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Derivative Citizenship

Derivative Citizenship

Many times people do not realize that they are United States citizens. Derivative Citizenship is the process whereby the Immigration and Naturalization Service will give you a Certificate of Citizenship proving that you are a United States citizen.

There are many ways that people are considered to be United States citizens. Many times, it will help people significantly to be citizens of the United States. Sometimes people are put in deportation proceedings, and have very little hope of not being deported. In these situations, they must explore the possibility whether they are a United States citizen through derivative citizenship.

Additionally, it is usually considerably faster to obtain the Certificate of Citizenship rather than going through the Naturalization process. 


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  1. jerome washington says:
    November 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    i have cleams to us citizenship both my mother and father became u.s citizen before my 16 birthday please call me @ 1718 569 9819

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  2. rose says:
    December 5, 2011 at 4:48 am

    sir i have applied for U.S. citizenship last year. I was born out of wedlock of a american citizen father. my father was a retired U.S. veterance during world war II and he stayed in hawaii for several years. the documents that i have with me that proves our relationship is my birth certificate with his signature my baptismal certificate and a death pension from veterance affairs. i dont have pictures of us because we lost our home. whta are the other documents i can present to the US embassy to prove our relationship. please help.

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  3. noel b. altamirano says:
    December 19, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    atty. lerner,

    good day. i would like to seek your legal advice regarding the status of our citizenship.
    my father was a retired US navy and retired last 1970, and passed away last 1996, and my 2 brothers were born in hawaii and now residing in seattle, wa but we ( my sister & I ) were left behind here in the philippines, do we still have the chance to acquire this citizenship? im now 42 years old n my sister is 49 years old. PLEASE HELP, GOD BLESS. THANKS.

    noel b. altamirano
    021 rizal st., brgy. maracta
    lumban, laguna 4014
    philippines
    0915 7672827 / 0918 9355484
    email: nobalt2000@yahoo.com

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