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The people in Peoria, Waco and Tampa are citizens of their States and Citizens of the United State. A Citizen of the US Territory of Puerto Rico is a US Citizen by virtue of the 1917 Jones Act and by virtue of being born in and living in a US Territory.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Since the summer of 2007, the Puerto Rico Department of State began to emit Puerto Rican citizenship certifications to Puerto Ricans, as is already done by other US states. However, in matters of international law, a citizen of Puerto Rico is considered a United States citizen.
Yes, since 1917.
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∙ 13y agoIt was a former Spanish Colony that was ceded to the US in 1898.
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∙ 15y agoPuerto Rico was given to the US by Spain under the Treaty of Paris. This treaty, created to end the Spanish-American War, also gave the US the Philipenes and Guam.
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∙ 14y agoSo we could fight in WWI
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How does Puerto Rico money looks?
Puerto Rico is an US territory. Puerto Rico use the US dollar($). All citizens born in Puerto Rico are US citizens.
Can a us citizen live in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is a US Territory and its inhabitants are US Citizens! So, if they are US Citizens, any US citizen can live in Puerto Rico.
Why the president of US visits Puerto Rico?
to address the citizens of the U.S. which Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S.
Do Puerto Rican citizens pay US income tax?
Puerto Ricans are US citizens. US citizens who live in Puerto Rico are not subject to the US Federal income tax on income they make from sources in Puerto Rico. Any Puerto Rican who moves to another part of the US is subject to Federal income tax just as all other US citizens are.
What act declared Puerto Rico to be US territory and all Puerto Ricans US citizens?
The 1917 Jones Act designated Puerto Ricans as US Citizens.
Citizenship of people born in Puerto Rico?
They are US Citizens.
Are there any current travel warnings for traveling to Puerto Rico?
No! Puerto Rico is a US Commonwealth. All puerto Ricans are American Citizens! Puerto Rico is under American flag.
Can a person from Puerto Rico move to the US?
A person who lives in Puerto Rico already lives in the US because Puerto Rico is an unincorporated organized territory of the US. People born in Puerto Rico as US citizens. So, if you are a legal resident of Puerto Rico you can move to any other part of the US if you want to and can pay for the transportation to get there.
What is the Caribbean island whose residents are citizens of the US?
Puerto Rico
What countries residents became citizens of the us 1917?
Puerto Rico
What country's residents became citizens of US in 1917?
Puerto Rico
Can you travel from Mexico with a Mexican Passport to Puerto Rico?
No, Puerto Rico is a US territory. All Puerto Ricans are US citizens. You just need a valid state/government I.D.
