When am I considered a resident of Puerto Rico?
817649
You need to live there. To be a resident you will need to get a place to live, place to work and prove you are there. I am not sure of the time frame though.
878739
I don't know any. I live in mid-Ohio. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the US. But I like all peoples of all nations. As long as you respect and like me I'll give it back. I always wanted to see Puerto Rico, is it nice there?
207909
The above is correct other than, assuming you are not currently a resident, you will need to be a resident for 5 years before you can apply for citizenship - not 3 as stated. The period was extended in 2005.
88487
my guess is that you are from Puerto Rico\n\nThe Valiant People of the Sacred House
495197
We are not a province....Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States..I think of it as a country (maybe because I want independence)....and the most possible reason as for why we have an olympic team should be that our current status is as a commonwealth...Supposedly, we still have some powers and I guess having an Olympic team is one...at least..
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your residence has nothing to do with you citizenship \nhere are some actions to be considered :\nThe "documents and particulars" for becoming a permanent resident are as follows:\n\n1) Valid national passport;\n\n2) Evidence of financial status and means of support - for example, particulars of pension, bank account, property owned and business investments;\n\n3) Birth certificate;\n\n4) Marital status - marriage certificate - particulars of spouse, children and other dependents;\n\n5) Medical certificate - certificate of good health;\n\n6) Police certificate from the state from which you are migrating;\n\n7) Two (2) passport size photographs;\n\n8) Reasons for seeking permanent residence in Jamaica;\n\n9) Letters of references from two reputable citizens of Jamaica.\n\nPermanent residence is usually granted to the following categories of persons:\n\nA) Wives of Jamaican Nationals without meeting any residency requirements;\n\nB) Adults and minors who have claim to Jamaican Nationality without meeting any residency requirements;\n\nC) Retired persons who have resided in Jamaica for at least three years;\n\nD) Persons employed in Jamaica after completing a period of residence of at least five years;\n\ni hope this helps ?
631014
I read someone say that Puerto Ricans were of Spanish decent but lets not forget that there are people of African ancestry as well, so it should not be labeled as simply  a Spanish/Latin commonwealth.
1106799
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.
223103
It depends on the piece of land.  If Disney bought an island and wanted to apply for statehood, then no.  If Puerto Rico wanted to apply, then yes.  I guess the difference is is it just some person (or group of person) trying to be a wiseguy or is it really a group of people that want to be part of the United States.
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Dirty D, if YOU don't like Puerto Rico, then don't come down here. As for myself, I JUST LOVE living on an island where the temperature is always between 70-85 degrees F; I just have to walk 1/4 of a mile to go to the beach if I feel like it; have full US citizenship but no obligation to pay sales or US taxes; no need for a visa to travel, live or work in any of the 50 states; pay only $3.75 for a pack of cigarettes; my daughter receives BOTH a Social Security AND USVA checks each month because her dad died in 1991 in Operation Desert Storm, and I myself receive a Social Security check for disability. I have a US Passport to travel almost anywhere in the world, with a few exceptions like Cuba. I LOVE PUERTO RICO, AND AM VERY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY, MY CULTURE AND MY HERITAGE.\n\nQUE VIVA PUERTO RICO!
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Yes.  You do not need to be a citizen, but you must be a resident.\n\n(1) Entered the United States on a permanent residence visa or has an Alien Registration Receipt Card (INS Form 1-551/I-551 greencard or stamped I-94), and\n\n(2) Established a bona fide residence, and\n\n(3) Established a home of record in the United States.
691790
Thirty-five. You must also be born an American citizen and to have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
363665
ON JUNE 11 IM NOT PUERTO RICAN BUT I HAVE A MESS OF FRIENDS THAT ARE PUERTO RICAN.SO THEY TELL ME THIS STUFF!!
148684
You need to call the Puerto Rico "Department of Real Estate" and they can send you the exam application which requires a fee be paid, and a form filled out, and an exam passed.
1079656
Puerto Rico is in fact a US Colony.  The term Commonwealth is not mutually exclusive from the term Colony.  The statehood and pro-commonwealth movements account for around 95% of the population (1 to 1 ratio) and the independence movement is around 5%.  Puerto Ricans do not have the power to obtain either independence or statehood.  Any final decision will be in the hands of the US Congress.  I hope Puerto Rico becomes a state at one point in the future.  Although Puerto Ricans have the right to become independent, most of them do not want it.  In that respect, and if democracy prevails, Puerto Rico will not be independent.  Until we decide to change our status quo, the US legislators will go to the island to campaign and seem interested in our situation, and nothing important will happen.
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Unfortunately, because of the way the Electoral College works, Puerto Ricans, who are US citizens, do not have the right to participate in the election of the President of the United States if they reside in Puerto Rico.  The Constitution specifies that only states (and DC) can participate in the presidential election by choosing "electors" who are part of the Electoral College.\n\nA number of people from Puerto Rico have tried to sue the US Government to force it to recognize the right of the American citizens to participate in the presidential election.  These efforts have ultimately been unsuccessful.\n\nHowever, in 2000 there was a glimmer of hope for the American citizens who reside in Puerto Rico.  The US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued judgement on August stating that Puerto Rico had the right to participate in the Electoral College, as long as the state legislature approved a method.  The state legislature approved a law for the election of presidential electors from Puerto Rico, to be held together with the general election on November 7, 2000.\nThe ballots were printed (with Bush & Gore's names and pictures), and mailed out to absentee voters.  Unfortunately, just before the election, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the judgement of the District Court, and the state Supreme Court invalidated the local law.  Therefore, the American residents of Puerto Rico could not participate in the 2000 presidential election.\n\nA few (around 100 absentee voters) people actually cast their presidential ballots, but we will never know how they voted.
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49 not counting puerto rico as a state