Under CCA, your child will automatically acquire American citizenship on the date that all of the following requirements are satisfied:
At least one adoptive parent is a U.S. citizen,The child is under 18 years of age, If the child is adopted, a full and final adoption of the child, andThe child is admitted to the United States as an immigrant
The Act became effective on 2/27/2001, so the child must have turned 18 after that date.
Answered on Feb 27th, 2012 at 10:28 AM