> On Mar 12, 3:37 pm, "olwag...@netcourrier.com"
> wrote:
> > > 1.My kid who is a US citizen will remain a US citizen even after I
> > > go
> > > back to INDIA?
> >
> > Yes, the US will continue to view him as being a US citizen. I don't
> > know Idian laws, so I cannot speak about Indian views on that.
> >
> > > 2.Can I apply for changing his citizenship from US to INDIA ?
> >
> > There isn't such a thing as changing citizenship. One can only
> > acquire
> > a citizenship or lose it. If cross out "United States" on the
> > passport
> > and write "India", chances are that the Indian authorities won't
> > treat
> > it as a valid Indian passport.
> >
> > From:http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_776.html
> > "F. RENUNCIATION FOR MINOR CHILDREN
> >
> > Parents cannot renounce U.S. citizenship on behalf of their minor
> > children. Before an oath of renunciation will be administered under
> > Section 349(a)(5) of the INA, a person under the age of eighteen
> > must
> > convince a U.S. diplomatic or consular officer that he/she fully
> > understands the nature and consequences of the oath of renunciation
> > and is voluntarily seeking to renounce his/her U.S. citizenship.
> > United States common law establishes an arbitrary limit of age
> > fourteen under which a child's understanding must be established by
> > substantial evidence.
> > "
> >
> > When it comes to acquiring Indian citizenship, I have no clue.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > What are the options left to me in this case.
> > > Experts pls guide.
> >
> > > Thanks
> > > Tom- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Thanks for the advises.
> Her mother is here in US and she is on H4.Yes the kid is born here in
> these 2 years.
> I have seen many people(parents applying for US citizenship and the
> reason they give is because kids are US citizens and they are Indians.
>
> I wanted to know what will happen if I DO NOT apply for citizenship
> because I am taking my kid to IND.
>
> thanks
I'm a little confused about your first statement I quoted. Two non-
USC parents cannot apply for US citizenship based on their child's
citizenship until the child turns 21. So this wouldn't apply to
you, anyway.
Although I don't know the specifics about US/Indian citizenship for your
child, I can't see that anything would happen to you personally. You
aren't eligible for US citizenship anyway, so nothing will happen to you
if you take your child to India.
Rene
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