The Law Office of Kathryn N. Karam, P.C. | Immigration Law News and Information

Under section 212(a)(6)(C)(2) of the Immigration & Nationality Act, a false claim to United States citizenship renders a person inadmissible to the United States. The provision is particularly harsh as there is a waiver only for people whose natural or adopted parents were citizens and who permanently resided in the United States before the age of 16 and reasonably believed they were citizens.