Two legal aliens and their child immigrate to the United States as refugees. After years of working towards citizenship, the legal aliens attain citizenship through the naturalization process. The child is automatically granted citizenship if he is under the age of __________.

A.
14
B.
18
C.
21
D.
25

1 answer

B. 18

A child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship when at least one parent becomes a U.S. citizen, as long as the child is under the age of 18 and meets other criteria set by the Child Citizenship Act of 2000.