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  2. Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    If both parents are U.S. citizens, the child is a citizen if either of the parents has had residency in the U.S. prior to the child's birth; If one parent is a U.S. citizen and the other parent is a U.S. national, the child is a citizen, if the U.S. citizen parent has lived in the U.S. for a continuous period of at least one year prior to the ...

  3. Natural-born-citizen clause (United States) - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Clause of the US Constitution specifying natural born US citizenship to run for President Status as a natural-born citizen of the United States is one of the eligibility requirements established in the United States Constitution for holding the office of president or vice president. This ...

  4. United States nationality law - Wikipedia

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    Regardless of the status of the parent, unless they are in the employ of a foreign government, birth within the territory confers nationality. [ 26 ] [ 28 ] [ 92 ] The Supreme Court has not explicitly ruled whether children born in the United States to unauthorized migrants present in the country are birthright nationals, but it is generally ...

  5. Citizenship Clause - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. First sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Citizenship Clause is the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on July 9, 1868, which states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States ...

  6. United States passport - Wikipedia

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    Another example is that for Americans born in the former Panama Canal Zone, "Panama" is listed as the place of birth for people born on or after October 1, 1979; people born prior to October 1 can opt to designate the city of place of birth. A citizen born outside the United States, who objects to the standard country name, may be able to have ...

  7. Child Citizenship Act of 2000 - Wikipedia

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    The child must be living in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent; The child must be in the US in lawful permanent resident status. Adopted children are also covered if they meet the definition of child found at INA § 101(b)(1); 8 U.S.C. ¢ 1101(b)(1). This section of the CCA was implemented as INA § 320; 8 U.S.C. § 1431.

  8. Jus sanguinis - Wikipedia

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    Jus sanguinis (English: / dʒ ʌ s ˈ s æ ŋ ɡ w ɪ n ɪ s / juss SANG-gwin-iss [1] or / j uː s-/ yooss -⁠, [2] Latin: [juːs ˈsaŋɡwɪnɪs]), meaning 'right of blood', is a principle of nationality law by which nationality is determined or acquired by the nationality of one or both parents. [3] [4] Children at birth may be nationals of ...

  9. Place of birth - Wikipedia

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    In a Swiss passport and identity card, the holder's place of origin is stated, not their place of birth. In Japan, the registered domicile is a similar concept. In some countries [ vague ] (primarily in the Americas ), [ citation needed ] the place of birth automatically determines the nationality of the baby, a practice often referred to by ...