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Of all of the opportunities that an outsider has of gaining residency in the United States, the easiest by far is to simply prove that your parents or grandparents were U.S. citizens. It’s somewhat strange to think that many people apply for U.S. citizenship even though they are already citizens because one or both of their parents were born here or because one or both of their parents or grandparents became citizens. But laws do change over time and there are always some basic requirements. For instance, you might still need a Notarized Birth Certificate Translation and other forms of identification that have been certified and notarized.

What some people do not know though is that U.S. citizenship can be obtained in two additional and less known ways. As part of this series on immigration, we will provide some additional tips to help you enjoy a rewarding and fulfilling journey. Believe it or not, there are some people born and living outisde of the U.S. who want U.S. residency and don’t even know that they are already residents. The key to U.S. citizenship is having U.S. citizens in your direct line of ancestry. For instance, suppose you were born in France and your U.S. ancestors have not lived in the U.S. for a longtime; U.S. citizenship may have still been passed down the line. So basically to claim U.S. citizenship, all that is required is to might be a simple trip to a French Translation company to get your identification translated and then presented to INS.

In another instance, there are individuals who are surprised to learn that while they were born in the U.S. but spent most of the life elsewhere, are still citizens in most cases. For instance, an infant may have been born in the United States and then spend the next 25 years in Russia. The benefit here is that these people weren’t required to be in the states to serve in the military, attend grade school, vote in an election or do anything else to retain their citizenship. One minor requirement is that the individual in question locate a Russian Translation Services company that can do a quick and accurate translation of any identification records that might be requested by the U.S. government.

Of course, there are many good reasons to consult with an immigration lawyer and particularly one with a strong Legal Translation division. For instance, what happens to interested individuals who were born “Out of Wedlock” to a U.S. citizen father? Things can get tricky here. In many cases, your right to U.S. citizenship may depend on your relationship to your U.S. citizen father. I found it amazing that given the year, sometime the child is considered as illegitimate and deemed as having to father and therefore is not provided automatic citizenship. As you will see in the our upcoming articles, your right to claim citizenship may depend on you providing evidence that your father took the actions necessary to satisfy the legitimation law of your birth country. What legitimation calls for is that the father must swear that you are his child.

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