What Is Us Citizenship By Naturalization

The user wants an article about “What Is Us Citizenship By Naturalization” — an explanatory/informational intent. Need 1200-1800 words, tone santai dan ramah (casual and friendly — Indonesian phrase, but content should presumably be in English since the topic is US citizenship and the keyword is English). Hmm — “Tone: santai dan ramah” is part of the template. The article topic is English. I’ll write in English with a warm, friendly, casual tone. That satisfies “santai dan ramah” (relaxed and friendly).

Wait — should I write in Indonesian? The keyword is English “What Is Us Citizenship By Naturalization”. The instruction set is in English. I’ll write in English, friendly and relaxed tone.

Need:
– Title, max 60 chars, no clichés.
– slug
– excerpt 140-160 chars
– category
– tags array
– content HTML, single quotes for attributes
– 2 FAQs
– Include div class=’autopost-takeaways’ ⚡ Key Takeaways, a table, and a div class=’autopost-protip’
– No “Introduction”/”Conclusion” headings
– Open with atmospheric hook paragraph, no H2 above it
– 1200-1800 words

Let me create good content: What naturalization is, who qualifies (18+, green card 5 years / 3 years if married to citizen, continuous residence, physical presence 30 months, good moral character, English/civics test, oath), the N-400 process, timeline, costs, exceptions (65/20 rule, disability waiver), difference between naturalization vs derivative citizenship vs acquisition, dual citizenship, rights gained (vote, passport, run for office except president, protection from deportation), losing citizenship (renunciation, fraud).

Title ideas: “Naturalization: How You Actually Become American” — 47 chars. Or “Becoming American: What Naturalization Really Means” — 52 chars. Or “What Naturalization Actually Means for You” — hmm. Let’s go: “Citizenship by Naturalization: The Real Deal” — 45. Maybe better: “Naturalization: What It Takes to Become a U.S. Citizen” — 53 chars. Good, no cliché.

Let me count: “Naturalization: What It Takes to Become a U.S. Citizen” = let’s count: Naturalization(14) + “:”(15) + space(16) + “What”(20)… let me count carefully:
“N-a-t-u-r-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n” = 14, “:” = 15, ” ” = 16, “What” = 20, ” ” = 21, “It” = 23, ” ” = 24, “Takes” = 29, ” ” = 30, “to” = 32, ” ” = 33, “Become” = 39, ” ” = 40, “a” = 41, ” ” = 42, “U.S.” = 46, ” ” = 47, “Citizen” = 54. 54 chars. Good.

Slug: “what-is-us-citizenship-by-naturalization”

Excerpt: exactly 140-160 chars. Let’s craft:
“Naturalization turns a green card holder into a full U.S. citizen. Here’s who qualifies, what the test covers, and how long it really takes.” — count that. Let me count:
“Naturalization turns a green card holder into a full U.S. citizen. ” — Naturalization(14)+space(15)+turns(20)+space(21)+a(22)+space(23)+green(28)+space(29)+card(33)+space(34)+holder(40)+space(41)+into(45)+space(46)+a(47)+space(48)+full(52)+space(53)+U.S.(57)+space(58)+citizen.(66)+space(67)
“Here’s who qualifies, what the test covers, and how long it really takes.” — Here’s(73)+space(74)+who(77)+space(78)+qualifies,(88)+space(89)+what(93)+space(94)+the(97)+space(98)+test(102)+space(103)+covers,(110)+space(111)+and(114)+space(115)+how(118)+space(119)+long(123)+space(124)+it(126)+space(127)+really(133)+space(134)+takes.(140)

Total 140. Good, exactly 140. Maybe add a bit to be safe at 145ish. Let me adjust: “Here’s who qualifies, what the civics test covers, and how long the whole thing really takes.” Adding “civics” = +7 → 147, and “the whole thing” replaces “it” → 140+… let me recount the ending. Actually simpler: keep as is but change “it” to “the whole thing”: adds 11 chars (from “it” 2 to “the whole thing” 15 → +13… hmm ” the whole thing” vs ” it”: 140 – 3 (” it”) + 16 (” the whole thing”)? Let’s do carefully.

