Case Stories
Real questions from real consultations, anonymized. Click any headline to read the full story.
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Can My Grandchild Get U.S. Citizenship? One Grandmother’s Story
A grandmother wants to know whether her grandson can become a citizen through her — and learns the “grandparent clause” doesn’t work quite the way she assumed.
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My U.S.-Citizen Parent Passed Away — Can My Child Still Get Citizenship?
A client fears that his mother’s death closed the door on citizenship for him and his daughter. It didn’t — but proving it meant reconstructing her history without her.
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My Grandfather Left the U.S. as a Baby — Is Citizenship Still Possible?
A grandfather who left the U.S. as an infant seems like a dead end for his granddaughter’s citizenship claim — until decades-old travel history comes into play.
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Born in Puerto Rico: Does It Count the Same for Passing Down Citizenship?
A family wasn’t sure whether a grandmother’s years in Puerto Rico counted toward the residence requirement — and whether two young children could qualify through the grandparent clause.
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Same-Sex Couples and Citizenship Transmission: What One Family Learned
A married couple assumed the lack of a biological connection between one spouse and their daughter would complicate her citizenship claim. It didn’t have to.
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Both Parents Are Already U.S. Citizens — Is the Baby Automatically One Too?
Two U.S.-citizen parents who were both raised abroad wonder whether their newborn son is automatically a citizen — and discover just how low the bar can go.