If you are age 50 or older and have lived in the U.S. as a green card holder (permanent resident) for at least 20 years, you can have the citizenship interview conducted in your native language. This is commonly referred to as the “50/20” waiver.

What are US citizenship requirements?

Become a U.S. Citizen Through Naturalization

• Be at least 18 years of age at the time you file the application;
• Have been a lawful permanent resident for the past three or five years (depending on which naturalization category you are applying under);
• Have continuous residence and physical presence in the United States;

How long do you have to live in the United States before you can be naturalized?

5 years
In general, you may qualify for naturalization if you are at least 18 years old and have been a permanent resident for at least 5 years (or 3 years if you are married to a U.S. citizen) and meet all other eligibility requirements.

What are the age and citizenship requirements?

In general, you may qualify for naturalization if you are at least 18 years old and have been a permanent resident for at least 5 years (or 3 years if you are married to a U.S. citizen) and meet all other eligibility requirements.

Can you become a citizen without taking the test?

The USCIS states you may skip the English portion of the test if: You are at least 50 years old at the time of filing for naturalization and have lived as a green card holder in the United States for at least 20 years. This exception is commonly known as the 50/20 exemption.

What are the two main responsibilities of a U.S. citizen?

Mandatory Duties of U.S. Citizens

• Obeying the law. Every U.S. citizen must obey federal, state and local laws, and pay the penalties that can be incurred when a law is broken.
• Paying taxes.
• Serving on a jury when summoned.
• Registering with the Selective Service.

  How to become an adult citizen of the United States?

  In order for an adult applicant to claim U.S. citizenship, the applicant must fulfill all of the following three requirements: 1) Transmission – The U.S. citizen parent (s) must have been a U.S. citizen at the time of the applicant’s birth and have sufficient physical presence in the U.S. to transmit citizenship.

  How old do you have to be to apply for US citizenship?

  If you do not bring the required documentation, we will suspend processing of the application and you may be required to schedule another appointment. Applicants 18 years old and over, born outside the United States, may claim U.S. citizenship from a parent who at the time of the applicant’s birth was a United States citizen.

  What do you need to know to become a naturalized US citizen?

  Or, this pdf has only the questions for 65/20 applicants. In order to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, most applicants need to show that they can speak, read, and write in English. These English skills will be tested at the citizenship interview.

  Are there any exceptions to the age requirement for citizenship?

  The older one gets, the harder it can be to learn a new language or memorize factual material. For this reason, U.S. immigration law ( I.N.A. § 312) allows older applicants for naturalization (U.S. citizenship) to request easier versions of the English and civics exams than required of most applicants.