Conditions for China people to become American citizens.

Conditions for applying for American citizenship

1. You must live in the United States continuously for five years after obtaining permanent residency. This is the minimum residence period for naturalization. Within five years, you can't leave the United States for more than six months in a row. If it is more than half a year, you must provide proof that you have no intention of giving up the right of abode in the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the naturalization application time accordingly and recalculate the residence time in the United States. Before applying for naturalization to the US Immigration Service, you must live in the United States for at least 3 years, at least half a legal period.

2. A foreign citizen who marries an American citizen must remain married for two years before both husband and wife can apply for naturalization to the Immigration Bureau. The new immigration law stipulates that foreign citizens who are married to American citizens or permanent residents should apply for naturalization as soon as possible as long as they meet the conditions for applying for American citizenship, so as to become American citizens as soon as possible and enjoy all the rights as American citizens. But the prerequisite must be a marriage relationship that lasts for more than two years.

3. When applying for naturalization, you must live in the United States for the last six months of five consecutive years and live in the local state or city for at least six months.

4. Applicants for naturalization must be at least 18 years old. Foreigners under the age of 16 who have permanent residency in the United States, whose parents have acquired American citizenship, can automatically acquire American citizenship with their parents.

You must have basic English reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. Applicants for naturalization should have a certain degree of English knowledge and a certain degree of English ability. When examining the eligibility for naturalization, immigration officials will conduct an oral test, and the naturalization applicant will answer the knowledge about American history and the American government in English. In this way, we can examine the practical English expression ability of naturalization applicants. This kind of test questions is printed and sold by the American government. If the applicant fails to pass the first oral exam, the applicant is allowed to take two make-up exams within one year. If the applicant is over 50 years old and has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, he can be exempted from taking the English test and can use his own language instead. The immigration law also exempts applicants over 55 who have obtained permanent residency in the United States for more than 15 years and is replaced by their mother tongue.

Legal basis:

Constitution of the people's Republic of China

Article 33 Anyone with China nationality is a citizen of China. All China people and citizens are equal before the law. The state respects and guarantees human rights. Any citizen enjoys the rights stipulated by the Constitution and laws, and at the same time must fulfill the obligations stipulated by the Constitution and laws.

Article 34 China people and citizens who have reached the age of 18 have the right to vote and stand for election, regardless of nationality, race, sex, occupation, family background, religious belief, education level, property status and length of residence; Except those who are deprived of political rights according to law.