Ending: “and how long it really takes.” = and(3)+space(1)+how(3)+space+long(4)+space+it(2)+space+really(6)+space+takes.(6) = 3+1+3+1+4+1+2+1+6+1+6 = 29. Replace “it” with “the whole thing”: 3+1+3+1+4+1+15+1+6+1+6 = 42. So +13 → 153. Wait the total was 140 which included ” it really takes.” So new total = 140 + 13 = 153. That’s within 140-160. Good.

Full excerpt: “Naturalization turns a green card holder into a full U.S. citizen. Here’s who qualifies, what the civics test covers, and how long the whole thing really takes.”

Hmm, “the civics test” — I added “civics” too. Let me recompute: original was “…what the test covers, and how long it really takes.” + “civics” (+7) = 147, then change “it”→”the whole thing” (+13) = 160. Hmm exactly 160. Risky if my count is off. Let me just rebuild the whole string count carefully.

“Naturalization turns a green card holder into a full U.S. citizen. Here’s who qualifies, what the test covers, and how long the whole thing really takes.”

Segment 1: “Naturalization turns a green card holder into a full U.S. citizen.”
N-a-t-u-r-a-l-i-z-a-t-i-o-n = 14
” turns” = 6 → 20
” a” = 2 → 22
” green” = 6 → 28
” card” = 5 → 33
” holder” = 7 → 40
” into” = 5 → 45
” a” = 2 → 47
” full” = 5 → 52
” U.S.” = 5 → 57
” citizen.” = 9 → 66
Segment 2: ” Here’s who qualifies, what the test covers, and how long the whole thing really takes.”
” Here’s” = 7 → 73
” who” = 4 → 77
” qualifies,” = 11 → 88
” what” = 5 → 93
” the” = 4 → 97
” test” = 5 → 102
” covers,” = 8 → 110
” and” = 4 → 114
” how” = 4 → 118
” long” = 5 → 123
” the” = 4 → 127
” whole” = 6 → 133
” thing” = 6 → 139
” really” = 7 → 146
” takes.” = 7 → 153

153 characters.

Category: “Immigration & Citizenship” or “Legal”. I’ll use “Immigration”.

Tags: [“naturalization”, “US citizenship”, “N-400”, “green card”, “civics test”] — 4 tags.

Now content. Word count 1200-1800. Let’s write substantial sections.

Structure:
– Opening hook paragraph.
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— with a list.
– H2: The Short Answer, Minus the Paperwork Shuffle
– H2: Two Doors Into Citizenship (Naturalization vs. the Others) — explain acquisition, derivation, naturalization
– H2: The Eligibility Checklist That Trips Most People
– H3: The Three-Year Shortcut (and Who Actually Gets It)
– H3: Good Moral Character Is Squishier Than It Sounds
– Table: eligibility at a glance
– H2: What Happens on Test Day
– H2: The Timeline, the Fees, and the Waiting Game
– H2: What You Actually Get (And What You Don’t)
– H2: When Citizenship Can Be Taken Away
– pro tip div
– FAQs

Let’s write it well, friendly, second person, warm.

Table: “Requirement | The Rule of Thumb”
– Age | 18 or older at filing
– Green card | 5 years as LPR (3 if married to a U.S. citizen)
– Continuous residence | No single trip abroad of 6+ months in the qualifying period
– Physical presence | 30 months of the 5 years (18 of 3)
– State residency | 3 months in the district where you file
– Good moral character | 5 years clean (3 in the marriage track)
– English & civics | Pass both at interview, with exemptions
– Oath | Attend ceremony and swear in

Word count target ~1500. Let’s write.

Be careful with HTML attributes using single quotes.

Let me draft.

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Opening:

At some point in the long, unglamorous middle of the green card years — after the fingerprints, after the second renewal, after the third time someone asks if you’re “here legally” — a question tends to surface quietly. What would it actually take to stop being a permanent resident and start being a citizen? Not the slogan version, not the flag-waving version. The real one.

That switch has a name: naturalization. It’s the legal process by which a foreign national voluntarily becomes a U.S. citizen — the only path to citizenship that a person chooses rather than inherits. And it’s more concrete, more bureaucratic, and more achievable than most people expect.

Then takeaways.

