How long does it take to get your citizenship in america?
102992
These are good answers, although they assume you already have a permanent resident card. Is that your case?
502569
Do you realise that a Green Card can take up to 3 years to obtain, the time delay is normally 2 to 3 years. ANd you pay your Immigration Lawyer the monies, and they send it to USCIS on your behalf.
1051296
with an eight year visa there is only one thing to do, and it should have been done at 7years apply to become an american.  but it is also easy to have it extended, but they will ask the same question, marriage is no longer an automatic stay here free card.
752502
Yes, you can marry a U.S citizen to get a green card. To become a U.S citizen, you have to wait at least five years.
923097
Just like any other immigrants wishing to become naturalized American citizens, you need to apply for green card first.  Once you've had your green card, you need to legally reside in the US for five years before you can apply for your citizenship.  The final act would be the interview and test before your swearing oath ceremony.  Go to ins.gov for more information on how to obtain a green card.\n\nPS: Canadian actors have it easier cause their acting skill is considered unique and beneficial to America.  Who knew...
748955
That depends on your location and circumstances and category you applied under! My green card only took a little under a year and a half!! I believe freedom is talking about citizenship ! That's something completely different!
771410
Depends on how many people are being naturalized at that time.  In some big cities where hundreds gather, just getting everyone seated takes almost as long as the ceremony itself.  Also depending on the no. of participants, sometimes each participant is sworn and given the certificate individually, or everything is done as a group.  Also if the judges are late, it would take longer.  The ceremony itself could take up to an hour.
709013
File a petition in the US for naturalization as US citizen.  Prove it by documents showing that you married an American citizen, had been living in the US for the past 29 years and had children who are  US citizens.
1132987
Hmmm... I think you would need to become a citizen first. That might take a while, as the government has to check out your background and I think they administer a couple of tests as well, but I might be wrong. \n\nThat could take up the three weeks, maybe longer, as the government has to process it and then send you your citizenship. Then you would have to go to the school of choice, and then register with them and pay your school fees, if the school has them.\n\nI think you'd have to look up the Canadian government website to find out more about citizenship, I'm afraid I don't know much about that.
1133193
No, you can't . Most of these morons think that becoming a legal resident and citizen is an easy task, It's not.\nYou have to apply in your country of birth for legal residence,  doing so will take about seven to 10 years. to do that you must prove to have a clean record and have no convictions, you must show proof that you have the monetary capacity to live in your native land and pay for your food, clothing and place to live (which is a bit contradictory since most immigrants aim to come here because they lack this) after that you must have a background check and wait for this to clear. If you're lucky (and I do mean Lucky) you'll have an interview with someone at the American Embassy and depending on how that goes you may have to wait about a year to receive your "green card". All this is done while you live in your country, not here.\n\n\nGood luck
75996
First, you must apply for permanent residency, and then be a permanent resident for 5 years, at which point you can apply to naturalize. The details vary greatly depending on your situation, so I would just take a look at the site below.
147655
Get a passport first, if you are here in the US it can take 3-6 weeks to come in.\n\nSearch around for the cost of tickets.\n\nSave your money.\n\nGo and have FUN!
1147730
Ok,  you are talking about different concepts.  The first concept is the time it takes to become eligible to apply for US citizenship.  The second concept is the time it takes to process your application for US citizenship.\n\nFirst,  depending on your individual circumstances,  it takes anywhere from 1 or 3 or 5 years to become eligible to become a US citizen.  The general rule, in most cases, is that it takes 5 years from the date you became a Lawful Permanent Resident (legal terminology for when one gets his/her green card or immigrant visa), to APPLY for US citizenship.  \n\n(The 1 year period applies in VERY special situations, usually involving service in military;  the 3 year period only applies to those who immigrated as the spouse of a US citizen,  are married to that same spouse when they apply for US citizenship, and are still married to that same spouse, when they are sworn in as US citizens).\n\nSecond, the processing time varies.  Once you apply, it is taking -on average -- from 6 months to 1 year -- for the government to process your application and either approve or deny.  \n\nThere are still people who applied in years past, who have been waiting 3, 4 years and have to file special actions in Court to get the government to process their application.  \n\nHope this answers your questions.
1023019
I think it takes 5 years, sometimes 3. It depends on how you got your green card.
1002806
yes u need to find a job where the employer can sponsor you, or you need to get married to a US citizen, it is usually take 4 years to be a citizen, or up to seven years if u are applying through ur employer. and once u can get a Us citizenship u can carry both passport without any problem
546217
I have a few friends who are naturalized US citizens.  It's a long process that takes several years.  The website below is the homepage of the US government's Citizenship and Immigration Service.  The pdf link is an official handbook with common questions about immigration.  \n\nIf you're not in the US already, you could also visit the American embassy in your country and tell them that you're interested in becoming an American citizen.  The third link below is a list of US embassies and consulates around the world.
685633
Well,if you are in my boat(husband from Mexico),you can't automatically become a citizen when you marry.First,you need to apply for a temporary work permit and a green card.That can take anywhere from 6mos. to years.It all depends on your lawyer.After you have a green card,then it's awhile (maybe 5yrs,not sure) before you can apply for citizenship.