American Citzenship Question.

[Killer360]

Hi,

This girl I know (yes, she's weird and her family is strange) claims she has "dual citizenship". She claims her parents have American Citzenship (not sure if they were born in the US or not).. they have been in Canada for quite some time now. She wasn't born in the US, she was born in Canada. She has never lived or worked in the US either.

She claims her parents "applied for her american citizenship" when she was 4.

This story does not add up for me. Could she have American Citizenship?

[slinky]

I don't think so. If I am correct, in order to apply for citizenship anywhere, a person would have had to have lived there for a certain number of years, and you said that she has never lived in, nor worked in the U.S. So basically, if you go by what I previously stated, there's no possible way she can have dual citizenship. Of course, I admit, I am probably wrong.

[Killer360]

I don't think so. If I am correct, in order to apply for citizenship anywhere, a person would have had to have lived there for a certain number of years, and you said that she has never lived in, nor worked in the U.S. So basically, if you go by what I previously stated, there's no possible way she can have dual citizenship. Of course, I admit, I am probably wrong.

That sounds realistic. This girl does not know what she's talking about half the time.

Thanks <edit>gal.</edit>

[Sidoh]

I don't think so. If I am correct, in order to apply for citizenship anywhere, a person would have had to have lived there for a certain number of years, and you said that she has never lived in, nor worked in the U.S. So basically, if you go by what I previously stated, there's no possible way she can have dual citizenship. Of course, I admit, I am probably wrong.

That sounds realistic. This girl does not know what she's talking about half the time.

Thanks man.

slinky is female.

Maybe this would help?

[Killer360]

I don't think so. If I am correct, in order to apply for citizenship anywhere, a person would have had to have lived there for a certain number of years, and you said that she has never lived in, nor worked in the U.S. So basically, if you go by what I previously stated, there's no possible way she can have dual citizenship. Of course, I admit, I am probably wrong.

That sounds realistic. This girl does not know what she's talking about half the time.

Thanks man.

slinky is female.

Maybe this would help?

Can you please give me a direct answer right now? I'm at school and this computer is slow as hell.

[Sidoh]

No, I can't.  I don't know the answer off hand and I'm working on some homework.

Sorry.

[dark_drake]

Through birth abroad to two United States citizens

In most cases, one is a U.S. citizen if both of the following are true:

   1. Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth
   2. At least one parent lived in the United States prior to the child's birth.

A person's record of birth abroad, if registered with a U.S. consulate or embassy, is proof of his or her citizenship. He or she may also apply for a passport or a Certificate of Citizenship to have his or her citizenship recognized.

Long story short, she has dual-citizenship, provided her story is correct.

[Killer360]

Through birth abroad to two United States citizens

In most cases, one is a U.S. citizen if both of the following are true:

   1. Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth
   2. At least one parent lived in the United States prior to the child's birth.

A person's record of birth abroad, if registered with a U.S. consulate or embassy, is proof of his or her citizenship. He or she may also apply for a passport or a Certificate of Citizenship to have his or her citizenship recognized.

Long story short, she has dual-citizenship, provided her story is correct.

Huh? What about #2? They were both in Canada.

[dark_drake]

Huh? What about #2? They were both in Canada.

And they didn't live in the US prior to her birth?

[Killer360]

Huh? What about #2? They were both in Canada.

And they didn't live in the US prior to her birth?

Misread it. My mistake.

[iago]

Yeah, drakey's right. It's even easier with Europe, if one of your parents were born in the EU and have EU citizenship, you can apply for it. My friend did that.

[Killer360]

When it says "Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth", does that mean they have to be LIVING in the US at that time or do they just have to have citizenship?

And, according to her story, she said her parents applied for HER US citizenship. She said she was 4. Don't you have to apply for your own?

[deadly7]

When it says "Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth", does that mean they have to be LIVING in the US at that time or do they just have to have citizenship?

And, according to her story, she said her parents applied for HER US citizenship. She said she was 4. Don't you have to apply for your own?

If you're not a legal adult, you don't apply for your own citizenship. Especially not in infant years.

[iago]

When it says "Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth", does that mean they have to be LIVING in the US at that time or do they just have to have citizenship?

Read that again.. is the answer not obvious? Being citizens = having citizenship.

Face it: her story may be legit. Factually, it's correct.

[Killer360]

When it says "Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth", does that mean they have to be LIVING in the US at that time or do they just have to have citizenship?

Read that again.. is the answer not obvious? Being citizens = having citizenship.

Face it: her story may be legit. Factually, it's correct.

Kay. I had just never heard anything like that before.