People migrate from one country to another for reasons ranging from economic motivations to reuniting with loved ones who are abroad. Often times an immigrant’s move to another country involves permanently leaving their home country in order to become a citizen of the new country. Under the United States legal system, naturalization is the process through which an immigrant acquires U.S. citizenship. This is required for someone who was not born a citizen of the U.S. or did not acquire citizenship shortly after birth.

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