Faster Citizenship Law Passed in the Senate--potential good news

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============(c) Notice to Foreign Embassies- Upon the naturalization of a new citizen, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has--

(1) renounced allegiance to that foreign country; and

(2) sworn allegiance to the United States.================

does this mean we will not be able to keep our old citizenship?
 
ianyu said:
============(c) Notice to Foreign Embassies- Upon the naturalization of a new citizen, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has--

(1) renounced allegiance to that foreign country; and

(2) sworn allegiance to the United States.================

does this mean we will not be able to keep our old citizenship?
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sound like this...
 
ianyu said:
============(c) Notice to Foreign Embassies- Upon the naturalization of a new citizen, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has--

(1) renounced allegiance to that foreign country; and

(2) sworn allegiance to the United States.================

does this mean we will not be able to keep our old citizenship?
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Yes, but it depends. Some countries, e.g. UK, does not _allow_ you to renounce its citizenship. Notice it says 'renounced allegiance', not 'renounced citizenship'

So for most countries it will mean 'renounced citizenship'. Some will just mean 'renounced allegiance' and my COP won't care (3rd world country with bigger things to worry about)

Floyd
 
ianyu said:
============(c) Notice to Foreign Embassies- Upon the naturalization of a new citizen, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of State, shall notify the embassy of the country of which the new citizen was a citizen or subject that such citizen has--

(1) renounced allegiance to that foreign country; and

(2) sworn allegiance to the United States.================

does this mean we will not be able to keep our old citizenship?
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I think this is still in the naturalization laws...so it doesn't really matter. U.S allows dual nationality. If US made it that you can't have 2 nationalities..then you can't keep your old country citizenship.
 
Question

I hate to be the one here to spoil the joy, I read the whole thing but I didn't see any reference to asylees having a three years wait to apply for citizenship.

Also, under the current legislation, how long does an aylee with a GC have to wait for naturalization.

Thanks !!
 
neutron
Also, under the current legislation, how long does an aylee with a GC have to wait for naturalization.
Four years and nine months from the date on the GC.
 
Morning said:
neutron
Also, under the current legislation, how long does an aylee with a GC have to wait for naturalization.
Four years and nine months from the date on the GC.
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Or 3 years and 9 months from the date of your approval (GC is backdated 1 year for asylees)
 
neutron said:
I hate to be the one here to spoil the joy, I read the whole thing but I didn't see any reference to asylees having a three years wait to apply for citizenship.
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I think he said 3 years because currently, asylees' GC is backdated 1 year from approval date. Therefore, if it's decided that it will only take 4 years for the general public, it will be 3 years for asylees since they take into account the 1 year you have to wait before you can apply for GC.
 
Holy shit !!

If you apply for asylum in the US, why do you still want to keep your original citizenship?

Holy shit !!

jubilee said:
depend of the country where you came from...
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sadasylee said:
Where can I find this?? asyless = 3 years?

Thanks!
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ITs written in the adjustment procedures that when they issue GC's to asylee, that is when they approve you, they HAVE to put the Resident since date a year back.

So if you were approved on April 04, 2006. YOur GC should say Resident since: April 04, 2005.

So the law will make it 4 years for who can speak english fluently.

So Resident since date = April 04, 2005+4 Years = April 04, 2009 - 3 months(processing) = January 04, 2009 eligible for USC

So today April 04, 2006 when you get your GC with April 04, 2005 date, you would know that you need 2 years 9 Months to go before you can apply for U.S Citizenship.

They go by Resident since date for every application. ALL USC application adjusters look that if you have that eligibility there.
 
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Thanks, Want,
Long time no see. How is your green life? Must be wonderful.
2~3 is still too long for me. You must have the same feeling.
Take care! :)
 
sadasylee said:
Thanks, Want,
Long time no see. How is your green life? Must be wonderful.
2~3 is still too long for me. You must have the same feeling.
Take care! :)
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Sad,

Life hasn't really changed with a GC. I mean yes you feel better when you enter the country. There is no "Scary" feeling that ok what will I face now..and what kind of questions I will face. However, when you go out of the country, with that GREEN MONSTER of a RTD or REntry permit, you still get weird looks..I mean once you show your GC, its like oh OK..I wish they put a United States on that stupid Green thing....I went to europe this past December and went to get Tax Free, so he looked at my passport and he was like "I am sorry what country is this from?"...I was like dude it says UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in it..no?

Anyways I am hoping I can become a USC fast cuz my wife is on H-1 and her H-1 is about to expire in 1 year..and her company is making excuses that if they can apply for her PR or not..
 
CARTMAN said:
" upon the completion of 4 years of continuous legal residency in the United States.'."
guys, it does not say 4 years of LPR, we may apply now being legal for the last 4 years...
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Hi Cartman,

As asylees, we are not considered legal residents. The clock for citizenship starts ticking after you are approved for GC! I wish they changed this law :mad: . I think this law was approved when applying for GC (through asylum) only took 3-6 months, but since it takes 4-5 years, it doesn't make sense anymore!
 
Thankful,
It did not say that it will be 3 years for asylee though, right?
So if anything - this benefits the non-asylee GC holders since their waiting time will be reduced by 1 year. For asylee GC, we are already on a 4-year waiting period anyway. Is that correct?

haircut5
 
lee_haircut5 said:
Thankful,
It did not say that it will be 3 years for asylee though, right?
So if anything - this benefits the non-asylee GC holders since their waiting time will be reduced by 1 year. For asylee GC, we are already on a 4-year waiting period anyway. Is that correct?

haircut5
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Ok Why I repeat WHY are we getting confused about an Asylee GC & any other kinds of GC.

WHY WILL a law be written about Asylee GC & citizenship? EVERY PR is the same no matter what, just the Resident Since Date is dependent on your class. If you an asylee, you get 1 year shaved off your approval date. If you are a Refugee your resident since date is when you entered the United States If I am correct.

So the law is saying Naturalization 4 years from the date of resident Since date. It means If your resident since date says April 05, 2005, its +4=2009, if It says APril 05, 2004, it is +4=2008.

Whats the confusion? It is STILL 5 year wait for asylee to become Citizen currently after GC but it is when you became LPR-1 Year for asylees only.

This law will make 4 years after GC FOR EVERYONE.
 
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