A lawful permanent resident is someone who has been granted the right to live in the United States indefinitely. Permanent residents remain the citizen of another country. So every time you travel outside the United States, you must carry the passport of that country with you, as well as your U.S. green card.
Can I ask for my parents as a resident?
Unfortunately, permanent residents cannot petition a parent for a green card. The best solution is for the permanent resident to naturalize as a U.S. citizen and then submit a petition for the parent.
What happens if both parents are US citizens?
Again, if both parents were US citizens and one had prior residence in the U.S. – no retention requirement. On October 10, 1978, the laws on retention requirements were repealed. So after that date, everyone who was born a U.S. citizen keeps U.S. citizenship whether or not he or she has ever lived in the U.S.
Is the child of a guest worker an American citizen?
Eastman also wrote that the children born to Mexican guest workers under the Bracero guest worker visa program were not considered citizens: Nor were the children born on U.S. soil to guest workers in the bracero program of the 1950s and early 1960s deemed citizens when that program ended, and their families emigrated back to their home countries.
When does a child become an US citizen?
If these conditions are met, such a child is born a U.S. citizen. But the citizenship laws in place for that period also required that for the child to retain U.S. citizenship, he or she must have two years physical presence in the U.S. between the ages of 14 and 28. Otherwise, the child loses U.S. citizenship.
Can a mother still be an US citizen if she never lived in the US?
It is quite possible, therefore, that your American mother may have transmitted her citizenship to you even though she’s never been to the U.S. If she did, the next question is whether or not you retained U.S. citizenship as required. If not, you may still be able to re-acquire U.S. citizenship.
