US citizenship
Stars and stripes
US citizenship is the legal status of belonging to the United States, conferring rights such as voting, holding federal office, and carrying a US passport.
It comes through birth on US soil, birth to citizen parents abroad, or naturalization.
She applied for US citizenship after five years as a permanent resident.
Dual citizenship—holding US citizenship alongside another country's—is permitted but not encouraged by the government.
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- Fourteenth AmendmentPost-Civil War constitutional addition
- naturalization ceremonyOfficial event conferring citizenship
- swearing inFormal oath-taking ceremony
- military serviceDuty in armed forces
tax compliance · native born · anchor baby · passport · Stars and Stripes · jury duty · civil rights · immigration court · oath of allegiance · pledge of allegiance · asylum application · border crossing · freedom of speech · visa · USCIS · due process · green card · civic engagement
US citizenshipstatelessness
Having no recognized citizenship
dual citizenship · alienage · British citizenship · expatriation · denaturalization
US citizenshipundocumented status
Lacking official authorization to reside
disenfranchisement · statelessness · visa overstay · tourist visa · permanent residency
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