A Reddit user has discovered that they are a U.S. citizen under INA § 309(c) while in the middle of the Green Card adjustment process. The individual, born in Brazil in 1998 to an unwed U.S. citizen mother, is set to have their Adjustment of Status (I-485) interview in one month, prompting concerns about the implications of this newfound citizenship status.
Key Details:
- User’s mother was born in the U.S. and lived there for over five years as a child.
- The law states that the mother’s physical presence in the U.S. before the user’s birth meets the citizenship requirement.
- The user has incurred significant legal fees for the Green Card process, which may now be unnecessary.
- Questions raised include how to pivot from the AOS interview to a citizenship claim and the impact on the current I-485 application.
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Source: r/immigration