On Mar 12, 1:12 pm, nicetom...@yahoo.com wrote:
> 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.
>
> 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.
Then the child is a US citizen. Whether or not the child is also an
Indian citizen, or is entitled to become an Indian citizen, is a
question of Indian law which I don't know. Whatever India thinks or
does about the matter doesn't affect the child's being a US citizen.
> 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.
Then they won't get US citizenship. Having a US citizen child has no
impact on a person's ability to become a US citizen until the child is
an adult and chooses to sponsor its parents for citizenship.
> I wanted to know what will happen if I DO NOT apply for citizenship
> because I am taking my kid to IND.
You won't become a citizen, what else?
|