Citizenship Through Naturalization
Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign national after he or she has met at least one of the following requirements:
- Been a permanent resident of the United States for at least 5 years.
- Been a permanent resident of the United States for 3 years or more as a spouse of a U.S. citizen.
- Having qualifying service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- In some limited circumstances, citizenship is available even if one of the above requirements is not met.
Once it an applicant has successfully applied for naturalization using one of the above categories, he or she must than successfully pass a written and spoken naturalization test. As part of our naturalization services, we provide comprehensive preparation for the naturalization test.
Once an applicant for naturalization has passed the exam, he or she must take a formal oath of citizenship. This oath requires the applicant to swear allegiance to the United States.
Citizenship Through Parents
A person born to U.S. parents or a person who's parents become U.S. citizens prior to the person's eighteenth birthday is granted U.S. citizenship automatically.
On occasion, a person may be a U.S. citizen without knowing it. For example, if a person's grandparents were U.S. citizens then a parent will also be a U.S. citizen, regardless of where that parent was born.
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