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You're over the age of 18 have been in the country for six years and have learned English what's your next step towards becoming a citizen?
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∙ 7y ago
It depends on the nature of how this hypothetical person, "you", got to the US.
If "you" are a legal permanent resident (that is, you have a "green card"), then you just go through the normal naturalization process through USCIS, which involves fees, paperwork, and an interview. Start by checking with USCIS, and follow the instructions for filing an N-400 form.
If you were born after February 1983, you're a legal permanent resident, and at least one of your parents has naturalized as a US citizen, and all of this happened before you turned 18, then you can "derive" US citizenship through your US citizen parent(s). If all of this is true except you were born before 1983, then you can still derive citizenship but it's a little trickier. If you have proof of the criteria (eg, your green card, your birth certificate from your home country showing your parents, and proof that your parent(s) became a US citizen before you turned 18), then you can file a DS-11 form to apply for a US passport (which is proof of US citizenship), and submit that proof with it.
If you are not a legal permanent resident (that is, you are a so-called "illegal alien"), then it's incredibly difficult to become a US citizen. I'm not even sure if you can.
Interestingly, learning English has no bearing on whether or not you can become a US citizen. I have met many people who do not speak English but have gone through the naturalization process.
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∙ 6y ago
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