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My biological father is a US Citizen. How do I ask the court to grant me US Citizenship?
A dear friend of mine's biological father left for the USA as a refugee a couple of days after she was born. As he is Cuban we're aware that they are treated different. We believe that he might be a US Citizen by now.
Her biological father did legally recognizer her as his daughter, and it shows on her birth certificate in our country.
She would like to start any sort of legal proceeding to have her father recognize her in the US as his daughter so she's able to claim US Citizenship. What would be the proper way of going about this. I'm aware that she will need to retain an attorney so you can elaborate more than that.
Kary....until the dry/wet foot policy came into effect, Cubans had far more privileges as they were immigrating from a communist regime, rather than those crossing the Rio Grande. So please this is not about racisim....just basic knowledge of the laws.
9 Answers
- PennyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Sorry...but she can not obtain US citizenship--her father may/may not be a citizen.. but he was not born in the US and therefore she has no right to claim citizenship through decent. She does not even know where he is? If he would of been a citizen at the time of her birth--that would be a different situation.
It is good that she is going to obtain a lawyer-they will be able to assist her better.
She will need to enter the U.S. the same way every one else does, through the immigration process.
good luck.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You have to be born in the US (if you are not a dependent of a diplomat) in order to claim US citizenship. Whatever your biological parents did is not relevant when they didn't form a family. The father can recognize anyone he likes as an offspring, but that would not automatically mean that he can transfer US citizenship (which he may have acquired in the meantime) to them.
Your friend can start the process and apply to emigrate to the US. For this there is enough information on the Internet.
- 1 decade ago
Regardless of where her father was born, SHE was born in Cuba making her a Cuban, NOT an American. The court will not grant citizenship. .
- EdLv 71 decade ago
She would have no claim to citizenship since he was not a citizen at the time of her birth. If she
communicates with him, she could ask him to petition for an immigrant visa for her.
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- pianojangeeLv 71 decade ago
Father has to file Petition for her immigrant visa. She doesn't get automatically US Citizenship through father, since his father was not US Citizen when she was born.
- 1 decade ago
You racist, Cubans aren't treated differently than anyone else. You should stay with your Uncle Fidel.
- 7 years ago
bunch of clowns answering here. if he is naturalized he must have been here 10 years and prove that and she must be under 18 at the time of granting . went all through it with my wife.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Why doesn't she visit first and see if she really wants to come here. Our economy is so bad now- she may change her mind!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You would have to find him first
