Wanda was born in Japan. Her parents, who are both U.S. citizens, lived and worked in Japan for many years. When Wanda comes to the United States, she will be considered a(n) __________.

Question

illegal immigrant
legal immigrant
citizen
naturalized citizen

Answer 1

Wanda would be considered a citizen. Since she was born to U.S. citizen parents abroad, she typically would acquire U.S. citizenship at birth under the laws governing citizenship transmission to children born outside the U.S.