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Child Citizenship Act of 2000
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) is a United States federal law that amended the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 regarding acquisition of citizenship by children of United States citizens. Under the CCA, certain children born outside the United States who did not obtain citizenship at birth may obtain citizenship automatically after being admitted to the United States as legal permanent residents (CCA § 101) or may be eligible for expeditious naturalization (CCA § 102).
The act also added protections for non-citizens who had voted in federal elections on the reasonable but mistaken belief that they were United States citizens at the time they voted, or that they had falsely claimed to be United States citizens in the past because they reasonably believed they were United States citizens at the time of the false claim (CCA § 201).
The following requirements must be met for automatic citizenship of a child born outside of the United States:
The law does not apply to children who were 18 years of age on or before February 27, 2001, the act's effective date. Children adopted by United States citizen parents benefit from the law if they meet the definition of child found at INA § 101(b)(1); 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1) and the parents complete a full and final adoption in either the country of origin or in the United States.
This section of the CCA was implemented as INA § 320; 8 U.S.C. § 1431.
Children who are citizens under the CCA do not typically receive documentation of their citizenship status automatically, though the parents of adopted children who entered the United States on IR-3 visas on or after January 1, 2004, should receive a Certificate of Citizenship from the USCIS after the child arrives in the country. Similarly, parents of adopted children who entered the United States on IH-3 visas on or after April 1, 2008, also receive a Certificate of Citizenship from the USCIS, without the need to apply for one. Parents or children who do not receive a Certificate of Citizenship automatically must apply to the USCIS for a Certificate of Citizenship. Children covered by the CCA may also apply for a US passport as proof of their citizenship.
The following requirements must be met for expeditious naturalization:
Expeditious naturalization allows children of US citizens whose parents do not have the required physical presence to pass on citizenship to use their grandparents' physical presence instead to qualify for United States citizenship. It also serves as an alternate path to United States citizenship for children of US citizens who did not acquire citizenship at birth and who are not immigrating to the United States as lawful permanent residents. The application is made using USCIS Form N-600K. Upon approval, the child enters the United States, usually as a visitor with a B-2 visa, to attend an immigration appointment and oath ceremony. Upon taking the oath, a Certificate of Citizenship is issued.
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Child Citizenship Act of 2000
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) is a United States federal law that amended the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 regarding acquisition of citizenship by children of United States citizens. Under the CCA, certain children born outside the United States who did not obtain citizenship at birth may obtain citizenship automatically after being admitted to the United States as legal permanent residents (CCA § 101) or may be eligible for expeditious naturalization (CCA § 102).
The act also added protections for non-citizens who had voted in federal elections on the reasonable but mistaken belief that they were United States citizens at the time they voted, or that they had falsely claimed to be United States citizens in the past because they reasonably believed they were United States citizens at the time of the false claim (CCA § 201).
The following requirements must be met for automatic citizenship of a child born outside of the United States:
The law does not apply to children who were 18 years of age on or before February 27, 2001, the act's effective date. Children adopted by United States citizen parents benefit from the law if they meet the definition of child found at INA § 101(b)(1); 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(1) and the parents complete a full and final adoption in either the country of origin or in the United States.
This section of the CCA was implemented as INA § 320; 8 U.S.C. § 1431.
Children who are citizens under the CCA do not typically receive documentation of their citizenship status automatically, though the parents of adopted children who entered the United States on IR-3 visas on or after January 1, 2004, should receive a Certificate of Citizenship from the USCIS after the child arrives in the country. Similarly, parents of adopted children who entered the United States on IH-3 visas on or after April 1, 2008, also receive a Certificate of Citizenship from the USCIS, without the need to apply for one. Parents or children who do not receive a Certificate of Citizenship automatically must apply to the USCIS for a Certificate of Citizenship. Children covered by the CCA may also apply for a US passport as proof of their citizenship.
The following requirements must be met for expeditious naturalization:
Expeditious naturalization allows children of US citizens whose parents do not have the required physical presence to pass on citizenship to use their grandparents' physical presence instead to qualify for United States citizenship. It also serves as an alternate path to United States citizenship for children of US citizens who did not acquire citizenship at birth and who are not immigrating to the United States as lawful permanent residents. The application is made using USCIS Form N-600K. Upon approval, the child enters the United States, usually as a visitor with a B-2 visa, to attend an immigration appointment and oath ceremony. Upon taking the oath, a Certificate of Citizenship is issued.
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