Here are some requirements you should care about ;
- PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS
- RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
- PHYSICAL PRESENCE REQUIREMENT
- AGE REQUIREMENT
- GOOD MORAL CHARACTER
- LOYALTY TO U.S. CONSTITUTION
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
- KNOWLEDGE OF CIVICS AND U.S. HISTORY
Naturalization requirements are complex, and in some cases, only an
immigration lawyer can tell what the rules will be. However, in most
cases, if an applicant is at least 18 years old and no special circumstance
apply, has been living in the United States for five years continuously
(no departures of six months or more out of the United
States), and is in valid status as permanent lawful resident alien, then
he or she should be able to naturalize.
If the applicant has been married to and living with a U.S. citizen for
the past three years, and the U.S. citizen has been a citizen for the past
three years, then the applicant should be able to naturalize as well.
Military personnel who want to naturalize should pay close attention
to whether or not they performed active duty during a time of war.
Generally, if the applicant was in the armed forces for less than a year
or discharged more than six months before he or she applies for citizenship,
then he or she must have spent five years as a permanent
resident alien. In the case of military applicants, if they spend time
out of the United States on military service, that time does not count
as time out of the United States. However, if the applicant was on
active military duty during an authorized period of conflict within six
months of applying or is on active military duty at the time he or she
applies, then he or she may apply without having to be lawfully
admitted as a permanent resident. Also, he or she may apply if he or
she was physically present in the U.S. or in a qualifying territory.
In most cases, an applicant must also have spent three months in the
state or district in which he or she will apply. This requirement is
waived for military personnel on active duty.
Most applicants must spend the three-month period in the state or
district where they apply. They must have continuous residence in the
United States of five years. Applicants must have good moral character,
knowledge of English and civics, and agree to support the U.S.
Constitution.
In addition to the military exceptions, applicants who have served on
U.S. ships or are the spouse of an American who has worked in
certain American companies or research groups may be able to naturalize
without living in the United States.
Source: Become a U.S. Citizen
