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How to Get US Citizenship Through Residency by Investment

How to Get US Citizenship Through Residency by Investment

RIF Trust on Claiming Citizenship in the US After Investing in Residency

There’s no direct way to invest in a citizenship in the United States, but this article will explain how to get US citizenship via Residency by Investment. It will cover the route to becoming an American national through the tried and trusted US EB-5 Investor Visa pathway.

RIF Trust’s Regional Director – India Binu Varghese points to the enduring call of the American dream:  “Can you name a more famous residence permit than a Green Card?” “Does any other ID have a nickname that’s more famous than its official title?”

Our US Residency by Investment specialist recalls reading “an interesting MPI story recently.”

“Authors Madeleine Greene and Jeanne Batalova wrote about Indian immigrants in the United States. Indians were the second largest group to naturalize in 2023. They typically spend 5.9 years as lawful permanent residents compared to the 7-year average.”

How to Get US Citizenship Timeline

The 5.9 years is not coincidental. After 5 years of permanent residency, you and your family become eligible to naturalize as American citizens. For the US EB-5 Investor Visa allows you to include your spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 as dependents.

The first 2 months of the EB-5 application process consists of onboarding. It’s when your Residency by Investment consultancy of choice match you with a Regional Center, should you wish to select this passive investment option.

By the 3rd month, we’re ready to submit your application to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  Upon receiving your form, USCIS apply stringent due diligence.

There are up to 24 months’ waiting time until you and your family receive your provisional Green Cards. In as little as 3 months after that, you and your dependents will secure your conditional Green Cards valid for 2 years. USCIS then distributes unconditional ones.

US Naturalization Requirements

How to get US citizenship as a Green Card holder? You need to fill in and submit Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. There is an online version.

With this form, you will need to provide the following

  • A copy of both sides of your Green Card
  • Completed Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions for those with a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment that prevents them from complying with the English language and/or civics requirements for naturalization, submit a completed Form N-648 to request an exception to the English language and/or civics tests
  • Current marriage certificate and any divorce decree
  • Arrest report where no charges were filed
  • Official statement from the arresting agency or applicable court confirming that no charges were filed
  • Alternative sentencing record
  • Proof that you completed your alternative sentencing
  • Arrest report where charges were filed
  • Documentation of traffic incidents involving alcohol or drugs, an arrest, or serious injury to another person
  • Evidence of any child support if applicable
  • Proof of Continuous Residence and Physical Presence such as rent or mortgage statements, bank or credit card statements, and your passport

Naturalization Interview and Test Stage

This in an in-person naturalization interview. You’ll answer questions about your application and background from a USCIS officer. Then, unless you filed N-648 exempting you, you will sit a naturalization test to assess your English proficiency and US civics knowledge.

The English part of the test will examine

  1. Your ability to speak basic English
  2. Your ability to read in English by requesting you to read aloud 1 out of 3 sentences about US civics and history correctly
  3. Your ability to write in English by requesting you to write 1 out of 3 sentences about US civics and historly correctly

The civics test is purely oral. Here, you must answer 6 out of 10 questions from a list of 100 correctly to pass. Sample questions include the following:

  1. What is the economic system in the United States?
  2. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  3. There were 13 original states. Name 3.

Naturalization Ceremonies

You can time your attendance at a Naturalization Ceremony to correspond with the date you have the Naturalization Interview and Test. It’s also possible to arrange these on separate days. The ceremony can be an administrative or judicial one.

This concludes with you swearing an Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America. It is as follows:

“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity 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 domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”

Residency by Investment is a route to US citizenship.

How to Invest in US Residency in 2024

The path from investing in a US EB-5 to becoming an American citizenship is a well-trodden one. The first benefit is qualifying you and family dependents as Lawful Permanent Residents. Your Green Cards verify this status.

Then the 5 years of Lawful Permanent Residence in the country make you eligible to become a US citizen, along with your family dependents too. You will have to provide documentation and satisfy the USCIS officer at your interview. This culminates in your swearing of an Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America at your Naturalization Ceremony

So, contact us now and we’ll show you how to invest in US residency. You can immediately reap the benefits of an EB-5 Visa including residing in a tax-friendly state such as Florida, New Hampshire, and Texas. 5 years down the line, citizenship and a US passport with visa-free access to 178 destinations including Canada, France, and Singapore awaits.

How to Get US Citizenship Through Residency by Investment

Date: 02 December, 2024

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