In the U.S.A, how do you know if you're a U.S. Citizen?

elementamigo92

If you're parents are US citizens I think you are automatically a US citizen also.

wickedbrainiac

when traveling in the us (e.g. goin from la to vegas), we only use our id.. no need for passport.

lucky star

there isn't thats the only way to know that your a usa legal citizen

Muah360

Birth Certificate
US Passport
Certifcate Of Naturalization

3030gal

If you came here from somewhere else, you have to get a green card, a social security number, pay taxes, get a job, take an English class, give back to society and the economy.. And I'm not being sarcastic.

Joan Sandverysmart

If you're not born in the U.S.A, and you live there, you
have to be a legal resident first, with an alien registra-
tion card, then after residing in the U.S for 5 years plus
you become eligible for filing for citizenship, holding a
U.S passport thereafter. In other words you need legal
documents,issued by Immigration and Naturalization
Services.

if you are born in the USA, you are an US citizen, ( The U.S. citizenship status of children born in the United States to non-citizen parents has been generally accepted as settled law since 1898, when the Supreme Court held in U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark that almost all such children were entitled to citizenship by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Although efforts have been made in Congress, from time to time, to overturn the Wong Kim Ark ruling or limit its effect, via either a new amendment to the Constitution or ordinary legislation, no such attempt has ever succeeded )
you may be born in another country from US citizen parents...your birth will have to be declared to the US embassy in the birth country;
Through birth abroad to two United States citizens
In most cases, one is a U.S. citizen if both of the following are true:

Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth
At least one parent lived in the United States prior to the child's birth.
A person's record of birth abroad, if registered with a U.S. consulate or embassy, is proof of his or her citizenship. He or she may also apply for a passport or a Certificate of Citizenship to have his or her citizenship recognized.
jus sanguinis
you Through birth abroad to one United States citizen
In most cases, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:

One of his or her parents was a U.S. citizen at the time of the person in question's birth;
The citizen parent lived at least 5 years in the United States before his or her child's birth; and
At least 2 of these 5 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday (see note below).
A person's record of birth abroad, if registered with a U.S. consulate or embassy, is proof of his or her citizenship. Such a person may also apply for a passport or a Certificate of Citizenship to have his or her citizenship recognized.

Note: If born before November 14, 1986, a person is a citizen if his or her U.S. citizen parent lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years and 5 of those years in the U.S. were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday. The newer law does not apply retroactively.
Different rules apply for those born before December 24, 1952
can also if you are in the USA long enough become an US citizen by taking the test, swearing ceremony, and you are an US citizen, you can be born in an area that is under the control of the US and are automatically an US citizen.
Naturalization

A judge swears in a new citizen. New York, 1910Naturalization is the process in which one becomes a citizen of a country. If not a U.S. citizen, one may be eligible to become one through naturalization.

[edit] Eligibility for naturalization
To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of filing, a legal permanent resident of the United States, and have had a status of a legal permanent resident in the United States for five years less 90 days before they apply (this requirement is reduced to three years less 90 days if they (a) acquired legal permanent resident status (b) have been married to and living with a citizen for the past three years and (c) the spouse has been a US citizen for at least three years prior to the appicant applying for naturalization.) They must have been physically present for at least 30 months of 60 months prior to the date of filing their application. Also during those 60 months if the legal permanent resident was outside of the U.S. for a continuous period of 6 months or more they are disqualified from naturalizing (certain exceptions apply for those continuous periods of six months to 1 year). They must be a "person of good moral character", and must pass a test on United States history and government.[2][3] Most applicants must also have a working knowledge of the English language.[2] There are exceptions, introduced in 1990, for long-resident older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities.[4][5]). This requirement for an ability to read, write, and speak English is not an onerous one, since the test requires that applicants read and write simple sentences in English, such as "The United States is a democracy
Eligibility for public office
A person who becomes a U.S. citizen through naturalization is not considered a natural-born citizen. Consequently, naturalized U.S. citizens are not eligible to become President of the United States or Vice President of the United States. For example, as of 2007, the U.S. Secretary of Labor (Elaine Chao) and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce (Carlos Gutierrez) cannot succeed to the presidency because they became U.S. citizens through naturalization

i cannot think of any other way.
you can go there to check it out;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_citizenship#Acquisition_of_citizenship

Twilight Elk

In countries all over the world, you can take a citizenship test in which if you pass, you get to become a legal United States citizen. Most foreign people who pass will get an induction ceremony in which their social security cards, identification, green card, etc are passed onto you.

I'm pretty sure this is how it is done.

gary r

marry an american citizen....or be petitioned by an american citizen (by a close relative who is an american citizen)

Warren W- a Mormon engineer

There's a tag on your back. It says, "Made in the USA."

You need a special mirror to see it.

roberth m

Don't try to know, if,,,,,,,!

khaldooni

Many ways to know that you are a US citizen.
If you are:
1- Trying a new diet every month
2- Surrounded by the pop stars news more than the war in Iraq and Afghanistan
3- Paying taxes more than any one in the entire world and to be convinced that this is for your own good
4- Living the obsession about almost every thing
5- Thinking that the whole life is about banks and ATM machines
6- Not remembering any thing about the original democracy and almost crying when you watch a historical report about it
7- Having a 10% control over your family and personal life
8- Thinking today is the right day to have a gun

If you are living with all the above and more, you are certainly a USA citizen

stephen k

That birth certificate says so

jim w

the only other ways is to take the exam and be sworn in as a us citizen .

Dr.XP

you have a US birth certificate, you have a passport, and a social security number, and a house, pair of shoes, car, lawn mower, one son, a computer, and a burger.

Deb W

When born here, that's all you need to know. When you are old enough to vote, that is another way that you are reminded that you are a citizen of this country. If not born here, the only way is to take the test for citizenship.

Razor Jim

There are two ways....... a birth certificate reflecting US birth or by completing the naturalization program.

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