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Legitimacy & Paternity

Establishment of paternity is essential in order to protect a child’s right to obtain immigration benefits based on a father’s status in the future.

  • Legitimacy of a father, for immigration purposes, requires:
    • An action to legitimate child under the law of the child’s or father’s residence or domicile, AND
    • The child must be under 18 at the time of legitimation, AND
    • There must be legal custody with the father at the time of legitimation, AND
    • The child must be a natural child of the father.
  • A child can also benefit from the citizenship or other immigration status of a parent through adoption and/or natural birth.
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