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>He didn't have a choice. His parents moved here and got US citizenship when he was under 18, and so he automatically became a US citizen. That's just not true
by nobody9999 6y ago
>He didn't have a choice. His parents moved here and got US citizenship when he was under 18, and so he automatically became a US citizen.
That's just not true.
While I was born in the US, my (British) father moved here with two small children, and neither were made citizens "automatically."
50+ years later, my sister is a citizen, but she had to proactively do so. My brother still has a green card.
- gamblor956 6y agoThe applicable law didn't take effect until the Clinton administration.... So it would have applied to Sauverin but not to your siblings.
- nobody9999 6y agoI was unaware of the change in the law. I assume you're referring to the Child Citizenship Act of 2000[0], yes? Thanks for setting me straight. But I'm a little confused about that. I assume you're talking about Eduardo Saverin[1] the Facebook co-founder. According to his Wikipedia page, he turned 18 (born 19 March 1982) before that law went into effect on February 27, 2001. As such, are you sure he was automatically made a citizen rather than going through the naturalization process? [0] https://www.passportvisasexpress.com/news/article/child_citizenship_act_of_2000 https://www.passportvisasexpress.com/news/article/child_citi... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Saverin#Early_life_and_education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Saverin#Early_life_and...