Some Children Of U.S. Troops Born Overseas Will No Longer Get Automatic American Citizenship

(Task and Purpose) Some children born to U.S. service members and government employees overseas will no longer be automatically considered citizens of the United States according to policy alert issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday. Previously all children born to U.S. citizen parents were considered to be residing in the United States and therefore would be automatically granted citizenship under Immigration and Nationality Act 320. Now children born to U.S. service members and government employees who are not yet themselves U.S. citizens while abroad will not be considered as residing in the U.S. changing the way that they potentially receive citizenship. Children who are not U.S. citizens and are adopted by U.S. service members while living abroad will also no longer receive automatic citizenship by living with the U.S. citizen adopted parents. The change was first reported by San Francisco Chronicle reporter Tal Kopan. The policy change explains that we will not consider children who live abroad with their parents to be residing in the United States even if their parents are U.S. government employees or U.S. service members stationed outside of the United States and as a result these children will no longer be considered to have acquired citizenship automatically USCIS spokesperson Meredith Parker originally told Task & Purpose on Wednesday when asked how the policy changes how the government views children of U.S. service members.