Are you a green card holder content with being one and not interested in applying for US citizenship? If so, give it a second thought. Statistics show that every year 90% of the 8 million Legal Permanent Residents (LPR) who are eligible to become US citizens choose not to do so. Why Permanent Residents Delay [...]

There are a few different ways to obtain US citizenship. Anyone who becomes a US citizen gets all the constitutional rights and privileges that are a part of the country’s citizenship. They have the right to vote and choose their government; moreover they are also eligible to get Social Security and Medicare facilities when they [...]

Form N-400, Application for Naturalization The American Citizenship Application can be initiated with Form N-400. The requirements of the Form N-400 (American Citizenship Application) are: The applicant’s age must be 18 years or above, and The applicant must be a Green Card holder for the past 5 years. Additionally, it has to be noted that [...]

The land of opportunities – the United States of America, is the perfect place for immigrants who dream to make it big. Although green cards and visas are there to help you to work in the country, citizenship is something that every immigrant wishes for. Most immigrants want to achieve the citizenship status while in [...]

Traditionally, every person born in the United States is a US citizen by birthright. Even if a child is born to illegal or undocumented residents of the US, he or she is still considered a US citizen. In fact, Presidents of the United States have to be US citizens by birthright, not by naturalization. The [...]

The Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) generates most of its revenues through the filing fees it charges applicants for the filing and processing of fees. These filing fees cover the majority of administrative costs associated with USCIS processing of the applications. Not all USCIS application forms come with filing fees. However, those that do are [...]

A green card gives you permanent residency in the United States, which means that you can travel in and out of the country more freely and can live and work in the US freely as well. If you want to secure a green card, one way you can do so is if you are married [...]

If you want to become a US citizen, you will need to fill out the appropriate USCIS forms, prove your eligibility and then attend a US citizenship interview and test. Many candidates for US citizenship are very nervous about their citizenship test. However, there is no reason to be nervous. If you prepare, you can [...]

If you are considering applying with the USCIS to become a US citizen, you may be weighing the complex and long citizenship process against the benefits of becoming a US citizen. While you will need to pass a citizenship test and potentially spend some time completing forms and providing proof of your eligibility for citizenship, [...]

Dual citizenship means having citizenship in two countries at once. The US permits dual citizenship. There are many ways to attain this type of citizenship. When a child is born the US to parents from another country, the child will usually have dual citizenship. The child will automatically be a US citizen by nature of [...]