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Under most conditions, the child of a U.S. citizen who is born in another country is a U.S. citizen at birth. Locate the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulkate to where you are living ands ask about the process for obtaining a Consular Report of a Birth Abroad.  There are strict requirements to documents the facts, such as your own citizenship status, and that the child is yours, so follow their instructions carefully.  Good luck.

U.S.C.I.S. officers in our experience are not uniform in asking for a number of years that a joint sponsor must make an amount that passes the poverty guidelines for support purposes. Some will ask for one year, others may ask for more. Just going with a joint sponsor's current income and no tax returns meeting the guidelines would not be suggested. You may be able to use your own assets to add to your joint sponsor's affidavit of support, and such would be counted at 1/5 value to actual income. Please note that some officers may wish to see that the amount that you are listing of your own assets to assist with the joint sponsor's affidavit of support has been in your account for some time. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

Hello, In order to determine if you would be eligible for a favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion, one would need to know more information about a person, such as whether they have any, and the type of criminal convictions, their length of stay in the U.S., their U.S. citizen and Legal Permanent resident relatives, their health, ties to the U.S., work or veteran history, any immigration violations, etc. These are some of the factors that would be considered by the Immigration Judge if you were to request that they exercise prosecutorial discretion and permit you to remain in the U.S. It is also not clear if you are currently in Removal Proceedings or if they have been completed and you have been ordered removed to your native country. Given that you are facing deportation or removal to Ecuador, you should contact an immigration lawyer immediately so that they can obtain the relevant information about your case and advise you on your eligibility for a favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion and any immigration waivers. Notes: This information is of a general nature only and is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice. You should consult with an immigration attorney to obtain specific legal advice about your situation.