By Aleana Mullenhour Kadalynn Francone Steps to Citizenship in the U.S.
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By Aleana MullenhourKadalynn Francone
Steps to Citizenship in the U.S
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Bases for Citizenship
To become a citizen of the United States you must either:
• be born in the United States
• be born to at least one American citizen anywhere in the world
OR
• go through the naturalization process
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Citizenship by Birth
If you are born in the United States, the government automatically recognizes
that you as a citizen.
The government also recognizes that you are a citizen of the US if you were
born outside the US, but at least one of your parents is an American citizen.
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Naturalization
If you are not born in the U.S, and neither of
your parents are American citizens, you can
receive citizenship by going through the
process of naturalization.
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The Naturalization Process in
6 steps
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Requirements
• Applicant must be 18 years or older
• A lawful permanent resident of the U.S
• Resident and physically present in the U.S for at least 5 years at time of application
• Must have lived in the state where the petition is filed for at least 3 months
• Other exceptions include citizenship through marriage
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Other requirements
• Applicants of the naturalization process must be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language.
• They must also have a general understanding of U.S history, politics and government.
• Applicants must also be able to prove that they are a good, moral character.
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THE Oath:"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely
renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United
States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant
service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national
importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
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