Legal Question in Immigration Law in Wisconsin

Immagration Law

A friend of mine registered to vote thinking he was a US citezen (born Canada)His parents became US citezens in 1976 when he was a minor child. He found out recently 2005 that he needed to apply for a certificate of citezship after he turned 18 but never did he has been a legal perment resident since 1963 with good moral character married and two children. He had voted a couple of times by not knowing he was not considered a legal US resident without the certificate. Could he face depotation for voting. He has only been out of the US for short 1 week vacations to the carabian. He has no other crimanal record not even a speeding ticket in the last 20 years. Can he still apply through his parents as a legal US citezen even though he is in his 40's. Both parents are still living and of sound mind.


Asked on 1/19/07, 7:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kseniya Zavala Law Office of Kseniya Zavala

Re: Immagration Law

Certificate of citizenship is a proof of citizenship, not the citizenship itself. The general rule is that minor children of parents who naturalize, naturalize automatially together with their parents. After the minors reach the age of 18, they need to get a Certificate in order to be able to prove their citizenship. However, even without a certificate they are citizens. Your friend needs to get a consultation with an immigration attorney to make sure that this rule applied to him when his parents naturalized. If this is the case, he may still apply for a Certificate.

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Answered on 1/19/07, 11:24 am


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