Only a green card holder already in the US for a minimum 5 year period, staying in the locality where he or she is applying for US citizenship for a minimum 3 month period and who has good moral character can apply for US citizenship. Person should be at least 18 years old and should pass the citizenship test in order to get US citizenship.
The form that is used to for this is Form N-400 N-400 is used to apply for naturalization.A person who wants to get naturalized as a US citizen should make use of this form. N-600 is used to obtain certificate of citizenship through US citizen parent/s.
The form that is used to for this is Form N-400 N-400 is used to apply for naturalization.A person who wants to get naturalized as a US citizen should make use of this form. N-600 is used to obtain certificate of citizenship through US citizen parent/s.
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If you are born in the US you obtain US citizenship by birth. Another way to obtain citizenship is through the naturalization process by applying for US citizenship using Form N-400 if you are eligible.
Form N-400 "Application for Naturalization"
Basic criteria to apply for US citizenship is to be 18 years of age. If you were born in US you qualify to get the certificate of citizenship by applying for it using Form N-600.
If you are a US citizen by birth to US citizen parents you would have to file the Form N-600 to get the Certificate of Citizenship as proof for US citizenship. Else after successful completion of naturalization process a naturalization certificate would be given as proof for US citizenship.
There is one and only category that is US citizen. Through the naturalization process using the USCIS Form N-400 or as citizen by birth to US citizen parent the citizenship can be obtained.The Form N-600 can be used to obtain the US citizenship certificate as proof for citizenship.
I think that if your father was (and/or still is) a US citizen, then you are also a US citizen no matter where you were born. It should be rather easy to get an american passport in the US embassy or consulate in the phillipines for you. As for your mother, I believe that she has to apply for a US visa or "green card" based on her marriage to your father who was/is a US citizen, or thru your US citizenship if you are over 21 years old.
Basic criteria to apply for US citizenship is to be a green card holder in US. Only if you already have a green card for a minimum period of 5 years and above age of 18 years and have stayed in US continuously during that period you are eligible to apply for US citizenship. If citizenship is denied you still can continue to stay in US as a green card holder. In case you are not happy with decision after applying for US citizenship using Form N-336 you get another chance of applying for US citizenship. Once you correct the mistake because of which citizenship was denied in the first place the second time you apply you can be sure to get citizenship. Elaborate and careful preparation of the Form N-400 is very important.
Through the US citizen spouse can get green card after two years of marriage and after 3rd anniversary can apply for US citizenship using Form N-400.
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