a german national through her mother, I am a citizen of america by birth. Can she claim citizenship of america with me being her father? She was born in a non military hospital and my name is on her birth certificate and other forms. I read in some form that she can do this but I would like to find out the way to go about it, what forms we need etc. She is searching in germany and I am trying to search here. I thank you in advance for any help you can give. She is an adult now and considers herself to be an american and wants to come to the states to get herself a job and live with me.
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For persons born on or after November 14, 1986, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:

One of the person's parents was a U.S. citizen when the person in question was born;
The citizen parent lived at least 5 years in the United States before his or her child's birth; and
At least 2 of these 5 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday.
A person's record of birth abroad, if registered with a U.S. consulate or embassy, is proof of his or her citizenship. Such a person may also apply for a passport or a Certificate of Citizenship to have a record of his or her citizenship. Such documentation is often useful to prove citizenship in lieu of the availability of an American birth certificate.

Different rules apply for persons born abroad to one U.S. citizen before November 14, 1986. United States law on this subject changed multiple times throughout the twentieth century, and the law as it existed at the time of the individual's birth controls.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law
 
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