{"id":352742,"date":"2024-07-11T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/immigration\/citizenship.html"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:14:00","slug":"citizenship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/immigration\/citizenship.html","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a U.S. Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Becoming a U.S. Citizen\n <\/h1>\n \n Foreign nationals outside the United States can seek ways to become U.S. citizens through birth, naturalization, or certain family\u2011based or military pathways defined under federal law.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The U.S. immigration system, governed by the federal government and agencies like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), provides different avenues to acquire citizenship through birth, blood, and naturalization.<\/p>\n

FindLaw’s U.S. Citizenship section covers:<\/p>\n