Q: I can get my citizenship, although my father is already dead
Good morning, my question is the following, my father obtained his citizenship when I was 16 years old, I lived with him under his responsibility, and my father died, I can apply for my citizenship, at the time of obtaining his citizenship I was a legal resident After I became of legal age, I voluntarily surrendered my legal residence and obtained a visa, but I would like to know if I can still obtain my citizenship, what did I have to do when my father became a citizen?
A:
More information is needed. Were you a lawful permanent resident when your father became a U. S. citizen? What year did you reach your eighteenth birthday? Were you petitioned by your father when he was a U. S. citizen? Were you first admitted into the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident? If so, was your father a citizen at that time? What proof do you have that your father became a citizen? Have you left the United States? If so, for how long?
There are a variety of questions that should be answered in an attorney's office before you decide whether to seek citizenship by derivation or by naturalization. As a result, I strongly recommend an appointment with a competent and experienced immigration attorney before there are any more complications.
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