My father is a u.s. citizen but past away. I am 33yrs old male I would like to know if I could become a u.s. citizen and if I can what do I need to do so? Thank you for your time.

Hello j:

If one of your parents is a US citizen, then you ARE a US citizen. I'd visit an American consulate to see what you need to do.

excon

Hello j:

If one of your parents is a US citizen, then you ARE a US citizen. I'd visit an American consulate to see what you need to do.

excon

No, it's not quite that simple:


Statute, by parentage
Under certain circumstances, U.S. citizenship can be acquired from one's parents. The following conditions affect children born outside the U.S. and its outlying possessions to married parents (special conditions affect children born out of wedlock: see below):[5]

...
If both parents are U.S. citizens, the child is a citizen if either of the parents has ever legally resided in the U.S. prior to the child's birth
If one parent is a U.S. citizen and the other parent is a U.S. national, the child is a citizen if the U.S. citizen parent has lived in the U.S. for a continuous period of at least one year prior to the child's birth
If one parent is a U.S. citizen and the other parent is not, the child is a citizen if
the U.S. citizen parent has been "physically present"[6] in the U.S. before the child's birth for a total period of at least five years, and
at least two of those five years were after the U.S. citizen parent's fourteenth birthday.
..."Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthright_citizenship_in_the_United_States#Statut e.2C_by_parentage)