U.S. CITIZENSHIP
| 1. | By birth in the U.S. - Persons who are born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens. |
| 2. | Acquired through parents - Persons may also acquire U.S. citizenship if one or both of their parents are U.S. citizens. According to the U.S. laws in force at the time of the person's birth, there may be additional requirements that the U.S. citizen parent have resided in the U.S. for a specific period. U.S. citizenship can be passed down from grandparents in this way and often the persons concerned have no idea that they are also U.S. citizens. Dual citizenship is recognized by many nations including the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Some nations do not however permit their nationals to enjoy dual citizenship and enquiries should be made with the appropriate foreign service or embassy before applying to document U.S. citizenship. U.S. citizenship carries unlimited rights to live and work in the U.S. |
| 3. | Naturalization - Once a person has been permanently resident in the U.S. for five years, he/she may apply for U.S. citizenship. If the person acquired permanent residence through marrying a U.S. citizen, then he/she may apply for U.S. citizenship after three years. |
NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Dating back to the Jay Treaty of 1794 with Great Britain, those Canadians with over 50% native heritage are entitled to unrestricted residence and work authorization in the U.S. upon proof of eligibility.