US CITIZENSHIP

CITIZENSHIP ACQUIRED BY NATURALIZATION

Permanent Residents may apply for naturalization to become US citizens. The acquisition of US Citizenship through naturalization provides immigrants with several rights and freedoms, including the right to vote, the right to travel to and from the US with a US passport, the right to apply for federal jobs and the right to petition close family members for permanent residence.

CITIZENSHIP ACQUIRED BY NATURALIZATION BASIC REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for the Citizenship Acquired by Status at Birth, children must have been born outside the US, be under 18 years of age, possess at least one parent who is a US citizen, have the US citizen parent or grandparent be physically present in the US for at least 5 years, and the child is residing outside the US in the legal and physical custody of the US citizen parent.

CITIZENSHIP ACQUIRED BY NATURALISATION ENTITLEMENTS

United States Citizenship provides immigrants with numerous rights and freedoms, including the right to vote, freely travel to and from the US with a United States passport, own all types of property in the US, obtain federal jobs, and petition for a variety of close family members to come to the US and become permanent residents.

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