What's a Derived Citizen?

Derived citizens are those who obtain their citizenship upon their parents' naturalization, as opposed to those who file for their own naturalization. ... The legal parent will need to bring proof of citizenship and proof of permanent residence within the U.S.

Are they a naturalized or derived citizen?

When parents become naturalized citizens, children over whom parents have legal and physical custody gain derived citizenship but those over 18 and those who do not have legal citizens as parents must take the same tests and oaths to become naturalized.

Is a child born in the US a derived citizen?

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution establishes that people who are “born or naturalized” in the United States are citizens. Children who are born in the United States are entitled to United States citizenship, regardless of the nationality of their parents, or their immigration status.