Baby Born in Canada to One US Citizen Parent

[cocacola7890]

Hello,

I Came to US in 2000 and now i am US Citizen from End of 2009 and moved to Canada in End of 2013 on Visitor Visa and living till than. I have received the Canadian PR Card also. My Wife is a Canadian Citizen and She also has the Permanent Resident Card of US. We have given birth to baby in October 2016 in Canada. Can you please let me know if my child can get the US Citizenship or not? As I have not stayed in US for 5 years as a US Citizen. If not what is the other way to get Child US Citizenship.

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Based on the information you've provided, it's unfortunately impossible to say if your child qualifies for US citizenship.

I would recommend you start reading here: https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

If you have additional questions, I would recommend you post them to this US immigration forum: http://forums.immigration.com/

 

[screech339]

Hello,

I Came to US in 2000 and now i am US Citizen from End of 2009 and moved to Canada in End of 2013 on Visitor Visa and living till than. I have received the Canadian PR Card also. My Wife is a Canadian Citizen and She also has the Permanent Resident Card of US. We have given birth to baby in October 2016 in Canada. Can you please let me know if my child can get the US Citizenship or not? As I have not stayed in US for 5 years as a US Citizen. If not what is the other way to get Child US Citizenship.

Thanks

If you have not stayed in US at least 5 years as a US citizen before baby was born, the baby will not be able to get american citizenship.

I had a friend of mine that was american / canadian dual (born in US), was lucky to pass on citizenship as she couldnt pass on canadian citizenship. The US authorities literally counted each days to ensure that she did, in fact, meet the 5 years requirements.