Then H2: “The One-Sentence Definition (Then the Fine Print)”

Naturalization = the process where USCIS grants citizenship to a lawful permanent resident who meets residency, character, and knowledge requirements and takes the Oath of Allegiance. It’s not just paperwork — it’s a change of legal status that’s nearly irreversible.

H2: “Three Ways to Become American, Only One of Them Voluntary”
– Acquisition at birth (parent citizen, born abroad) — citizenship by operation of law
– Derivation — child becomes citizen when parent naturalizes (now via Child Citizenship Act, 2000, automatic for under-18 LPRs in custody of citizen parent)
– Naturalization — the voluntary one

H3 maybe: “Where Naturalization Fits”

H2: “The Eligibility Checklist That Trips Up Careful People”
List.

H3: “The Three-Year Shortcut”
H3: “Good Moral Character Is Squishier Than It Sounds”

H2: “What Test Day Actually Looks Like”
English test: reading, writing, speaking. Civics: 10 of 100 questions, need 6. 65/20 exemption. Disability waiver N-648. Retest if fail.

H2: “The Paperwork, The Money, The Wait” — table? No, put table in eligibility. Fees: N-400 $710 paper / $760 online (as of 2024 rule)… Actually 2024 fee rule: paper $760, online $710. Let me be careful. The 2024 USCIS fee rule set N-400 at $760 for paper filing and $710 for online filing. That’s correct. But fees change; I’ll note “check the current fee schedule.” Also mention fee waiver for low-income.

Timeline: typically 6-12 months, varies by field office. Also mention USCIS processing times.

H2: “What You Gain, And The Two Things You Don’t”
Gain: vote, passport, federal jobs, no deportation risk, sponsor family faster, jury duty (obligation), protection abroad.
Don’t get: the ability to be president (natural-born required), and a clean escape from U.S. tax obligations (you already had those).

H2: “Can It Be Undone?”
Renunciation (rare, expensive, and requires having another citizenship or being willing to be stateless… actually renunciation makes you stateless if no other citizenship). Denaturalization for fraud or concealment in the process, or for certain crimes — rare, referred by USCIS to DOJ. Also mention: lying on N-400 is the single most common way people lose it.

Pro tip div.

H2: “So Is It Worth It?” — maybe a short closing with warm tone.

FAQs:
1. “How long do I have to be a green card holder before applying for naturalization?”
2. “Do I have to give up my home country’s citizenship?” — dual citizenship allowed; US doesn’t require renunciation, but your home country may not allow dual.

Also maybe: “What happens if I fail the civics test?” — could be a third but only 2 needed. I’ll do 2 strong ones.

Word count check: aim ~1400-1600.

Let me write the full content now with care for natural cadence.

I’ll write it out.

Content draft:

There’s a particular moment in the green card years — after the fingerprints, after the second renewal, after the third time someone asks, with a shrug, whether you’re “here legally” — when a thought surfaces quietly. What would it actually take to stop being a permanent resident and start being a citizen? Not the slogan version. The real one.

That switch has a name: naturalization. It’s the legal process by which a foreign national voluntarily becomes a U.S. citizen. Of the three ways people end up American, it’s the only one you choose rather than inherit. And it’s far more concrete — and far more achievable — than most people assume.

• Naturalization is voluntary citizenship: you apply, get tested, and take an oath.
• Standard track: 5 years as a green card holder. Marriage track: 3 years.
• You must show continuous residence, physical presence, and good moral character.
• The interview includes an English test and a civics test — 10 questions, 6 correct.
• Most cases take 6 to 12 months once USCIS receives your N-400.
• You don’t have to surrender your birth citizenship to become American.

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The definition, minus the bureaucratic fog

Naturalization is the conferral of U.S. citizenship by the government on someone who wasn’t born with it… It’s granted by USCIS after an application (Form N-400), criminal and immigration background checks, an interview, and the Oath of Allegiance. Until the oath, nothing is final. You can pass the interview and still not be a citizen until the moment you raise your right hand…

Also: naturalization is not a right, it’s a benefit USCIS grants at its discretion — officer can deny for character reasons even if you meet the technical bars.

Three roads to American citizenship, only one you walk on purpose

Acquisition at birth: born abroad to a U.S. citizen parent, citizenship from day one. Derivation: a child under 18 who is a green card holder and lives in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent becomes a citizen automatically, no application, no fee. Naturalization: the adult, voluntary route, which is what this article covers.

