Naturalization
For individuals who:

- Have lived in the U.S. as a permanent resident for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the U.S. for more than one year.

- Is the spouse of a U.S citizen, who obtained permanent residence based on the marriage, is currently married and has been married to the same person for at least 3 years, and has been living in the U.S. during the last 3 years previous to filing.

Citizenship
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 allows certain foreign-born, biological and adopted children of U.S. citizens to acquire American citizenship automatically if they meet the following requirements:

- Have at least one U.S. citizen parent by birth or naturalization;

- Be under 18 years of age;

- Live in the legal and physical custody of the U.S. citizen parent; and

- Be admitted as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence.

In addition, if the child is adopted, the adoption must be full and final.