The Immigration and Naturalization Process

2008-04-17 14:52:39

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Immigration and naturalization institutions or agencies are the offices responsible for carrying out the immigration and naturalization laws. They practice selective immigration so as not to make their country overflow with foreigners who are trying to acquire that country’s citizenship. They control the entry of visitors and travelers. They defend their country from illegal immigration and illegal activities that are practiced by criminals. They however assist immigrants who are eligible to become their country’s citizen.

Immigration and naturalization is a process when a person goes into the country and lived there for the required minimum period of time, and decided to apply for the citizenship of that country. When naturalization is given to the alien, the government of that country is giving him almost all the rights a natural born citizen can have.

But before naturalization is granted to an immigrant, he must first meet the necessary requirements the government had imposed on him. These requirements are usually in the form of responsibilities. Most countries’ basic requirements of the immigrants are that they must hold a legal status as a full-time resident in that country for a minimum period of time. The applicant must also promise that he would abide by the laws and regulations of that country. Some countries also require the naturalized citizen to renounce the citizenship he currently holds. However, there exists dual citizenship in certain countries, in this case, the alien may choose to retain the citizenship he currently holds and at the same time hold a second citizenship when the government of the country grant him naturalization. Applicants of naturalization must be of acceptable character.

In the U.S., there are immigration lawyers for those people who are interested to become a citizen of that country. Immigration lawyers represent people who are involved in the U.S. immigration process. For those people who are interested to acquire a us immigration visa, they may hire immigration lawyers to represent them.

There are a variety of us immigration visa available for aliens who choose to become a citizen of the United States. There are visas for business travelers, tourist visas, student visas, working visas, fiancées of U.S citizens, athletes and entertainers, and visa waiver programs.


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