around 1975 foreign adoption laws

[suzyqvon]

What is the name of your state? montana
mMY HUSBAND WAS ADOPTED AROUND 1975 IN CANADA BY AMERICAN CITIZENS. IS HE A CITIZEN OR DOES HE NEED TO GET CITIZENSHIP?? HELP US PLEASE!!!

 

[nextwife]

A US citizen? No, unless he or his parents filed for and obtained a Certificate of Citizenship through the then INS. The "automatic citizenship of internationally adopted kids" only applies to children who meet the qualifications under the Adopted Child Citizenship Act of 2000,
( http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/info/info_457.html)

which he would have been too old to fall under.