Foreword
Being the child of an American isn’t necessarily a golden ticket to U.S. citizenship. Birth on U.S. soil guarantees it, and having two married American parents all but ensures it. When the child is born on foreign soil, the parents are unmarried, and only one is a U.S. citizen, however, the situation becomes much more complicated. If the mother is the American, she needs only to have lived in the United States for one year prior to the child’s birth for her to confer citizenship on the baby. If it’s the father who is American, however, the requirements are more…
