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Applicants applying for US Citizenship must have maintained continuous residence in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding the applicant's filing for citizenship with form N-400. Continuous residence is not the same thing as physically being present in the United States. An applicants must maintain status as a legal permanent resident (green card holder), but does not necessarily have to be physically in the United States to accomplish this.
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How can I enter the US and stay there legally permenantly?
to stay there legally, permenantly you have to pass a citizenship test
What does a person with no US citizenship need to do to stay in the US?
A person gets the right to stay in the US with a valid visa or a permanent visa called the green card. Depending on the purpose of visit there are visas from A to Z categories. Also once you become a permanent lawful resident you can stay in the US even without citizenship.
How do you renounce your us citizenship?
US citizenship can only be renounced in writing at a US embassy (i.e. outside the U.S.). Be sure you have citizenship in another country before doing this.
Would you lose your US citizenship if you were to resume the Canadian citizenship you had at birth?
NoSee US Citizenship and Moving Abroad.http://www.richw.org/dualcit/faq.html
Can a person have duel citizenship in US and Brazil?
Yes only if that person is a American applying for dual citizenship in Brazil. A person from Brazil would be unable to keep citizenship in Brazil if they wanted US citizenship. because the US requires you to give up your citizenship to all other countries except Canada citizenship.
You are a US citizen and your son is born in Thailand what is his citizenship?
The minor child of a US citizen is always eligible for US citizenship. The child might also be eligible for Thai citizenship since he was born there.
You were born in US but you lost your citizenship how can you get it back?
you can take a citizenship test
How can you get back your us citizenship?
You take the citizenship test That's what they told me...
Does Germany have a dual citizenship treaty with the US?
No. The US 'officially doesn't 'recognize' additional citizenship(s) a US citizen may have.
I am a US Citizen but have lived in the U.K. for 40 years. I don't have U.K. Citizenship. Can my British born husband who also gained Canadian citizenship 30 years ago live in the U.S. with me?
Your husband must be obtain a Visa for stay over 3 months, then permanent residency status long-term (or naturalization). Your US citizenship is the most helpful, other citizenships don't matter.
If applying for US citizenship as the spouse of an American can you file for an uncontested divorce right after filing your citizenship application or must you wait until after your citizenship oath?
It is much better to wait until after you have taken the oath of citizenship and have received your citizenship certificate because even if you pass the test and then file for divorce, they still can not let you become a citizen.
Can you apply for citizenship in the US if you are under 18?
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.
