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Naturalization is the process where a person who is a citizens of another country but not a citizen of the United States becomes a naturalized citizen.
The concept of naturalization is that a person does not have to be born in the United States to become a citizen. By fulfilling certain requirements a person can become a citizen, with virtually all the rights and privileges of someone who was born here.
In the United States, a naturalized citizen is foreign born person who has become a citizen through legal means.
A passport is issued only to Citizens of the United States, Naturalized citizens and natural born. IF your child is a US citizen by birth or by naturalization they they are entitled to receive a US passport.
You must be 18 years of age as a natural-born or naturalized citizen. Of course, you must also be registered to vote.
A person born or naturalized in the United States is considered a citizen. The process for becoming a citizen can take years.
Someone that was born in the United States, has a parent that is a US Citizen or has been naturalized through the Citizenship process.
There are many ways to become a U.S. citizen. You are automatically a U.S. citizen if you were born in one of the United States or it's territories, your parents are both U.S. citizens at the time of your birth, you are naturalized and apply to become a U.S. citizen, or both your parents are naturalized when you are a minor. Obviously, it is much easier to be "born into it" however the U.S. has a very clear application process. * *
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In February 2005, Alanis Morissette became a naturalized citizen of the United States while maintaining her Canadian citizenship.
You are a natural born citizen of the United States if you were born in territory belonging to the United States. You can still be a naturalized U.S. citizen if you weren't born in the U.S by going through legal procedures, but you can never be a natural born citizen unless you born as one. The Supreme Court has never ruled on the exact meaning of the phrase "natural born" which appears is the US Constitution as a requirement for the US president. Persons born in foreign countries with two US citizens as parents are US citizens but it is not known whether they are legally natural born.
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