Hi,
Topic:
I have a question about the Citizenship act of 2000.
Background:
Both my dad and my mom were married and both were legal permanent residents before I was born and remain married to this day. I was born in a foreign country while my dad served in the US military. A the time I was born, they were both still legal permanent residents (I was born overseas due to my dad being stationed there).
I came into the US on a pending green card due to my dad being transferred to a US base here in the states. In 1990, while my dad was still serving in the US army, my dad became a US citizen. My mom remained a green card holder. At this time I was 11 years old.
Problem:
One lawyer told me that just 1 parent needs to be a US citizen and the other a permanent resident of the US while I am under the age of 18 in order for me to be able to qualify for a certificate of citizenship. Another lawyer told me that if only 1 parent is a US citizen, I no longer qualify for a certificate of citizenship.
Question:
My question is, do both of my parents have to be US citizens while I am under 18 years old in order to qualify, or can just 1 parent be in order for me to qualify?
Any of your help will be greatly GREATLY appreciated, it is very hard to find anything on this since most of it does not go into those details.
Complicated12