ALLAN WERNICK: Derivative citizenship is automatic for children under 18 if at least one parent is a U.S. citizen

Q. My family and I came here in 2001 in green card status. My mother naturalized in 2011, when I was under 18. Did I get U.S. citizenship automatically through my mother?

Hortense, Jacksonville, Fla.

A. Yes. Isn’t that good news? Since you are already a U.S. citizen, you don’t need to apply to...

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