What is a U.S.
Citizen?
“Naturalization” is the process by which immigrants to the
United States become citizens of the United States. Anyone who was not born in
the US must become naturalized in order to become a citizen of the U.S.
United States Citizens are individuals in one of the
following circumstances:
A.
Born in one of the fifty states of the U.S.;
B. Born in Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands to parents who are not foreign diplomats;
C. Born abroad to at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen and a parent who has lived in the United States at some point in that parent’s life; or
D. The individual is born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen who is a citizen at the individual’s birth and the citizen parent must have lived in the United States for at least five years before the birth, at least two of the five years being after the citizen parent’s 14th birthday. If the individual was born before November 14, 1986, the citizen parent must have lived in the United States for at least ten years, and five of which were after the citizen parent’s 14th birthday. See 8 U.S.C. § 1401
B. Born in Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands to parents who are not foreign diplomats;
C. Born abroad to at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen and a parent who has lived in the United States at some point in that parent’s life; or
D. The individual is born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen who is a citizen at the individual’s birth and the citizen parent must have lived in the United States for at least five years before the birth, at least two of the five years being after the citizen parent’s 14th birthday. If the individual was born before November 14, 1986, the citizen parent must have lived in the United States for at least ten years, and five of which were after the citizen parent’s 14th birthday. See 8 U.S.C. § 1401
An individual who is not a U.S. citizen must go through the
naturalization process which means the immigrant must meet several requirements
1.
Age 8 U.S.C. § 1433
2.
Residency 8 U.S.C. § 1427
3.
Residence 8 U.S.C. § 1427
4.
Moral Character 8 U.S.C. § 1427
5.
Allegiance to US Constitution 8 U.S.C. § 1448
6.
Language 8 U.S.C. § 1423
7.
US Government 8 U.S.C. §1423
8.
Oath of Allegiance 8 U.S.C. § 1448
These requirements will be discussed in our next immigration
blog.
For any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
the law office of Arlington Heights attorney Robert S. Thomas.
1655 N Arlington Heights Rd, Suite 300West
Arlington Heights
IL 60004
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