Naturalization – How to Become a US Citizen
Once you have a green card, how and when can you become a US citizen through naturalization?
We provide articles and links explaining who is eligible for naturalization as well as the application procedures, including an online, self-correcting history and government test.
To be eligible to become a US citizen through naturalization, you must:
- Be a lawful permanent resident of the United States for 5 years, or 3 years if married to a U.S. citizen for a minimum of the 3 years (although there are certain exceptions to this requirement for persons who have honorable service in the U.S. Armed Forces);
- Be physically present in the United States for over 50% of the required residency period;
- Be a person of good moral character;
- Take an oath of loyalty to the United States;
- Be able to speak, read and write simple words and phrases in the English language (although there are certain exceptions to this rule); and
- Pass a test in US history and government.
Once you become a citizen of the United States, you may sponsor your spouse, parents, sons and daughters as well as your brothers and sisters for lawful permanent residence in the U.S.
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NATURALIZATION RESOURCES
- US Citizenship Test
- What to Bring to Your Interview
- Download Citizenship Forms
- How Do I Apply for U.S. Citizenship? (USCIS)
- A Guide to Naturalization (USCIS)
- History/Government Self Test (USCIS)
- The Citizenship Interview and Test (USCIS)
- Interpretations of Citizenship Laws and Court Decisions (USCIS)
- USCIS Policy Manual: Citizenship
- Naturalization: Exceptions and Accomodations (USCIS)
- Register for Selective Service Online (In English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean & Vietnamese)
- Expedited Citizenship Program through the US Army
- Filing an I-130 Petition Abroad for a Petitioner in the U.S. Military
- Effect of Failure to Register for Selective Service on Naturalization Eligibility
- Interpretations of Citizenship Laws and Court Decisions (USCIS)
- Public Charge and Naturalization – ILRC (11-21-18)
- The Administration Plans to Strip Citizenship from Thousands of Americans – ILRC (9-17-18)
- USCIS Expands Efforts to Highlight Citizenship and Immigrant Integration (9-17-15)
- Conditional Permanent Residents and Naturalization under Section 319(b) of the Act (USCIS) (8-04-09)
- Procedures for Handling Citizenship Applications of Aliens Who Voted Unlawfully or Falsely Represented Themselves as U.S. Citizens by Voting or Registering to Vote (USCIS) (5-07-02)
SUCCESS STORIES – NATURALIZATION
- Deportation? No. US Citizenship? Yes! (September 2016)
- Fabio Becomes a US Citizen (May 2016)
- From Deportation Proceedings to US Citizenship (March 2009)
- Helping A Client Become a US Citizen (August 2008)
