Children born outside the U.S. and out of wedlock to an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother automatically acquires U.S. citizenship at birth provided that the U.S. citizen mother had previously been physically present in the U.S. or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year.
Children born outside the U.S. and out of
wedlock to an alien mother and a U.S. citizen father can acquire U.S.
citizenship provided the following requirements are satisfied:
- A blood relationship between the person and the
father is established by clear and convincing evidence,
- The father had the nationality of the U.S. at
the time of the person’s birth,
- The father (unless deceased) has agreed in
writing to provide financial support for the person until the person reaches
the age of 18 years, and
- While the person is under the age of 18 years-
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the person is legitimated under the law
of the person’s residence or domicile,
-
the father acknowledges paternity of the
person in writing under oath, or
-
the paternity of the person is
established by adjudication of a competent court.
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