> Actually, if your parents are married and even one is a US citizen, you will be too, always. Interestingly it's even more subtle than this: you can be a US c

> Actually, if your parents are married and even one is a US citizen, you will be too, always. Interestingly it's even more subtle than this: you can be a US citizen, but if you haven't spent enough time living in the US (for a definition of "enough" when years spent as a child count for more) then your citizenship doesn't automatically pass on to your children.