Are there any exceptions to the five-year residency requirement for children for naturalization?

Yes, there are exceptions to the five-year residency requirement for children seeking naturalization in California. Under the Child Citizenship Act, which was enacted in 2000, any child under 18 who has at least one parent that is a U.S. citizen is eligible for citizenship regardless of how long they have lived in the U.S. In addition, children of a U.S. lawful permanent resident who has been living in the United States for at least five years are eligible for citizenship at any age, without having to meet the five-year residency requirement. The child must continuously reside in the United States, and must be declared as a dependent on their parent’s tax returns. Also, if a child is adopted by a U.S. citizen, they can become a U.S. citizen by getting an immigrant visa and subsequently being granted U.S. citizenship through an adoption order, without having to meet the five-year residency requirement. Additionally, if a child has a permanent resident parent who is a member of the U.S. armed forces, the five-year residency requirement can be waived. Finally, U.S. citizen parents of children born outside the United States may also apply for their children’s naturalization without having to meet the five-year residency requirement. In some circumstances, the child will be considered to have satisfied the five-year residency requirement if one parent has been present in the United States for at least five years, three of which were after the parent’s 14th birthday. In all cases, even if the child is eligible for an exception to the five-year residency requirement, they must still meet all other requirements for naturalization, such as passing an English and civics test and showing that they are of good moral character.

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Sí, hay excepciones al requisito de residencia de cinco años para los niños que desean naturalizarse en California. En general, un niño deben estar en los Estados Unidos durante un mínimo de cinco años antes de solicitar la naturalización. Esta regla se aplica a todos los menores de edad, excepto aquellos que tienen un padre o madre ciudadano estadounidense. Si uno de los padres es un ciudadano estadounidense, el niño solo debe de estar presente en los Estados Unidos durante al menos dos años antes de solicitar la naturalización. Los niños que tienen ambos padres ciudadanos estadounidenses también están exentos del requisito de residencia de cinco años. En su lugar, solo tienen que estar presentes en los Estados Unidos durante al menos seis meses antes de solicitar la naturalización. También hay excepciones para los niños con padres extranjeros que cuentan con una exención de residencia de seis meses. Esto significa que los niños solo tienen que estar en los Estados Unidos durante al menos seis meses antes de solicitar la naturalización. Por último, algunos casos excepcionales pueden eximir a un niño completamente de la necesidad de cumplir con el requisito de residencia de cinco años antes de solicitar la naturalización. Esto solo se aplica a los niños en situaciones especialmente difíciles, como los niños cuyos padres se encuentran en situaciones de extrema necesidad económica o por una razón humanitaria.

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