What does “physical presence” mean, and why do I have to account for all periods of times Ive spent in the U.S. in order to transmit citizenship to my child born in Sweden?
Physical presence in the U.S. should be interpreted as actual bodily presence on U.S. soil. Any time spent in the United States or its outlying possessions, even without maintaining a U.S. residence, may be counted toward the required physical presence to transmit citizenship to a child . Naturalized citizens may count any time they spent in the United States or its outlying possessions both before and after being naturalized, regardless of their status. Even citizens who, prior to lawful entry and naturalization, spent time in the United States illegally can include that time in their calculation. The United States Congress wanted to ensure that a foreign-born U.S. citizen would grow up subject to American influences. With a long period of physical presence, Congress deemed that the citizen parent would have spent enough time in the United States to absorb American customs and values which, in turn, would be transmitted to the child.
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