Criteria for American citizenship

Nationality can be purchased only in two ways. by birth or naturalization. Right of primogeniture covers any person on U.S. soil, a U.S. citizen born parents or that U.S. citizens grandparents born in born. Naturalization refers people to acquire the citizenship by legal residence in the United States. Once purchased, there is however no distinction between birthright citizens and citizens naturalized; Both have the same rights and are considered equal, by the law. BirthrightAny person on U.S. soil regardless of parental status (such as a parent illegal immigrants) born is automatically American citizen. Any person to an American mother or the father in the United States are born also automatically as an American citizen. Who was born in American grandparents outside the United States also eligible for citizenship, although citizenship (applied for) be registered .Legal ResidencyIn qualify for citizenship, must have a valid residence status. Those not lawful USA (illegal immigrants or expired visa inhabitants) are not eligible. Visa, may lead to legal residence (green card) includes the family, work, marriage, refugees or lottery visas.Residency PeriodAll must legally residents complete a period of residence before he claim to citizenship. (The duration entered five consecutive years for all residents except those married immigrants with Americans, K-1 or K-3 visa). The duration of residence for spouses who u.s. citizens is only three years. Residence is physically implied in the United States present and have not just one address. All LPR (legal permanent residency) which vSpeicherung in United States for aen for one or more years without obtain a reentry permit to do this is from your status probably are. Reentry permit application for travel document (131) still outside the United States for a period one, other without losing to correlate their status. However, given the status of the resident (over a period of five years) necessary for citizenship, LPR application to N-470 residence for purposes of naturalisation simultaneously character present CharacterMoral - to preserve has 131 .Moral another requirement of citizenship. Assessment of moral character is based on justice, record of tax records and whether the ppl and their families can support financially. Crime convictions are serious in citizenship application blocks and believe that a serious crime or a crime, citizenship education is possibly denial of the citizenship and the expulsion of the country and future banishment.English and applicants citizenship requires, American CivicsAll to the knowledge base in the English language to keep and American civic (English-speaking countries) making citizens not obliged, the examination in English. Interview tests are read in English, write and speak, given the history of the United States and governance.Application CeremonyQualified base candidates submit claim form N-400 naturalization request to the USCIS with $675 application fees and a copy of your green card. After the interview, successful applicants must participate a ceremony where the oath of loyalty of the flag is done and citizenship certificates granted citizenship.