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What if only father is US citizen and in the military. Is child a US natural born citizen and be able to run for president?
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If one of the parents is a US citizen, the child is a natural born US citizen. Yes, they can run for president.
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Why do some claim john McClain can not be a president?
One of the few Constitutional requirements to become President is that the President must be a "natural born citizen" of the United States. John McCain was not born in the United States; he was born in the Panama Canal Zone. Since his father was a US Navy officer and was himself a citizen, McCain was a "natural born citizen" regardless of the location of his birth.
You have an American father and Korean mother born in Korea on a military base what citizenship are you?
You have an automatic American Citizenship as the father is an American citizen. It doesn't matter whether or not you are born on a military base or if your mother isn't a American citizen.
How is Obama president if his father was African?
Barack Obama was eligible to run for and become president of the United States because he was born in Hawaii. The requirements to be president only involve being a natural-born citizen of the U.S. and meeting the age and residency requirements, not the nationality of the president's parents.
What constitutes a natural born citizen if father is not citizen and mother lived in Hawaii at time of child's birth?
Baby is US citizen if born in Hawaii.
Was President Obamas mother a US citizen?
Obama's mother was a U.S. citizen AND he was born in the U.S., in the State of Hawaii. Constitutionally, it is the fact that he was born on U.S. soil that makes him a U.S. citizen (not that his mother was a U.S. citizen).
Was Barack Obama's father a US citizen?
No, Barack Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr., was of Kenyan citizenship when the President was born. His father was in the United States to study as a foreign exchange student, where he met the President's mother. The President's mother was a natural born US citizen from Kansas. President Obama could not have been a natural born citizen because in the Constitution (article 2 section 1) it requires both parents to be US citizens: "No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States." Because Barack Obama Sr. was not a US citizen the current president is effectively breaking the law stated in the constitution.
Does Martin Lawrence have US citizenship?
Yes, he does. His father was an American citizen serving military in Germany when he was born.
Was Barack Obama's father American?
No, Barack Obama's father was not a U.S. citizen. He was from Kenya. However, President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen, because he was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States.
Was Barack Obama's father ever an American citizen?
His mother was a native born US citizen; his father was a citizen of Kenya living in the US on a student visa.
Do you have to be born in America to be president?
The president must be a natural born citizen of the US. An individual may also be an American citizen by birth if he or she was born to U.S. parents outside of the United States. The US Constitution says that the Vice President must meet the same qualifications as the President. That means he or she must be at least 35 years of age, and be a natural born US citizen. It is a common misconception that the President must have been born in the United States, which is not true. But they must be a citizen at birth. A person born in Paris when his father was was serving as US Ambassador to France, for instance, would be qualified to be President. Someone born in a foreign country who later immigrates to the US is not eligible to be President, even though they become a US citizen after moving here.
Was Obama born in Kenya and therefore not a US citizen?
No- Obama was born in the state of Hawaii and is a natural born US citizen. His father was born in Kenya.
How did barack obama qualify to run for president if his father was not a natural born citicen of the united states nor ever has ben?
His father was not relevant. Obama was born in the United States and so is automatically a natural born US citizen Even the children of illegal immigrants who are born in the US , the so-called anchor babies, are natural born US citizens.