H2: Eligibility: the checklist that trips up careful people

The core statutory requirements (INA §316) for most applicants:
– 18+ at filing
– lawful permanent resident
– continuous residence in the US for 5 years immediately before filing (3 if married to and living with a US citizen for the last 3 years)
– physical presence for at least half that time (30 months / 18 months)
– residence in the state or USCIS district for 3 months
– good moral character during the qualifying period
– basic English (reading, writing, speaking)
– knowledge of US history and government
– attachment to the Constitution (Oath)
– Selective Service registration if male and 18-26 (well, 18-25 during years, registered between 18-26)

Table.

The three-year shortcut, and who actually uses it

Marriage-based: must be living in marital union with the citizen spouse for the full three years, spouse must have been a citizen for those 3 years, and you must remain married through the oath. Divorce, separation, or a spouse’s death during the process can sink it. Also: as of 2024, USCIS clarified that “living in marital union” requires actually sharing a residence.

Good moral character is squishier than it sounds

It’s not a single test — it’s a catch-all that includes both automatic disqualifiers (a conviction for an aggravated felony, a crime involving moral turpitude in the statutory period, a drug offense, certain probation violations) and discretionary factors like unpaid taxes, failure to pay child support, DUI arrests, lying to immigration officials. Also: failing to register for Selective Service is a common and fixable issue.

The interview: an hour that decides five years of waiting

Field office, biometrics already done, officer goes through N-400 line by line under oath. Then English test — reading a sentence aloud, writing a sentence — and civics: 10 of the 100 questions, need 6 right. 65/20 exemption: 65+ and 20+ years as LPR, can take test in your language and only study 20 questions. Medical waiver N-648 for disability. Fail one part, retest within 90 days on just that part.

What it costs and how long it takes

Filing fee $710 online / $760 paper as of the current schedule — check before you file, it moves. Fee waiver available for low income (I-912). Then biometrics, interview scheduling, decision, ceremony. Nationally, most cases land between 6 and 12 months, but some field offices stretch past a year and a half. Oath ceremony can be same day at some offices, or a few weeks later.

Pro tip: file 90 days before you hit the residency anniversary — USCIS accepts early filing and it can shave months off your timeline.

Actually put the pro tip div separately. Let me place it in the timeline section.

What you gain — and the two things you don’t

Vote, passport, protection from deportation, faster family sponsorship, access to federal jobs and some security clearances, jury service (that’s actually an obligation, technically), and being able to live abroad without losing status.

You don’t get: the presidency (natural-born requirement, Article II), and immunity from U.S. tax filing obligations (you already had them as a green card holder).

Can naturalization be taken away?

Yes, rarely — and it’s a serious matter. Denaturalization happens when citizenship was obtained through fraud, concealment, or willful misrepresentation, or in narrow cases involving certain later criminal convictions. In practice, the biggest risk factor is a lie on the N-400 — an undisclosed arrest, an invented marriage, an omitting of a child. Tell the truth, even when the truth is uncomfortable; an unexplained arrest is usually survivable, a concealed one is not. Also note renunciation is voluntary but you cannot easily undo it and you could end up stateless.

Then a closing section:

The part nobody puts on a poster

— wrap up warmly. Mention the paperwork is boring, the ceremony is not. Something human.

Then FAQs.

Word count: let me estimate — should be around 1300-1500. Good.

Note: the phrase “In today’s fast-paced world” etc. avoided. “Furthermore/moreover” avoided. “delve” avoided. Also avoid “testament to”, “tapestry”, “beacon”.

Careful with headings: no “Introduction”, “Overview”, “Background”, “Conclusion”, “Summary”, “Final Thoughts”. “The part nobody puts on a poster” is fine.

Also avoid starting headings with “Understanding” etc.

Now the JSON. Content string with single quotes for attributes. Use double quotes only for JSON wrapper — content is a JSON string so all HTML attributes must use single quotes. No double quotes inside content at all ideally (else escape). I’ll avoid them.

Let me write final content carefully.

I need to double-check “60 chars max” title: “Naturalization: What It Takes to Become a U.S. Citizen” = 54. Good.

Now writing the content fully.

Also mention category “Immigration” and tags.

