What is the citizenship status of a child born to married alien parents who was lawfully admitted as an LPR in 1938 and whose mother naturalized in 1939?

• A. U.S. Citizen
• B. Permanent Resident
• C. Illegal Alien
• D. Naturalized Citizen

Answer: (A)

A child born to married alien parents who was lawfully admitted as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) and whose mother later naturalized can indeed acquire U.S. citizenship under certain conditions. Since the mother naturalized before the child reached the age of 18, the child automatically derived U.S. citizenship through the process of parental naturalization as per the then-existing laws.

The law at that time allowed for children of naturalized parents to acquire citizenship automatically if they were under 18 years old and living with the parent who naturalized. Since the child was lawfully admitted as an LPR prior to the mother’s naturalization, and given that the mother became a U.S. citizen while the child was still a minor, the child would automatically become a U.S. citizen as a result of the mother’s naturalization.

Thus, the correct answer is that the child is a U.S. Citizen.