NAT U R A L I Z AT I O N EXAM BEC O ME A

O AT H P R E PA R AT I O N U.S. CITIZE N
"I
hereby declare, on oath, that I
absolutely and entirely renounce
and abjure all allegiance and
delity to any foreign prince, potentate,
state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I
have heretofore been a subject or citizen;
that I will support and defend the
Constitution and laws of the United States
of America against all enemies, foreign and
In order to be approved, you must
domestic; that I will bear true faith and
pass both the English and Civics
allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms
test given to you during your
on behalf of the United States when
interview. These tests will allow you
required by the law; that I will perform
to demonstrate some of the basic
noncombatant service in the Armed Forces
knowledge needed to function
of the United States when required by the
adequately in America. There are
law; that I will perform work of national
plenty of tools online that will allow
importance under civilian direction when
for you to study and practice for any
required by the law; and that I take this
of the questions that might be asked Everything you need to
obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; so help
of you on the day of your interview. know about becoming a
me God." permanent United States
U N I T E D S TAT E S W H I T E H O U S E
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 STEPS AND COSTS

The path to becoming an American is no short and sweet trail. It takes time, effort,
and a good amount of funding dedicated to earning that longed-for American
Citizenship.

❖ Step 1: Determine whether or not you

already have citizenship. It may be GRE EN CAR D FE E : $2, 750. 00
obtained by having been born in the U.S. or
Though the Green Card fee has signi cantly risen
its territories, or by being born to a
through the years, having your green card is one of
parent(s) with American Citizenship
the rst steps to applying for citizenship. Without it,
❖ Step 2: Find out if you are eligible for you are deemed ineligible for United States
Naturalization, then ll out a Form N-400, Citizenship.
which is simply an Application for
Naturalization
N AT UR AL IZAT ION FE E: $1, 170. 00
❖ Step 3: Practice your English and study for
your exam. You must get 6 out of 10 The Naturalization fee has also risen as time moved
questions correct forward. The fee is for the overall application of
naturalization, and is obviously necessary if one
❖ Step 4: Receive a notice for an appointment
wishes to become a U.S. Citizen.
for your ngerprints to be scanned and
recorded

❖ Step 5: Take your exam

APP LICAT ION PR OC ES S IN G AN D BIOMET RICS
❖ Step 6: Receive the results/decisions of your
S ERVICES : $640. 00 & $85. 00
Application for Naturalization
These fees are non-refundable regardless of if the
❖ Step 7: Receive your notice to take the oath United States Government decides to approve or
of Allegiance deny citizenship to you.
❖ Step 8: Attend the ceremony, take the oath,
and become a naturalized citizen!
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