Let me count approximate words for the content. I’ll write generously.

Write it:

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There is a particular moment in the green card years — after the fingerprints, after the second renewal, after the third time someone asks, with a small shrug, whether you are here legally — when a quiet question surfaces. What would it actually take to stop being a permanent resident and start being a citizen? Not the slogan version, not the flag-waving version. The real one.

That change has a name: naturalization. It is the legal process by which a foreign national voluntarily becomes a United States citizen, and it is the only route to citizenship a person chooses rather than inherits. It is also far more concrete, and far more reachable, than most people assume.

• Naturalization is voluntary citizenship — you apply, get tested, and swear an oath.
• Standard track: five years as a green card holder. Marriage track: three.
• You must prove continuous residence, physical presence, and good moral character.
• The interview includes an English test and a civics test: ten questions, six correct to pass.
• Most cases finish six to twelve months after USCIS receives the N-400.
• You are not required to give up your birth citizenship.

The definition, without the bureaucratic fog

Strip away the acronyms and naturalization is this: the U.S. government grants citizenship to someone who was not born with it, after that person proves they meet a set of residency, character, and knowledge requirements, and takes an oath of allegiance to the Constitution.

The mechanics run through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. You file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. USCIS runs background checks, schedules you for an interview, and — if everything holds up — places you in a ceremony where you renounce prior allegiances, swear loyalty to the United States, and receive a Certificate of Naturalization.

One thing worth internalizing early: naturalization is a benefit, not a right. Even an applicant who clears every technical bar can be turned down if an officer concludes they lack good moral character. Nothing is final until the oath is taken — people have passed the interview and still been denied weeks later.

Three roads to citizenship, only one you walk on purpose

American citizenship arrives in three ways, and mixing them up causes a lot of unnecessary anxiety.

Acquisition at birth. If you were born abroad to a qualifying U.S. citizen parent, you were American from your first breath. No application, no ceremony. You simply apply for a passport or a Certificate of Citizenship as proof of something that already exists.

Derivation. A child under eighteen who holds a green card and lives in the legal and physical custody of a citizen parent becomes a citizen automatically, by operation of law, the moment those conditions are met. Again — no N-400, no fee, no test.

Naturalization. The adult, voluntary route. This is the one that requires an application, an interview, a test, and an oath, and it is what the rest of this article is about.

Eligibility: the checklist that trips up careful people

Most applicants fall under the general provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act. The requirements stack up like this:

• You are at least eighteen when you file.
• You have been a lawful permanent resident for five years — or three, if you are married to and living with a U.S. citizen.
• You have maintained continuous residence in the United States for that entire period.
• You were physically present in the country for at least half of it, meaning thirty months out of five years, or eighteen months out of three.
• You have lived in the state or USCIS district where you are filing for at least three months.
• You can read, write, and speak basic English.
• You can answer questions about U.S. history and government.
• You are a person of good moral character.
• You are willing to take the Oath of Allegiance.

The three-year shortcut, and who it actually fits

The marriage track is narrower than the headline suggests. To use it, you must have been a permanent resident for three years, married to the same U.S. citizen for those three years, and living in marital union with them the whole time. Your spouse must have been a citizen for at least those three years. And you generally need to still be married at the oath ceremony.

Long separations, a divorce filing, or a spouse’s death during the process can end the shortcut. So can something as mundane as keeping a separate address while claiming to share a home — USCIS reads living arrangements closely, and an officer will ask about leases, bills, and who sleeps where.

Good moral character is looser than it sounds, and stricter too

There is no single definition. It is a catch-all judgment built from your criminal record, your tax filings, your child support payments, your honesty on every form you have ever filed with the government, and the testimony of people who know you.

Some things disqualify automatically — certain drug offenses, crimes involving moral turpitude within the statutory period, aggravated felonies, jail time that adds up past a threshold. Others are discretionary and depend on context: an old DUI arrest, a suspended license, unpaid back taxes, a failure to register for Selective Service between ages eighteen and twenty-six.

None of these is automatically fatal. What is close to fatal is hiding them.

What happens in the interview room

By the time you sit down, your fingerprints and background checks are done. The officer will place you under oath, then walk through your N-400 line by line — every address, every job, every trip abroad, every “no” you marked on the long list of questions about crimes and affiliations. Answer plainly. Short answers are fine. Guessing is not.

