Should I become a US citizen?
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Well if you really love America, you want the voting rights and are willing to be loyal to America then yes becoming a citizen will be worth it.
Also once you are an American citizen, you can still keep your British citizenship as both U.S. and Britain allow dual citizenships.
Whats in your heart?~ what are the facts and how do you feel about it... what are the logistics of the situation?
Stay a resident! Its not worth it becoming a U.S citizen.
I would stay in England for this is the land of the repressed and enslaved.
I wish I was British, or at least a Commonwealth citizen, and I am American born. Who wants to be an American when we are in the mess we are in in the world? Not I.
I'd say wait to make your decision until after the next election. If the Democrats get in to power, you should consider leaving the country. Actually, I envy you. You have that option.
If you have been here for two years there must be something that you like about the USA, or is it that you have a job here.
If you have a good reason for becoming a citizen then do so.
Do what ever will make you happy.
do you intend to stay in the US? If so become a citizen.
this is a question that you have to figure out for yourself.
if you planing on staying here forever then yes,,,, because for one you will be allowed to vote. which as a green card holder you will never be allowed.
you will not receive any retirement benefits like social security, either as a permanent resident. some other benefits like medicare etc. are probably not available to you as well.
as a green card holder you have to renew your card every 10 years... and you can always go back to england and have all your rights there...to wheras if you became a U.S. citizens you would only go back to england as a tourist.because you may not have dual citizenship..especially if you are male.
It depends on why you are considering US citizenship. If you plan to remain here permanently and it would help in your career and you wish to vote, then it would probably be a good idea. Otherwise, you may wish (in spite of all temptations to belong to other nations) to remain an Englishman. As I understand it, you don't have to give up your British citizenship even if you become a US citizen. The US Naturalization people may ask you to write them some kind of letter of renunciation of other citizenship, but unless a renunciation is actually sent by you to the Home Office, it is not considered official by the UK. You have plenty of time to check out all the angles before you make a decision, and just because you can do it after five years doesn't mean you can't do it after ten years, instead.
I believe I have heard of duel citizenship. Maybe that's something to check into.
No! Stay and visit as long as you like, But DO NOT BECOME A CITIZEN! The health care here is flat out brutal! Do yourself a favor stay true to your country. It takes care of your health and welfare better than the U.S. will! If you do decide to become one, I have one piece of advise for you : Don't ever get really sick in the U.S.!
If you're still living here, then yes I would suggest becoming a citizen. It really doesn't cost all that much and is really not all that complicated. The way it is now, if you went back to England for a year, you would no longer have your greencard. If you get your citizenship, it doesn't matter if you go back to England for a couple years, you still have your citizenship. I don't know what route you got your greencard through, but those are fairly hard to get in the first place and really really difficult to get the second time around. It would just seem like a waste to potentially lose it.
Yes become a citizen because you will be able
To vote and participate fully in an American democracy. Politicians listen to people who can vote.
# To prevent the risk of deportation. If you are or have been convicted of a crime and you are not a citizen, you can be deported. U.S. citizens can not be deported.
# To protect your children. If you become a citizen before your children turn 18, they are also citizens. They can not be deported as citizens.
Most crimes are now grounds for deportation. Abuse of a spouse, child or partner, violation of an Order for Protection or No Contact Order, any drug crime, any firearm violation, welfare fraud, murder, rape, crimes involving moral turpitude, and most other crimes are causes for deportation if the conviction results in a sentence of one year or more (even if you get only a suspended sentence of 1 year or more).
# To help your family members come to the U.S. As a legal permanent resident, you can only petition for unmarried children and spouses. Citizens may also petition for parents, married children, siblings, and fiances. Unmarried children and spouses of citizens wait much less time than permanent residents to receive visas.
# To be eligible for state and federal jobs.
# In order to continue to receive money from AFDC/MFIP food supplement or General Assistance (GA) you need to apply for citizenship, or be in an English or citizenship class. These actions satisfy the requirements for obtaining these public benefits.
# Non-citizens have extra residency requirements imposed on them in the GA and AFDC/MFIP food supplement programs. If you moved to Minnesota after March 1, 1997, you may not qualify for GA if you are not a citizen. If you moved to Minnesota after July 1, 1997, you may not qualify for the AFDC/MFIP food supplement if you are not a citizen.
# Refugees, asylees, and people whose deportation has been withheld can get food stamps only for their first 5 years in the United States. You may not be able to get food stamps when you need them unless you become a citizen.
# U.S. Veterans and their spouses and children can get food stamps. However, non-citizen veterans who fought as Southeast Asian allies of the U.S. in Laos and Vietnam have no special eligibility for food stamps.
# To be able to travel outside the United States and re-enter more easily.
# ONLY non-citizens who were receiving SSI on 8/22/96 and non-citizens who were in the U.S. on 8/22/96 that have become blind or disabled can receive SSI indefinitely.
# Qualified non-citizens who are elderly (65 or older), but not disabled, and who were living in the U.S. on 8/22/96 and were not receiving SSI may receive SSI based on advanced age only for their first seven years in the U.S., and only if they are refugees or asylees, or have been granted withholding of deportation. SSI may not be there when you need it. Become a citizen.
# If you are not a refugee, asylee, or have been granted withholding of deportation and you came to the U.S. after 8/22/96, you will not be able to get SSI until you become a citizen or have been in the U.S. for 7 years.
# To be able to live outside of the U.S. and not lose your citizenship.
# To be able to run for public office.
# To avoid fees and paperwork with the INS. U.S. citizens never have to renew their certificates of naturalization.
# To protect yourself from changes that target non-citizens. Government policy is based on whether individuals are citizens or non-citizens.
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