JohnCo wrote:
Well written and starting out funny.
About as funny as a dump in a spacesuit.
The only goal is to prove that you are a legitimate U.S. citizen, currently alive and born in this country or
gained legal citizenship.
Citizenship is defined in the first clause of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment as:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside.
A naturalized citizen of the United States is a foreign-born individual who has met all the requirements of becoming a citizen as established by the Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) passed by the U.S. Congress. The process for immigrants to become United States citizens is referred to as naturalization.
Naturalized Citizen
If you want to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, these are the ten most important things you should know:
You must meet certain qualifications to become a naturalized citizen.
You may get special consideration if you served in the U.S. military.
Spouses of some U.S. citizens and U.S. military personnel are exempt from some requirements.
You must file a Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, to become a naturalized citizen.
There’s a certain way to file Form N-400 online, and you may want to work with an attorney to do so.
You can check your case status between the time you apply for naturalization and the time the U.S. government approves your petition.
You’ll have to attend a USCIS interview and take a citizenship test.
You’ll attend a naturalization ceremony to make your new citizenship official.
When you’re a naturalized citizen, you’ll have the same rights and responsibilities that other U.S. citizens have.