I'm a citizen/I'm a Perm Resident?

Question

Came to the US in 1952 as a perm/res. In 1979 I applyed for citizenship & went thru 3 days of "schtuff" like letters from the aunts about where my dad was in US in certain times, etc. The end result was that I actually Was a citizen cuz of dad. I went back a few years ago for a cert of citizenship and there's no trace of me so now I'm not a perm/res (they took my green card) and can't prove I'm a citizen cuz my dad was born here. I've gone to appts., paid hundreds to do so and cannot get an answer. Can you help?

Answer 1

you may be a citizen of the US, if you can prove your father's citizenhip, birth certicate,and yours,

you need NOT to consult attorneys, but the consulate of the US in your home country,

why? would the US take your green card? where you out of the US too long?

if you were a citizen? you would NOT need a green card.........

something is not right here? but what?

your situation is not explained clearly......

if your father is a citizen of the US? he would not apply later on for citizenship........

check the consulate of the US in your country and look for citizenship........

Answer 2

At the very least, you're a permanent resident. You came to the U.S. in 1952 as a new immigrant. You had a green card. I'm assuming that your father petitioned for you, and you entered as the child of a U.S. citizen.

At the time your immigrant visa was issued, the visa officer would have taken into consideration any chance that you might be a U.S., and, obviously, he concluded that you were not.

What happened after that is hard to tell, but at the minimum, you're a permanent resident entitled to a green card. You need to decide if you want to file for a replacement green card on a form I-90, or if you want to file form N-600 for a determination of citizenship. If you are a U.S. citizen, then you can get a certificate of citizenship and use it to apply for a passport.

Otherwise, you'll have to apply for a Mexican passport. It's up to you which form you file. By filing one of those forms, you'll force CIS to make a decision.

Answer 3

Your question is not really clear enough to get a good picture of, but you were not born in the US, you said that you came in 1952. Even if your father was a US citizen, this does not make you one also. This would make you eligible to get US citizenship, depending on your fathers situation. You don't mention whether he was born in the US, or was a naturalized citizen, anyhow, your dad had to apply for your US citizenship and if he did not do this, then you are, and were not a US citizen.