Q: Ive got a question on child US immigration (citizenship) that has been bothering me for a long time
Years back, my son's mother got her US citizenship through a marriage fraud and later on applied for my then 1 year old son for US citizenship. I ratified the consent to go ahead to grant my son US citizenship through an overseas consulate. Today my 6 year old son has US citizenship but I feel compunction and want to make amends for sinning by allowing this process to carry on knowing very well the originators' citizenship was acquired through the green card marriage fraud. I wanted to ask what the possible solutions to make amends for this are: I was hoping that there is a process that exists to revoke my son's citizenship and when he is older he can reapply for green card through a bonafide honest process.
Or I can wait for him to grow older and exhort him to relinquish his citizenship and reapply for an honestly acquired green card.
Please I would like some advise on what option is best to take.
Pls note we don't reside in the US
A: I am not aware of the process that would allow a minor to renounce their citizenship. Parents are not allowed to make this decision on behalf of their children. A child must be at least 16 years of age to present himself at the US consulate abroad and request renunciation of h their citizenship. Even then a consulate officer might still find that a child lacks maturity and recommend them to wait util the age of 18.
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