It gives the person time to become sure that they want to give up their citizenship in their country, gives the government time to investigate them and for the proper forms to go through. Plus, people have to take a class in government and take a citizenship test.
I think the law requires an immigrant to live in the United States at least five years before he or she can apply to become a naturalized citizen because it's for the immigrants to know the country, knows it's laws, and to get used to the country.
Any person legally admitted to the United States as an immigrant can become a naturalized citizen
In the United States, a naturalized citizen is foreign born person who has become a citizen through legal means.
An immigrant may become a naturalized citizen of the United States. Jose Padilla, although a US citizen, was detained without trial for years. Helping the police means that you are a good neighbor and a good citizen.
Because it's proof that u have lived in the United States for at least the minimum and also that u have proved that u can follow American soil rules
A person born or naturalized in the United States is considered a citizen. The process for becoming a citizen can take years.
a legal alien cannot vote or sponsor people over to the US and they need to have a permanent residents card in order to work and travel within the US. A natural born citizen is some one who is born in the US and is a American citizen. They can vote, sponsor relatives over, etc.
Someone that was born in the United States, has a parent that is a US Citizen or has been naturalized through the Citizenship process.
In February 2005, Alanis Morissette became a naturalized citizen of the United States while maintaining her Canadian citizenship.
No, she is not. She will be allowed to remain in the US with her spouse and children, but she will have to apply for citizenship separate from her marriage. The US citizen REMAINS a US citizen. The immigrant remains an immigrant and must follow the legal path to resident immigrant status, and from there to citizenship. Marriage is not a free pass to residency or citizenship.
Yes, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States
No. The US Constitution requires the president to be a natural born citizen of the United States. It also requires a president to be at least 35 years old and 14 years a resident of this country. So not only could a British citizen not be president, but even a British citizen who gave up British citizenship and became a naturalized US citizen cannot be president.