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Citizenship
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Citizenship |
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Citizenship |
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Attorney Fee |
$300 |
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Filing Fee |
$595+$80 |
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Interview |
$500 |
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Child Citizenship Certificate |
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Attorney Fee |
$250 |
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Filing Fee (N600) |
$240/$200 |
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Who May
Qualify
An applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be admitted as a lawful permanent resident. However, if
the person has honorably served in time of war or declared
hostilities, LPR status is unnecessary.
- Must be 18 years old when filing the application.
- Must have resided in the U.S. continuously for five years
preceding application (three years for spouses of U.S. citizens).
- Must have been physically present in the United States for a
total of at least one-half the period of required continuous
residence (two and one-half years for most aliens; one and
one-half years for spouses of U.S. citizens).
- Must have resided for at least three months immediately
preceding the naturalization filing in the state in which the
petition is filed. This residency requirement is met concurrently
with the five- or three-year continuous residence requirement.
- Must read, write, and speak ordinary English.
- Must have knowledge and understanding of basic U.S. history
and government.
- Must possess good moral character.
- Must reside continuously (not the same as physical presence)
in the United States from the date of filing the naturalization
application until actual admission to citizenship.
Persons Barred from
Naturalization
Certain people are statutorily ineligible to apply for
naturalization, including
- Subversives
- Deserters
- Persons under a removal order
- Aliens relieved from military training and service
Question/Answer
Q:
How long can I be absences from the United States?
A:
- An absence from the United States for less than six months
creates no problems.
- An absence from the United States for more than six months
but less than one year establishes a presumption against
compliance with the continuous residency requirement; this
presumption can be rebutted.
- An absence from the United States for more than one year
breaks continuous residence.
- Exemptions from disqualification based on the one-year
continuous absence:
- -Military service abroad
- -Certain people working abroad who obtain approval to
preserve their residency on Form N-470.
Q:
Am I exempt from the English test?
A: The following people are
exempt:
- People unable to comply because of permanent disability are
exempt.
- People over 50 years old who have resided in the United
States for 20 years as permanent residents may be examined in
their native language rather than English (50/20 rule).
- People older than 55 who have resided in the United States
for 15 years as permanent residents may be examined in their
native language rather than English (55/15 rule).
Q:
Can I skip the history and government test?
A: Maybe.
Applicants must pass the oral history and government exam,
even if they are exempt from the English requirement. An
interpreter may be used if the person is exempt from the
English-language requirement. Normally applicants are tested
from a list of 100 standard questions. Following exceptions
apply:
- People unable to comply because of permanent disability are
exempt.
- People over 65 years old who have resided in the United
States for 20 years as permanent residents may receive ''special
consideration" concerning this requirement. They are examined
from a list of 25 questions, not 100.
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Temporary Work Visa
Tel: (626) 286-6558