Comments on: Derivative Citizenship - The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 http://blog.davidbreston.com/2009/07/derivative-citizenship-the-child-citizenship-act-of-2000/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Klaus H. Mehlhorn http://blog.davidbreston.com/2009/07/derivative-citizenship-the-child-citizenship-act-of-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Klaus H. Mehlhorn Sun, 23 May 2010 17:50:21 +0000 http://blog.davidbreston.com/?p=91#comment-84 Sir: I read your article. I was born legitimately to parents in Germany in 1948. We immigrated to the US in 1955 legally with permanent resident status. Both my parents naturilized in 1962 when I was 14. I have their naturalization papers or copies. I have no passport. We have lived in the US since 1955. There are no legal issues or convictions with regard to me and my parents. I have worked in the US for 40 years. I now am having problems getting my Florida drivers license due to proof of citizenship. I tried the passport route but was unsucessful due to complications I feel they created. I thought I was a US citizen before. Am I now? Thank you in advance, Klaus H. Mehlhorn Sir:

I read your article. I was born legitimately to parents in Germany in 1948. We immigrated to the US in 1955 legally with permanent resident status. Both my parents naturilized in 1962 when I was 14. I have their naturalization papers or copies. I have no passport. We have lived in the US since 1955. There are no legal issues or convictions with regard to me and my parents. I have worked in the US for 40 years.

I now am having problems getting my Florida drivers license due to proof of citizenship. I tried the passport route but was unsucessful due to complications I feel they created.

I thought I was a US citizen before. Am I now?

Thank you in advance,
Klaus H. Mehlhorn

]]> By: Houston Accident Attorney http://blog.davidbreston.com/2009/07/derivative-citizenship-the-child-citizenship-act-of-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Houston Accident Attorney Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:34:31 +0000 http://blog.davidbreston.com/?p=91#comment-74 This is a very detailed explanation of a complicated issue. This is a very detailed explanation of a complicated issue.

]]> By: Art Fontilea http://blog.davidbreston.com/2009/07/derivative-citizenship-the-child-citizenship-act-of-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Art Fontilea Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:53:13 +0000 http://blog.davidbreston.com/?p=91#comment-52 I would like to know if there is a recent decision on the high court to see if this cca can be retroactive? Is there a law in the process that would make this old law become retroactive? Please let me know. Thanks! I would like to know if there is a recent decision on the high court to see if this cca can be retroactive? Is there a law in the process that would make this old law become retroactive? Please let me know. Thanks!

]]> By: Ali http://blog.davidbreston.com/2009/07/derivative-citizenship-the-child-citizenship-act-of-2000/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Ali Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://blog.davidbreston.com/?p=91#comment-32 You note: "The biggest changed in the new law is that only ONE parent has to be a citizen now. Before 2001 BOTH parents had to become citizens. The only exception to the pre-2001 law is that if the parents were legally separated, then the child would gain automatic citizenship if he/she was living in the legal and physical custody of the US citizen parent." What if the divorced parents had joint custody? Would that qualify as "legal and physical custody" if the one citizen parent had joint custody (only on weekends for visitation). You note: “The biggest changed in the new law is that only ONE parent has to be a citizen now. Before 2001 BOTH parents had to become citizens. The only exception to the pre-2001 law is that if the parents were legally separated, then the child would gain automatic citizenship if he/she was living in the legal and physical custody of the US citizen parent.” What if the divorced parents had joint custody? Would that qualify as “legal and physical custody” if the one citizen parent had joint custody (only on weekends for visitation).

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