Ways to Become a Citizen of the United States of America

Birthright Citizenship

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The easiest way to become a US citizen is by being born in the US, any US territoriy, or US military base. This is the way that about 90% of Americans obtained citizenship. Even if your parents are not Americans, you can still gain birthright citizenship if you're born in the US. The only acception to this rule is if your parents are in the US working for the government of another country such as working for an embassy.

Another Way to Obtain Birthright Citizenship..

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Another way that you can obtain birthright citizenship is if one of your parents is a US citizen. If one of your parents is a citizen of the United States at the time that you are born, you can be born anywhere in the world and still be a US citizen.

Naturalization

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If you were not born in the US, a US territory, a US military base, or any land owned by the US for that matter, then you can obtain citizenship by naturalization. Becoming a citizen of the United States through naturalization is a very long and hard process.

Obtain Citizenship if Your Parents are Naturalized

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Another way to become a citizen of the US through naturalization is if one of your parents become a naturalized citizen of the United States of America before you are 18 years of age.