A How-To Guide on Naturalization by Established Immigration Attorney
Naturalization is the highest legal status a foreigner can achieve in the US. Although many green card holders do not proceed with naturalization to get US citizenship, there are many benefits to becoming a citizen.
Benefits of Naturalization
At the very least, after achieving naturalization, you do not have to carry your green card around, nor renew it after ten years. There are significant advantages to naturalization over possessing a green card. Among them are:
* The right to vote and be eligible for federal jobs
* The right to freely travel in and out of the country and to live abroad
* The right to public benefits
* Protection from removal
These are just some of the enormous benefits that come with naturalization. When you are a US citizen, you can help family members who are still living abroad immigrate, and your children who are 18 years or less become US citizens without undergoing a separate application.
There are restrictions on green card holders living abroad from the US for a significant length of time. In contrast, naturalization gives you the legal status as a citizen to live and make your home elsewhere without sacrificing your right to return, or suffer the loss of any retirement or public social benefits.
Eligibility for Naturalization
There are many qualifying requirements a person needs to meet to achieve US citizenship. One of the most crucial is to have lived in the US for five preceding years as a permanent resident.
If you are committed to the US and are interested in naturalization, but are concerned about the eligibility criteria, you are best off with advice from the HK Law Group immigration attorneys.
Whether you have made the mistake of living for a significant length of time abroad as a green card holder, have a primary home overseas, or whether you have a straightforward case, you heighten your chances of success with counsel from the immigration attorneys.
The HK Law Group attorneys are committed to helping all their clients achieve their immigration goals. Having dealt with a wide base of clients with disparate immigration priorities, they understand that securing the necessary visas, green card or citizenship through naturalization in a timely fashion is important to everyone.
Whether you are an individual, a family, a business or a corporation, you can expect the same level of excellence, honesty and professionalism from the HK Law Group. They have built an impeccable reputation in their top services which cover:-
* Family visas, marriage and fiancé visas
* Temporary and permanent investor visas
* Green card petitions from families or corporations
* Nonimmigrant students, temporary worker and tourist visas
* Defense against deportation/removal and inadmissibility,
* Asylum
* Citizenship and naturalization
It is never too early to plan for naturalization if you are committed to the US. With a long-term strategy drawn up by the HK Law Group, you can even start when you enter the US as a non-immigrant. Find out how with a free consultation with HK Law Group just by submitting the online form.
