Many citizens who have already settled in the United States or are just packing their bags dream of obtaining American citizenship. However, getting a green card and an American passport is not so easy.
So, you are a law-abiding citizen and permanently, without long trips abroad, have lived in the United States for about five years. This means that you have every right to go through the naturalization process and become a full-fledged citizen of the country with all the following rights and obligations.
Naturalization
Naturalization is a special type of exam that is held after submitting an application to the immigration service with the attachment of complete personal data about yourself, where you must be checked for minimal knowledge of the language, history, political and economic structure of the country. The test taker should speak and write well in English, know the answers to basic questions about the life of the state and, which is typical, be ready to take an oath of allegiance to his future homeland.
If you are completely unprepared for such questions, welcome to special courses for those who have decided to undergo such a responsible check, according to the results of which the future citizen is issued a special certificate. The naturalized person's case is referred to the district court, which can either reject or grant the petition.
Interestingly, the assignment of American citizenship, as a rule, automatically abolishes all previously existing citizenship of other countries in order to remain loyal to the American state.
The court's decision
After passing all the tests and finally receiving the coveted document, you can safely go to the nearest branch of the passport office with the intention of submitting a petition for an American citizen's document. Many government organizations have the right to consider petitions and issue American passports, which are located, as a rule, in post offices, courthouses and even some libraries, so this final process is unlikely to cause difficulty. The petitioner will have to pay $ 55 for themselves and $ 30-40 for the child, in the case of an expedited process, the amount of remuneration will be $ 60. The petition is considered for several weeks, after which the new citizen is issued an official document, a passport.
According to the rules, children under the age of 18 undergo naturalization automatically if they are under permanent care or have at least one parent who is a citizen of the country, they automatically receive the coveted citizenship and the right to a passport at the time of their parents' oath of allegiance to the traditions of the United States.
