I become a U.S. citizen, how does that help my children who are born abroad to a U.S. to be a u.s citizen

[nabil and rachel 1]

hello everybody

i have other question from a friend

i hope i can find some answer with proofs and why not processes

the question is " I become a U.S. citizen, how does that help my children who are born abroad to a U.S. to be a u.s citizen"

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Where are the child now and what ages are they ? If there are in the US have a green card and are under 18 the answer is yes. If they are over 18 then the answer is no , no matter where they live and if they are out of the US and under 18 the answer is possibly

[nabil and rachel 1]

Where are the child now and what ages are they ? If there are in the US have a green card and are under 18 the answer is yes. If they are over 18 then the answer is no , no matter where they live and if they are out of the US and under 18 the answer is possibly

they were born in abroad to a U.S and they are under 18

how i can help them

REMINDER . they were born before i became a citizen

[aleful 1,905]

hi

you have to petition for them, once they enter the US, if they are under 18, they will automatically derive your citizenship

but you first have to petition residency for him, you could have done that while you were a LPR

Are they with their mom, will she authorize them to leave the country?

[Pitaya 2,576]

~Moved from IR1/CR1 Process to Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America Forum~

~Inquiry more suited to this forum, not spouse visa-related~

[Mark88 183]

The Child Citizenship Act will help you in this case.

[Ian H. 207]

Hi,

I just want to clarify that the term "born abroad to a USC" means that you were already a USC when they were born, since you weren't, this term wouldn't be correct.

Also, I'm a little confused since you said this was for a friend, but in your second post you refer to yourself.

In any case here's how it works:

As a USC, you can petition minor children under 21 as immediate relatives (IR2), no need for a visa to become available. The process I believe can take as little as 8 months if you are very lucky, and up to a little over a year. This all depends on USCIS/NVC/embassy workloads, how fast you submit everything and whether or not you receive any RFE's or checklist or other unexpected delays.

If the children are still under 18 when they actually enter the US, they will instantly become USC's and can apply for a US passport right away. If they enter on or after the day they turn 18, they will not become USC's, but they would still be LPR's.

Also I agree, with the previous poster, you didn't have to wait to become a USC to petition your children since an LPR has as much right as a USC to petition children. At least this way they could have been here already and become USC's.

I don't know if they will be turning 18 anytime soon, but I would petition for them now so that at least they will be able to become USC's through you rather than have to wait and naturalize. Good luck.