how long dose it take for a immigrant to become a American citizen?
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It depends on what your home country is.  If you're Mexican all you have to do is sit it out in the shadows and hope the radicals stir up enough discontent and pressure on the US government and maybe you'll get a free pass called amnesty.\n\nIt makes no sense to reward people for illegal behavior, right?\n\nIf you want to do it LEGALLY, then go to the US consulate in your home country fill out the paperwork and wait patiently for your turn to come to the US legally.\n\nDo it legally.  You'll feel better about yourself and you will be free of the shadow of being an ILLEGAL ALIEN.
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.
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The average time for applying for Naturalization (N-400) may take 6 months to 2 years, depending mainly on where you have filed your application.
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The first source below has detailed information on how to bring your fiance to the United States if you intend to marry him here. The second source tells you how to bring your spouse to the United States if you intend to marry him there. After the two of you have been married for 3 years and he has lived in the United States for 3 years with trips of no more than 6 months during that time, he can apply to naturalize and become a citizen.
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Your question is very vague, but I will try to explain it to you.  There are two ways to become a US citizen upon birth - Jus Soli and Jus Sanguia.  They translate to "birth on American Soil" and "birth by blood".  The "American Soil" one is self explanatory, but the birth by blood is a little more complicated.  It pretty much means that if at least one of your parents is a US citizens and had resided in the US for more than 14 years, but you were born abroad (in a foreign country), you were still entitled to US Citizenship.  There usually involves more to it than that, but those are the basic laws.\n\nThe other way is to Naturalize.  You have to be 18 years old and a legal permanent resident for at least five years to do that.
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It depends.  If said foreign national remains married, then he or she is eligible to apply for citizenship after three years of receiving the green card.  If there is a divorce, however,  then the answer is five years.\n\n----\n\nFYI, the above people are wrong.
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The first naturalization law in the United States was the March 26, 1790 Naturalization Act which restricted naturalization to "free white persons" who had resided in the country for two years and their current state of residence for a year. In 1795 this was increased to 5 years residence and 3 years after notice of intent to apply for citizenship, and again to 14 years residence and 5 years notice of intent in 1798.
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You be better if you would have given a bit more information like are you LPR or illegal? If your a LPR than you have to stay within USA for 4yrs 9months before you can apply for citizenship technically you can say after 5 yrs you can apply for the citizenship. \nBut if your illegal but guess would be to marry an American citizen and get your status legalized first and after 3 yrs of marriage you can apply for the citizenship. Make sure that you do not marry for citizenship only but marry for good cuz when they will interview you for your LPR, trust me immigration officers are not nice when they see marriage case. If you get thru that than your good to go but keep in mind that if your wife does report you to the immigration that you married for LPR they still can deport you. that why i said do not marry for LPR or citizenship marry for good. \nGood Luck.
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nothing makes you a US citizen automatically (except maybe if the president grants you one). You still have to take the test and meet all the other requirements. If you are married to a US citizen you are eligible for citizenship after 3 years, assuming of course that you spent the majority of those 3 years in the United States.\nYou need to file an N-400 to apply for citizenship.\nhttp://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/n-400.htm
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there is a difference between green card holder and legal immigrant!!!\nThere are lots of fully legal workers in the US, holding a working permit - there are quite a few different types, depending on the time spent in the country, on the type of expertise, on the job...\n\nThe step from Green Card to citizenship is quite direct - but the step between work permit and permit of residence (aka green card), is years of paper work, lawyers, money... \n\nSo, no, not all legal immigrants become citizens. Actually, not all want to! Some are in fact proud of their country of birth, but life somethimes takes you down unexpected paths.
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You have to wait 57 months after recieving your green card to apply for citizenship unless you are married to a us citizen in which case you would have to wait 33 months.
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You must be a legal permanent resident for at least five years before you can apply and it takes about a year after you apply.
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IT DEPENDS,IF YOU MARY A CITIZEN IT USUALLY TAKES ABOUT 3-4 YEARS.IF YOU APPLY FOR IT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY IT TAKES 5-7 YEARS.
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I know that there is an unusual volume of paper being processed as people who are qualified to become citizens become citizens and as others try to legalize their status.  \n\nI don't know specifically about naturalization papers.  However, typically you can get certified records within a couple of weeks.  However, things may be delayed, right now.
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"After six months of marriage she will become an American Citizen. "  This is totally untrue.\n\nYour wife should file for an adjustment of status.  Here are the forms she needs.  Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/LPRApplication.htm
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If you move to a state to live there, you are a resident.  To PROVE you are a permanent resident, you may have to live in a state for 6-12 months (see Yiqqahah's college residency verification form).  To establish residency, change over your driver's license and vehicle registration (this is usually required within 60 days anyway) and your voter's registration.
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It depends on a few things.  The bar can be as short as until they get a new visa to permanently.  It depends on things like how they ended up leaving the United States after their initial entry, how many times they were here illegally, how they entered the US, and the number and nature of criminal problems they had in the US.  In most cases, the bar is for 5-20 years based on the above conditions.