Q: If my parents green card is revoked will my citizenship that i got myself be effected?
We all my dad my brother and i got our greencards in year 2000. My brother and i became 18 so we gave our citizenship test ourself and got citizenship. My dad still has his greencard. Now he travelled whn he came back the airport took his greencard saying they are investigating because they believe it was applied for in wrong way. Now i want to know how will all this effect me and my brother who are citinzens now? Plz help
A: The grounds for "Denaturalization" is where there is clear, unequivocal and convincing evidence of concealment of material evidence or willful misrepresentation and illegal procurement, among others. For the grounds of misrepresentation, as long as you did not "lie" to obtain your citizenship, you are okay on these grounds. For grounds of illegal procurement, the basis of your green card was from your father, whom you claim obtained it in error. Although this can affect your status, you would have a very strong case should the government attempt to take away your citizenship. As long as you did not know that your father's green card was in error at the time that you were applying (and interviewing) for citizenship, your hands are clean. Moreover, you cannot lose citizenship except through a final determination brought in a denaturalization proceeding (for which you would receive notice). Always keep the phone number of an excellent immigration attorney in your wallet/cell phone in case of an emergency.
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