By Aleana Mullenhour Kadalynn Francone Steps to Citizenship in the U.S.
-
Upload
walter-mcgee -
Category
Documents
-
view
223 -
download
0
Transcript of By Aleana Mullenhour Kadalynn Francone Steps to Citizenship in the U.S.
By Aleana MullenhourKadalynn Francone
Steps to Citizenship in the U.S
Bases for Citizenship
To become a citizen of the United States you must either:
• be born in the United States
• be born to at least one American citizen anywhere in the world
OR
• go through the naturalization process
Citizenship by Birth
If you are born in the United States, the government automatically recognizes
that you as a citizen.
The government also recognizes that you are a citizen of the US if you were
born outside the US, but at least one of your parents is an American citizen.
Naturalization
If you are not born in the U.S, and neither of
your parents are American citizens, you can
receive citizenship by going through the
process of naturalization.
The Naturalization Process in
6 steps
Requirements
• Applicant must be 18 years or older
• A lawful permanent resident of the U.S
• Resident and physically present in the U.S for at least 5 years at time of application
• Must have lived in the state where the petition is filed for at least 3 months
• Other exceptions include citizenship through marriage
Other requirements
• Applicants of the naturalization process must be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
• They must also have a general understanding of U.S history, politics and government.
• Applicants must also be able to prove that they are a good, moral character.
THE Oath:"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely
renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United
States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant
service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national
importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
THE END
created by
Aleana Mullenhour
Kadalynn Francone
WORK CITED:
pobjeckylaw.net/images/diagr
am-1.gif