APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION BY ALTERNATIVE APPLICANT IF CITIZEN PARENT HAS DIED.

SEC. 11030B. APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION BY ALTERNATIVE APPLICANT IF CITIZEN PARENT HAS DIED. Section 322(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1433(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting “(or, if the citizen parent has died during the preceding 5 years, a citizen grandparent or citizen legal guardian)” after “citizen of the United States”; and (B) by striking “such parent” and inserting “such applicant”; (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(or, at the time of his or her death, was)” after “parent”; (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “(or, at the time of his or her death, had)” after “has”; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “(or, at the time of his or her death, had)” after “has” the first place such term appears; (4) by amending paragraph (4), to read as follows: “(4) The child is residing outside of the United States in the legal and physical custody of the applicant (or, if the citizen parent is deceased, an individual who does not object to the application).”; and (5) by adding at the end the following: “(5) The child is temporarily present in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission, and is maintaining such lawful status.”.