Naturalization

about you? I: I’m doing great as well. So, lets begin your interview on your background with the process of naturalization. I: What inspired you to become a United States citizen? Alex: My parents wanted a better life for my brother and me. So, as everybody says that U.S. is the land of freedom and opportunities. I: What steps did you have to take as part of the naturalization process? Alex: The process was easy but it was long. First, I had to fill the N400 application. Then, we…

that handles all matters related to immigration and naturalization. Here are the things this agency does on an average day. • As many as 325,000 individuals seeking information on immigration and naturalization visit the website of the agency www.uscis.gov. • USCIS conducts naturalization ceremonies and welcomes new U.S. citizens. Around 3,200 are granted citizenship on an average day. This includes military and non-military naturalizations. • Foreigners seeking to settle in the U.S. need to…

In the United States of America, people, especially in the world of politics, are often asked to define who is exactly is an “American”. On the surface, the answer seems rather obvious; an American is a person who is a native or citizen of the United States of America (Oxford Dictionary). However, 239 years ago, the United States of America became it’s own independent country. Since the formation of the original 13 colonies, men, women, and their families have fled to the USA to escape the…

- Bringing family members into the U.S, citizens generally get priority when it comes to getting their family to come here permanently. Inside Middle Column Naturalization The requirements for Naturalization: You must be at least 18 years old. You must be a permanent resident “Green card” for at least 5 years. You must show that you have lived for at least 3 months in the state or USCIS district where you apply. You must demonstrate…

As an American do you value your rights? Or should they just be given to anyone? When you are an American citizen you are given certain rights but, if we just allow any illegal those rights do they have any value or are they just empty value. As an American citizen you have earned and pay for the right to certain freedoms and rights. Americans should take a stand against illegal immigrants in the United States by enforcing the current laws, create programs to reduce new incoming illegals, and…

reception of fleeing refugees and vulnerable immigrants through an efficient naturalization procedure will additionally “encourage the integration of immigrants into American society” (White House/CIS), allowing them to comfortably establish businesses in a foreign nation. By modifying…

Government filing fees are high and many wonder if there is a way to avoid these high fees. Yes, there is a way to avoid fees. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offer fee waivers for most of the immigration and naturalization applications. But remember, fee waivers are not available for all applications. Likewise, applicants need to meet certain requirements to qualify for a waiver. They need to submit documentation to prove that they cannot afford the filing fee. Applicants…

I am a daughter of two second generation immigrants. I am a first generation Asian American daughter. My grandmother was the first generation immigrant. My grandmother was the hero in this story. We are immigrants. From the mountains of Vietnam and Laos, my grandmother, my mother, and my father was civilians identified as Hmong’s—specifically the Xiong and Thao clan. From the mountains, my grandmother and my mother, a child at the time, fled their home country into the United States in the…

1.Due to the supposed negative consequences anchor babies pose citizenship birthright to citizenship has become a main component of in immigration. Anchor Babies is a new term coined to describe children born from undocumented parents (Kendall 350). 2“Believing that the 14th amendment alone would be the answer as to what to door how to see anchor babies is not there is too it upon closer examination the results of such ideas reveal that that actions towards this subject should not be taken…

There are critical dates in United States immigration. Initially, United States immigration law was the Naturalization Act of 1790. The Naturalization Act determined that "any outsider, being a free white individual, might be confessed to wind up a US citizen". In 1875, the Supreme Court decided that the Federal Government is in charge of managing US immigration. Then there was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred certain laborers from immigrating to the United States. Somewhere…