1. The Process of Becoming a Citizen Welcome to America

2. What is a Citizen? »A»A citizen is a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection.

3. Role of a Citizen » Obeying Laws » Paying Taxes » Jury Duty » Serve as a Witness » Register for the Draft » Voting

4. Why Did We Leave? Most immigrants left their home country to come to America for hopes of a better life here for them, when in fact, such is not always the case. Life can be just as bad here as it was back home. Its harder to find jobs, and homes especially because of the recession we’re in.

5. What Must I Do to Become A Citizen? »Complete An Application »Get Fingerprinted »Attend USCIS Interview & Take Tests »Take the Oath to Become a U.S. Citizen

6. How Long Does it Take? »The swearing-in ceremony for receiving the naturalization certificate will then take place from 1 to 180 days after the interview. »A Lawful Permanent Resident can apply for United States citizenship, or naturalization, after five years of residency. This period is shortened to three years if married to a U.S. citizen, or four years if permanent residency was received through asylum.

7. What Can We Do? When you are naturalized, you have every right as a U.S born citizen except: »A Naturalized Citizen can never be President or Vice- President. Both must be born in the United States. »If there was fraud (lies) in your naturalization application you can be stripped of citizenship and deported.

8. Who’s Involved? »The Department of Homeland Security »The Department of Justice »The Department of State »The Department of Labor »The Department of Health and Human Services

9. Statistics »The United States allows more than 1 million aliens to become Legal Permanent Residents every year, which is more than any other country in the world.

10. Power Point Presentation By : Janine Smith 6th Period