Can I apply for American citizenship when studying in the United States?

All foreign immigrants with legal residency can apply for naturalization as American citizens, but they can only be granted if certain conditions are met.

1. Have lived in the United States as a permanent resident for more than 5 years.

Applicants for naturalization must prove that they have obtained permanent resident status for five years before applying. If the applicant's spouse is an American citizen, it only takes 3 years.

2. Within the five-year residence requirement, the applicant can leave the United States for a short time, but

(1), the applicant's stay outside the United States cannot exceed 1 year or 1 year, because this will interrupt your residence record, that is, you must re-establish your residence record and recalculate it from your return to the United States this time;

(2) During the five-year period, the total residence time of the applicant outside the United States must be less than 30 months, and the comprehensive requirement for the residence time of the spouse applicant is less than 18 months;

(3) When the applicant has left the United States for more than 6 months and less than 1 year during the above-mentioned 5-year residence period, he must submit a certificate stating that his residence in the United States has not been interrupted during this period.

If a marriage immigrant applies for naturalization, the spouse of an American citizen can apply for naturalization to the US Immigration Service after being married for more than two years, but the spouse must be a citizen for more than three years.

Applicants should have a certain understanding of English, and must have the preliminary abilities of reading, listening, speaking and writing, and master English short sentences equivalent to everyday language at the primary school level. Understand American history, government structure and constitution.