American naturalization conditions

1. Applicants for naturalization must have lived in the United States for five consecutive 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. You must have lived in the United States for at least three years and at least half of the legal period before you can apply for naturalization from the US Immigration Department.

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, the naturalization applicant must have lived in the United States for the last six months of five consecutive years and have lived 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 can automatically acquire American citizenship with their parents. However, children aged between 16 and 18 must apply for naturalization independently. If the child is under the age of 18, and one parent is an American citizen and the other parent is a foreigner, before the child reaches the age of 18, the parent with American citizenship can apply for naturalization on his behalf.

5. Naturalization applicants must have preliminary English reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. Applicants for naturalization should know a certain degree of English and have a certain English ability. When the staff of the Immigration Bureau examine the naturalization qualification, they 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.

6. Applicants for naturalization must behave well during their five-year stay in the United States. According to American immigration law, adultery or bigamy, failure to support others and alcoholism are all bad behaviors and cannot be naturalized.

7. Applicants for naturalization must have a certain understanding of American history, constitution and immigration laws. It is mainly about the understanding of important events, figures, government agencies and rights in American history, as well as the understanding of the principles and important amendments of the American Constitution.

8. Applicants for citizenship must give up their original nationality. If they still want to keep their original nationality, they cannot become American citizens.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Entry and Exit Administration Law

Article 9 China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country.

China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide otherwise.

China citizens who leave or enter the country as seafarers and work on foreign ships shall apply for a seaman's certificate according to law.

Article 10 Citizens of China who travel between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and citizens of China who travel between Taiwan Province Province, shall apply for a pass according to law and abide by the relevant provisions of this Law. Specific management measures shall be formulated by the State Council.

Eleventh China citizens leaving or entering the country shall submit their passports, other travel documents and other exit and entry documents to the entry-exit frontier inspection authorities, and shall go through the prescribed procedures before leaving or entering the country.

At qualified ports, the entry-exit frontier inspection organs shall provide special passages and other convenient measures for China citizens to enter and leave the country.