Expert Clarifies Confusion Over New Policy Alert on Citizenship for Children of Personnel Working Abroad

Expert Clarifies Confusion Over New Policy Alert on Citizenship for Children of Personnel Working Abroad
A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), officer interviews U.S citizenship applicants in the Dallas Field Office in Irving, Texas on Aug. 22, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy alert on Aug. 28 that will limit how children born to military personnel and government employees working outside the United States automatically acquire citizenship.

The new policy made few changes to the old one that naturally gave U.S. citizenship to any child born to U.S. citizens working with the government or military while abroad.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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