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Did you actually come to the U.S. with your child after you adopted her? You do NOT get a certificate automatically if you live overseas and never enter the U.S., because your child becomes a U.S. citizen ONLY AFTER ENTERING THE U.S., according to the terms of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. If you did not travel to the U.S. with the IR-3 visa, then she would not have become a citizen. The mere fact of adopting and going to a U.S. Embassy or Consulate overseas to get a visa does not make the child a citizen. It is passing through Customs and Immigration upon arrival in the U.S. that is the critical event. And some people, I understand, have had problems if they did not actually maintain residence in a U.S. state.
Sharon
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Sharon, age 64
Mom to Rebecca
born 10/18/95
adopted 5/5/97
Xiamen (Fujian prov.), China
Last edited by sak9645 : 05-04-2009 at 05:58 PM.
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