Conditions for ordinary people to immigrate to the United States

Conditions for ordinary people to immigrate to the United States:

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;

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. However, children aged between 16 and 18 must apply for naturalization independently. If the child is under the age of 18, and one of the parents is an American citizen and the other is a foreigner, before the child reaches the age of 18, the one with American citizenship can apply for naturalization on his behalf;

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.

You must behave well during your five years in America. According to American immigration law, adultery, prostitution or bigamy, or failure to support others, as well as alcoholism and drug abuse, are all bad behaviors and cannot be naturalized;

7, must have a certain understanding of American history and constitution, immigration law. 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.

Legal basis: Article 17 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens.

The passport of the People's Republic of China is valid for five years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding five years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires. In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit and entry administration departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.