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Immigration Law Topics
INA 320
Main topic: Immigration Law ::: Sub topic: INA 320
INA 320 - Children born outside the United States and residing permanently in the United States, conditions under which citizenship automatically acquired
Sec. 320. [8 U.S.C. 1431] (a) A child born outside of the United States automatically becomes a citizen of the United States when all of the following conditions have been fulfilled:
(1) At least one parent of the child is a citizen of the United States, whether by birth or naturalization.
(2) The child is under the age of eighteen years.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to a child adopted by a United States citizen parent if the child satisfies the requirements applicable to adopted children under section 101(b)(1) .
FOOTNOTES FOR SECTION 320
INA 320 FN 1
FN1 Section 101(a) of Public Law 106-395, dated October 30, 2000, revised section 320 in its entirety.