The court held that for purposes of derivative citizenship under former INA §321(a), the phrase “begins to reside permanently in the United States while under the age of 18 years” requires the status of a lawful permanent resident. (U.S. v. Forey-Quintero, 11/30/10)
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i came to the usa in november 1978 as am lpr. my mother and stepfather were already lpr’s i was adopted in 1979. my mother became a citizen when i was 15 and my stepfather became a us citizen when i was 16. Did i become an automatic citizen since i was under 18?
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