Getting citizenship in the United States is certainly not easy, but if you can show that your parents or grandparents were citizens then your task might be a whole lot easier to accomplish. It’s somewhat strange to think that many people apply for U.S. citizenship even though they are already citizens because one or both of their parents were born here or because one or both of their parents or grandparents became citizens. Since laws pertaining to immigration tend to change over time, you might still be asked to show a Certified and Notarized Birth Certificate Translation, immunization card certificate and perhaps some other sorts of identification.

What some people do not know though is that U.S. citizenship can be obtained in two additional and less known ways. Like other articles that we release, this one will further identify some opportunities to exploit on your path to United States immigration. To the fascination of many, there are individuals born or working and livig outside of the United States who are actually citizens but find it difficult to fathom. The magic door to United States citizenship often involves the direct relationship to United States citizens. As an example, suppose you were born in Paris and your U.S. parents have not even visited the United States of decades if not longer. Regardless, citizenship may have been passed on to you. When one makes this remarkable discovery, all that is involved is a little foot work like calling US immigration, and a possible trip to a French Translation service to get some identification translated and notarized.

Another startling discovery is made when people who were born in the United States and lived most of their life in other countries not even remotely close to the United States. For instance, an infant may have been born in the United States and then spend the next 25 years in Russia. Even though they have not participated in elections or military service, they have not been stripped of their U.S. citizenship. One minor requirement is that the individual in question locate a Russian Translation company that can do a quick and accurate translation of any identification records that might be requested by the U.S. government.

Of course, there are many good reasons to consult with an immigration lawyer and particularly one with a strong Legal Translation division. A famous example is the story of a baby that was born to a U.S. citizen and a non-U.S. citizen. Neither parent was married at the time of conception. Things can get tricky here. This could ultimately boil down to the connection that exists between you and your U.S. parent. However, if your parents were not married at the time you were born, the laws of the time may refer to you as “illegitimate,” meaning in legal terms that you have no recognized father. As you will see in the our upcoming articles, your right to claim citizenship may depend on you providing evidence that your father took the actions necessary to satisfy the legitimation law of your birth country. What legitimation calls for is that the father must swear that you are his child.

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