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Adopted Children of U.S. Citizens

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 provides for automatic naturalization of a child who both has been legally adopted by a U.S. citizen and has lawfully entered the U.S. as an immigrant.  This means the child “automatically” becomes a U.S. citizen as soon as he/she meets all of the requirements stipulated in the law.  For further information, see http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_826.html

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 also provides a method for expeditious naturalization of a child adopted by a U.S. citizen residing abroad.  U.S. citizen adoptive parents who are legal residents of Slovakia and don’t intend to move to the U.S. in the near future may contact the consular section a consulbratislava@state.gov for information about the specific requirements and process involved.