Legal Question in Immigration Law in New York
Step child's citizenship and/or green card
Hello. I have a stepdaughter, who is 17 years old and
I applied for her green card, a couple of months ago.
She hasn�t received it yet. My real QUESTION is: can I
apply for her citizenship in any way (either through
the child citizenship act or �legitimization� or
through the regular application), even though she
hasn�t received her green ca
Asked on 12/10/01, 11:25 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
John V A Holmes
Immigration Law Center
Re: Step child's citizenship and/or green card
No. Citizenship requires 5 years of lawful permanent residence in this case.
Answered on 12/11/01, 7:34 am
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