When did a child born abroad to an alien couple become a U.S. citizen if their mother naturalized on July 4, 2003?

• A. July 4, 2003
• B. December 24, 1952
• C. October 12, 1995
• D. January 1, 2000

Answer: (A)

A child born abroad to a foreign national couple becomes a U.S. citizen automatically when one of the parents naturalizes, provided that certain conditions are met. Specifically, under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, if the child is under 18 years old and in the legal custody of the naturalizing parent at the time of naturalization, the child acquires U.S. citizenship automatically upon the parent's naturalization.

In this scenario, since the mother naturalized on July 4, 2003, this date marks the moment the child became a U.S. citizen, assuming the other conditions were satisfied, such as the child being under the age of 18 and living in the custody of the mother. Therefore, July 4, 2003, is the correct answer.