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If your daughter was 15 years of age at the time that you became a naturalized citizen and she was living with you and in your legal custody, she became a US citizen on the date of your naturalization. There would be no need for you to file an I-130 petition. An application for citizenship through form N-600 application for certificate of citizenship or a US passport application would be more appropriate. 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.    

Although not clear from your question, I presume that you are a foreign national who plans to marry a U.S. citizen, and then to apply to be able to remain permanently in the U.S. You previously were in valid F1 student status, but for personal and financial reasons you discontinued maintaining your status. If you have remained in the U.S., then generally you should be able to become married in the U.S. and then successfully complete a marriage-based adjustment of status application process. This is true notwithstanding that you may have remained in the U.S. a significant amount of time after falling out of F1 status. If instead you have traveled abroad, then be aware that you will NOT be eligible to re-enter the U.S. with a visitor's (tourist's) visa, because eligibility for that type of visa requires "nonimmigrant" intent. In that event, there are other options to be considered, including seeking a fianc?/fianc?e visa that would allow you to enter the U.S. for the purpose of becoming married within the required time, and then you could apply for adjustment of status. Alternatively, you could become married abroad, and proceed with consular processing. There really is no substitute for you and your fianc?/fianc?e to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant information about you and the person you plan to marry, could advise about eligibilities, options and strategies and could offer legal representation for the often quite complex application process.

The sponsoring petitioner in a family-based immigration application must file an Affidavit of Support, and if that petitioner does not have sufficient documentable income it may be necessary to have a "joint sponsor" for the application. Sufficiency of income depends upon such things as geographical location and family size.