Then comes the testing. The English portion checks your ability to read a sentence aloud, write a sentence, and understand spoken questions — it is not a grammar exam, and no one is scoring your accent. The civics portion draws from a published list of one hundred questions. You will be asked ten and need six correct.

Two exemptions matter. The 65/20 rule covers applicants who are sixty-five or older and have been permanent residents for twenty years or more: they may test in a language they choose and study a shortened list of twenty questions. Separately, a medical waiver (Form N-648, completed by a licensed professional) can excuse the tests entirely for a qualifying physical or developmental disability.

If you fail one portion, you are not finished. USCIS schedules a second attempt, usually within sixty to ninety days, on just the part you missed.

The money, the wait, and the day it ends

The current filing fee runs $710 for an online N-400 and $760 for a paper one, though fees shift with each rulemaking, so check the USCIS fee schedule the week you file rather than trusting a number from a blog. A fee waiver exists for applicants who qualify on income grounds.

Processing time depends almost entirely on your field office. Nationally, most cases land between six and twelve months from receipt to oath; busy offices stretch well past that. Some offices hold same-day ceremonies after a morning interview, while others schedule you weeks out.

What you gain, and the two things you do not

As a citizen you can vote in federal elections, hold a U.S. passport, run for most offices, serve on juries, apply for federal jobs that are closed to non-citizens, and sponsor family members faster. You can also live abroad indefinitely without worrying about abandoning your status — a permanent resident who stays away too long can lose the green card; a citizen cannot.

You also stop being deportable. For a lot of people, that is the whole point. A green card is a revocable privilege, and a serious conviction can put it in front of an immigration judge. Citizenship removes that door from the room.

Two things do not change. You cannot become president — the Constitution requires a natural-born citizen. And you do not escape U.S. tax filing obligations, because as a permanent resident you already had them.

Can it ever be taken back?

Rarely, but yes. Denaturalization is a civil or criminal action brought when citizenship was obtained through fraud, concealment, or a willful misrepresentation of a material fact — an undisclosed arrest, a fabricated marriage, a hidden identity. It is uncommon, in part because the government has to prove the concealment was deliberate, but it is not theoretical.

Renunciation is the other exit, and it is almost never a good idea for someone who holds only one passport. The United States does not require you to give up your birth citizenship, but you can voluntarily surrender American citizenship, and doing so without another nationality in hand can leave you stateless, with no guaranteed right to live anywhere.

The part nobody puts on a poster

The paperwork is dull. The photographs are unflattering. The waiting is genuinely annoying, and there is a good chance you will misplace a document and have to request it twice.

And then there is the ceremony, which is nothing like the paperwork. A room full of people from a dozen countries, standing up at the same time, some of them crying quietly, all of them about to become something they were not the day before. Whatever else naturalization is — a form, a fee, a test, a background check — that part is real, and it lasts.

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Then FAQs. Word count: roughly counting… it’s around 1400-1500 words. Good.

Check no forbidden words: “delve”, “tapestry”, “beacon”, “testament”, “furthermore”, “moreover”, “in conclusion”, “at the end of the day”, “game-changer”, “it is important to remember”, “in a nutshell”, “navigating”, “unlocking”, “exploring”, “understanding”, “mastering”, “demystifying”. None present. “In today’s fast-paced world” — no.

Headings don’t start with those. “The definition, without the bureaucratic fog” — fine.

FAQs:
1. “How long do I have to hold a green card before I can apply for naturalization?” — Answer: five years as a lawful permanent resident, or three if you’ve been married to and living with the same U.S. citizen spouse for those three years. You can file up to 90 days early, and the clock starts on the date you became a permanent resident, not the date the card was printed.

2. “Will I lose my home country’s citizenship if I naturalize?” — Answer: The U.S. doesn’t require you to renounce your original nationality, and dual citizenship is legally tolerated here. But your home country sets its own rules. Some allow dual citizenship freely; others automatically strip your nationality when you voluntarily acquire another. Check with your country’s consulate before your oath, not after.

Maybe also a third? Instructions say 2. Keep 2.

Category: “Immigration”

Tags: [“naturalization”, “US citizenship”, “N-400”, “green card”]

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