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US Citizenship for Your Children
Whether you live in the United States or abroad, being a US citizen has benefits. One of those benefits is being able to obtain US citizenship for your children in some circumstances. If you are a United States citizen, but live abroad, your children may be able to obtain citizenship through you if the following criteria is met:
- Your child is unmarried
- Your child must take the Oath of Allegiance before the age of 18
- You and your child regularly reside outside of the United States
- Your child is in your legal and physical custody
- You resided in the United States for at least 5 years in total, 2 of which were after the age of 14
- If you do not meet the residency requirements, your US citizen parent (your child’s grandparent) can satisfy the above requirements to petition for your child’s US citizenship;
- Your child must enter the United States lawfully at the time of their interview with US Customs and Immigration Services
