Citizenship Chart

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For those of you fuzzy on the details, here it is:

Natural Born Citizen

Both parents are U. S. Citizens
AND
Born in the U.S. mainland

US Constitution
Art. II, Sec. 1, Cl. 5

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898)

Perkins v. Elg,
307 U.S. 325 (1939)

Citizen

Born to at least 1 US Citizen Parent (under federal statute)
OR
Born in the U.S. mainland
OR
Naturalized

US Constitution
14th Amendment,
Sec. 1

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898)

Perkins v. Elg,
307 U.S. 325 (1939)

Native Born Citizen

Born in the U.S. mainland

US Constitution
14th Amendment,
Sec. 1

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark,
169 U.S. 649 (1898)

Perkins v. Elg,
307 U.S. 325 (1939)