Naturalization (or
Naturalisation) is the acquisition of
citizenship and nationality by somebody
who was not a citizen or national of that
country at the time of birth.
In general, basic
requirements for
naturalization are that the
applicant hold a legal status
as a full-time resident for a
minimum period of time and
that the applicant promise to
obey and uphold that
country's laws, to which an
oath or pledge of allegiance
is sometimes added. Some
countries also require that a
naturalized national must
renounce any other
citizenship that he / he
currently holds, forbidding
dual citizenship, but whether
this renunciation actually
causes loss of original
citizenship depends on the
laws of the countries
involved.
There are other requirements
to be met depending on the
country – for example for US
citizenship, a general
applicant is required to have
been a permanent resident for
5 years whereas the spouse of
a US citizen is required to
have only 3 years of
permanent residence. Children
of a US citizen, even though
born out of USA are also
entitled for naturalization,
provided they meet certain
criteria.
Likewise for naturalization
in UK, the applicants have to
meet certain set of
conditions laid down under UK
Immigration laws, and so on.
We do documentation for
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