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Enlighten Yourself About The Benefits Before You Apply For US Citizenship!

Enlighten Yourself About The Benefits Before You Apply For US Citizenship! A foreign national or citizen is granted the US citizenship by the naturalization process once they file the Form N-400 and fulfill the requirements. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is the agency in charge and they process the application in order of its receipt.

Why to apply for US citizenship?

Duties as a US citizen includes:

Rights as a US citizen are listed below:

Other Benefits:

1) Consular benefits: During travel abroad the US citizen who is detained or arrested for any reason can take help from the US embassy or consulate.

2) Social service access: The option of social security and Medicare can be availed only by the US citizens.

3) Sponsor relatives abroad: Many visa requisitions require the applicants to be close relatives of US citizens, visas such as IR and F for family members.

4) Deportation protection: Deportation proceedings are not possible against naturalized US citizens since they are not considered aliens anymore.

5) Honors Eligibility: The USCIS created the Outstanding American by Choice Award to honor only the naturalized US citizens.

6) In the United States civic participation is not required. It is …

Immigration Attorney N.M.Gehi Describes Basics of Obtaining US Citizenship

Immigration Attorney N.M.Gehi Describes Basics of Obtaining US Citizenship

U.S. citizenship can be obtained in one of four ways:

-birth in the United States or its territories -birth to U.S. citizen parents -naturalization (the grant of citizenship after an application and exam), or -naturalization of one’s parents.

How can one obtain citizenship through his/her parents?

A child born with one or both parents being U.S. citizens can acquire U.S. citizenship. The law on citizenship acquired through parentage has changed over the years. Currently, for those born from November 14, 1986 to the present, the following rules apply:

If at the time of birth, both your parents were U.S. citizens and at least one had a prior residence in the United States, the child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship with no conditions for retaining it. If only one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of the child’s birth, that parent must have resided in the United States for at least five years, two of which must have been after the age of 14. No other act need be done to keep this type of citizenship. If one U.S. citizen parent is the father and the child was born outside of …