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Dear Ms. Ortiz, There is a strong likelihood that your child is a U.S. citizen, particularly if you were not married to the fagher when the child was born.  In the case of an unwed U.S. citizen mother, the child becoems a citizen at birth if the mother is a citizen and she has lived in the US for a period of one year or longer.  If this is the case, then it is a matter of documenting that you meet the requirements and have your child issued a U.S. passport so he or she can come to the U.S. with you.  If you were married to the afther the child is not a citizen because in those cases the law requires that you have lived in the U.S. 2 years after you turned 14, and since the child was born when you were 14, you could not meet the requirements.  If you never lived in the U.S and your child is not a citizen, then you can immigrate the child, and upon entering as a green card holder he or she will automatically become a citizen of the U.S.  If you want additional information or assistance on how to accomplish the above, please call my office at (619) 291-1112. Sincerely, Jan Joseph Bejar, Esq. For: JAN JOSEPH BEJAR, A Professional Law Corporation

If you get married in a bona fide real marriage, his past should be OK. Although, the USCIS will likely require proof that he is making support payments.