Citizenship and Residency

Process

Use the website links provided to answer the following questions about U.S. Citizenship:

- Use this link to answer the following questions about the ways of becoming a U.S. Citizen:

1. What are the 4 ways to become a U.S. Citizen? 

2. Which Constitutional Amendment states that all persons born in the U.S. are U.S. Citizens? 

 

- Use this link to answer the following questions about qualifications for Naturalization:

3. How old must you be to apply for naturalization?

4. What is a "green card", and how long do you have to have one in order be eligible for citizenship?

5. What are at least three other requirements to be eligible for citizenship? 

 

- Use this link to answer the following questions about the Citizenship Interview, English Test, and Civics Test:

6. What information does the Citizenship Interview ask questions about? 

7. What are the three ways that English skills are tested during the English Test?

8. How many civics questions are on the U.S. citizenship test. How many of these questions are applicants asked? How many questions must applicants answer correctly? 

 

- Use this link to answer the following questions about Virginia residency:

9. What is the difference between being a Virginia resident, part-year resident, and non-resident? 

10. Can non-U.S. Citizens (Aliens) become Virginia residents?

11. What does it mean to be a domiciliary resident of Virginia? What are some examples of domiciliary residents?

 

Bonus: If you finish early, go to this link and click on "Start Practice Test" at the bottom of the page to practice taking the U.S. Citizenship test.