My grandfather is an Honorary Citizen of the state of Utah. Can he apply my mother for US citizenship?????????
Answer:
No, sorry. Honorary state citizenship has no bearing on US federal requirements for citizenship. You may petition for your mother when you turn 21. Good luck with your studies.
How did he get honorary citizenship?
If she is his natural daughter, and he is a US citizen, yes he can, or even if she is his daughter by legal adoption before she was 18, there is a form, I believe is called i-130, go the immigration website and take a look at it and read the instructions, right there the form explains who can, and who can't apply for it.
If your grandfather is a US citizen its going to take less than 3 years for your mom to be here with you, if he is permanent resident, it may take up to 7 years. For the federal government the fact that your grandfather is a honorary citizen for a certain state actually doesnt represent that he is a US citizen. If he is a Permanent resident, he can apply for her, and instead of waiting 7 years for her, he can then apply for US citizenship based on age and that status of honorary citizenship, and once he is a US citizen, he can introduce a form which will change those 7 years waiting list into 3, the good thing is when he turns the application, the time that passed while he was sworn as a citizen will now count towards those 3 years, so actually, yes, there is a way.
Go online and find a website for Catholic Charities, that is a organization that assists for free people with immigration questions and they also have immigration lawyers that can answer all of your questions, they will fill all of the applications with you, and tell you with more accuracy what the waiting period will be.
The sooner you do it, the better it is, and if you hurry, you may not need to pay the new fees that are coming after july I believe, I know all this because I just had somebody in my family going trough the same process, good luck, and tell you mom how much you love her.
God bless,
A person from a country is a CITIZEN of that country...
A person who resides in a state, is a RESIDENCE of that perticular state...
A "HONORARY" title means nothing legally...
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