Naturalization occurs when an individual is granted citizenship to a country other than the country of his or her birth.  Usually this process takes several years of waiting as a documented alien immigrant and eventually showing a knowledge of the history and professing loyalty to the new country before naturalization is granted.  Once granted, a naturalized citizen usually has all the rights of a natural born citizen.

In some instances, all rights are not passed to a new citizen through the naturalization process.  For instance, only a natural born citizen of the United States may be elected to the office of U.S. President.

The Constitution of the United States gives the Congress the power to make legislation prescribing the procedure and requirements for a non-citizen to be naturalized.  The definition of the process was revisited in the Fourteenth Amendment providing that citizenship of the State of residence is automatically passed along with naturalization.

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• Naturalized Citizen Forced To Wait 6 Months For Renewed License KSLTV
KSL TVNaturalized citizen forced to wait 6 months for renewed licenseKSL TVBut for some naturalized citizens, those rules don39t work so well. Irene Christenson, a resident of West Valley, has been a US citizen 22 years, a permanent Utah resident 10 years, and she served in the Army Reserves. But when she went to renew her
• New Process For Naturalization Bilingual Weekly
New Process for NaturalizationBilingual WeeklySACRAMENTO, CA January 24, 2012 marked the last US naturalization ceremony held as a group, with nearly 1717 who came to swear their oath to the United States of America. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS and the US District Court Worth noting: Youth give free lunch first responders face off for blood donationsBakersfield Californianall 2 news articles raquo
• Naturalization Ceremony Held At Local High School KSDK
Naturalization ceremony held at local high schoolKSDKThe auditorium at Soldan High School was transformed into a federal courtroom for a naturalization ceremony Friday. School leaders said the event is a great learning opportunity for students. This was the second citizenship ceremony held at Soldan.
• San Nguyen, A Longtime Federal Naturalization Clerk In Oklahoma City, Retires...
San Nguyen, a longtime federal naturalization clerk in Oklahoma City, retires NewsOK.comSan Nguyen, 70, was first Vietnamese refugee to be naturalized in Oklahoma. He is retiring after 32 years of helping others do the same. BY TIM WILLERT twillertopubco.com Leave a comment It took more than three decades for San Nguyen39s journey to and more raquo
• Lost Green Card Can Still Naturalize New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsLost green card Can still naturalizeNew York Daily NewsA. Your daughter can naturalize without getting a new permanent resident card. At one time both the US Citizenship and Immigration Services and some immigration lawyers were confused about this issue. It is now settled that a permanent resident whose and more raquo