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Old 25th June 2008, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by zarya0 View Post
Well I don't think I ever became a citizen.. I don't have any certificate or anything. Do you automatically become one after 5 years? In 1991 my family appliedthe IMMIGRANT VISA AND ALIEN REGISTRATION form for me and I moved over on the AA-3 visa. (Says expires 1992). I don't know which form for visa I then had.

My father had h1b. (My sisters born in the states have citizenship) Would this be a 100% citizenship if he was a h1b and not a citizen?
If he was a citizen I could be able to reclaim.

I did not have the h-4 visa either, because I had a SSN (still have it and it is still valid).
This is all very confusing. First you said your father had a green card, then you say he had H1B - which is not at all a permanent visa.

The AA-1 visa, from what I can tell, seems to have been the forerunner of the current "diversity" lottery. But if he moved you all back to Norway after seven years, I suspect he forfeited his immigrant status and any claim you would have at this late date to an immigrant visa. But contact the closest US Consulate and ask.
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