There actually are certain requirements.

It is a common myth that "if your parent is a citizen then you are automatically a citizen". This is not what the actual law says at all.

There actually are certain requirements.

It is a common myth that "if your parent is a citizen then you are automatically a citizen". This is not what the actual law says at all.

If Obama was born out of the USA, he would NOT have qualified for US citizenship, because his mother had not spent enough years in the USA before giving birth to him.

There actually are certain requirements.

It is a common myth that "if your parent is a citizen then you are automatically a citizen". Actually, your parent has to have lived in the US for a certain amount of time.

It turns out that if Obama was born out of the USA, he would NOT have qualified for US citizenship, because his mother had not spent enough years in the USA before giving birth to him.

There actually are certain requirements.

It is a common myth that "if your parent is a citizen then you are automatically a citizen". Actually, your parent has to have lived in the US for a certain amount of time.

It turns out that if Obama was born out of the USA, he would NOT have qualified for US citizenship, because his mother had not spent enough years in the USA before giving birth to him.