Child Citizenship Act of 2000

Child Citizenship Act of 2000 The Child Citizenship Act of 2000, enacted February 21, 2001, amended the Immigration and Naturalization Act to provide automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by operation of law to certain foreign born children, including orphans with a full and final adoption by U.S. citizens, either abroad or in the U.S., and the biological or legitimated children of U.S. citizens. A child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship on the date the child meets all of the requirements of the law.