Success Story: Approval of a U.S. Citizenship for a Mexican National 79 Years of Age

Success Story: Approval of a U.S. Citizenship for a Mexican National 79 Years of Age

Our client, a 79 year old Mexican national, reached out to our firm to help him obtain his U.S. citizenship. We were able to use his mother’s prior physical presence in the U.S. to prove that our client qualifies for U.S. citizenship. This is not a standard naturalisation case. The 79-year-old Mexican national was a US citizen at birth, he simply never knew it or never claimed it. The legal basis is that citizenship transmitted through a qualifying parent at the time of birth is retroactive; it existed from day one. His mother was a U.S. citizen, her prior presence met the child citizenship requirement before our client was born.

A child born between December 24, 1952 and June 11, 2017 will obtain citizenship if the mother was a US citizen at the time of the child’s birth, and physically present in the United States or its territories for a continuous period of one year before the child’s birth. Since this individual was born around 1946, the applicable standard at that time would have been even earlier statutory rules, requiring careful historical statutory analysis.

What makes this case remarkable is the intersection of historical statutory research, archival evidence gathering, and the timeless nature of birthright citizenship. Our firm essentially had to reconstruct the legal and factual record from nearly eight decades ago to prove a citizenship claim that had quietly existed since the day our client was born!

Blue Lake Law can help you today! Our firm specialises in US family immigration law, uniquely positioned to cater for the needs of clients from Europe and around the world. Whether you are an individual, a family, or a business owner, Blue Lake Law guides clients through the complexities of obtaining US residency, providing a personalized service where every case is reviewed individually, regardless of your circumstances. 

From urgent Direct Consular Filings to complex citizenship claims, the team brings the experience and dedication to handle even the most intricate cases. 

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