How many months before a legal resident reaches the 5 years of life in USA are the right time for citizenship?
355196
check with the US immigration service
1139130
Under current US law, there is no strict limitation on your English skills.I know many US citizen who barely mutter a few words in English.\nIn my country, you go thru a hard fluency exam and you must have lived there for at least 3 years. They don't just hand out citizenship to anyone, but I come from Europe and we do have an identity to keep and be proud of. We are NOT a rootless immigrant society like US...They have nothing to lose by letting foreigners in. We do.
806505
There is a law stating what constitutes American citizenship.  If you are born of an American Parent(s) or born on US territory (including territories that are not states) you are automatically as US citizen.  If you immigrate, register, take the required courses in English and US History, pass the tests, pass medical exam, after 10 years you can be made a Naturalized citizen.  Naturalized citizens can not become President (unless there is a change in the Constitution).\n\nIt is difficult for many Americans to break up a family (ie send one or both parents home and allow the US child to stay, or deny the US Child by having the child go home with its parents.  I think it's time to change that law to only children born of US citizenS, not just one US citizen.  Children of one US citizen get a front place in line to immigrate legally.
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.
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.
1048935
If you came here with your parents, and you were only 6 years old; if, before your 18th birthday, they became citizens and they put your name on the papers at that time,  you would automatically be a citizen. However,  you must  contact the Homeland (in)Security / Immigration something or other and find out how to make your citizenship official.
784826
Not so,Mr.Tiggleman\nIf you marry an American you get a green card which allows you to work in the states.\nAfter 3 years you can become a citizen,unlike 5 years for unmarried immigrants.\nWhen you have become a citizen , only then are you eligible for a passport.
1035142
You may apply the minute you marry, It takes 4-5 month to get the temporary Green card, then another 2 years to get permanent green card. then after 5 years the spouse can apply for citizenship.
909699
The general requirements for administrative naturalization include:\n\n    *\n      a period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States (generally 5 yrs);\n    *\n      residence in a particular USCIS District prior to filing;\n    *\n      an ability to read, write, and speak English;\n    *\n      a knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and government;\n    *\n      good moral character;\n    *\n      attachment to the principles of the U.S. Constitution; and,\n    *\n      favorable disposition toward the United States.\nsee the following links
982365
You probably are perfectly qualified for citizenship.  There is no "fast lane" for naturalization, but you might as well get started at last:\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476_English.pdf
637084
Not at all.  Just long.\n\nFirst you have to sign a letter of intention with the INS.\n\nThen for about 5 years you have to live in the US without getting in trouble with the law (felony), and during this time you'll need to take classes on US history and civics.\nAnd, you'll need to brush up on your English.\n\nAfter 5 years, you'll have an interview with an INS agent, and they'll do a criminal background check, and do an employment referal.\nAfterwards, they'll give you an oral exam dealing with US history, US & state domicile government (know your governor, representative, and senators' names).\n\nOnced you've passed, all you have to do is pledge allegance to the US in a US courthouse.  Pick up a certificate and you're a naturalized citizen.
494255
To receive US citizenship through marriage, you must first get a green card (permanent residence), after two years have the conditions of permanent residence removed, and after one more year, if you have lived in the US continuously for 3 years or more with trips of no longer than 6 months, you can apply for citizenship.
1185419
U can apply after 3 years if U R married to a US citizen, otherwise U gotta wait 5 years...
48185
You cannot gain permanent residency through your children until they are 21 years old.\n\nFive years of permanent residency are required before citizenship, unless you are married to a US citizen (in which case it's 3 years).  There are some other minor exceptions.
1173127
You're asking two very different questions.  Once you're a legal immigrant, unless you're a felon, and if you've lived here for at least five years, you need only basic English understanding to become a  US Citizen.  However, if you're an illegal immigrant, you can't be a US Citizen.  You see; an illegal immigrant breaks the law by being here illegally; therefore, unless he or she becomes a legal immigrant, such as a US Resident, there is no way for him or her to become a US Citizen.  Furthermore, when people say that it's hard to become a US Citizen, if they are legal, they usually mean that it's hard to pass the written and oral English Test required for the Citizenship Certificate.
168196
as soon as u get a legal birthcertificate. there is no age limit.
548534
Yes it could... you shouldn't have travel for more than six months, a year is too much if you didn't had a permit, you could even have lost the residence, and  to become a citizen you need to prove that you haven't been out of the US for more than 900 days during the previous five years...