A Quick Briefing About the US Citizenship

A brief to US citizenship

United States is one of the most preferred destinations of visitors and tourists. And so famous is the US citizenship, which facilitates the individuals with some very special rights, duties, benefits and many privileges. The list is definitely a lengthier one including some legal rights like right to live and right to work in the United States. Also US citizenship allows the individuals to enjoy the federal assistance government services.

Here below mentioned are some of the rights and the benefits that US citizenship serves the individual with:

1. Starting the list with the right to live and work in United States. This right allows the citizens of United State to live and work in the country with an ease, without any fear. This can be better understood if we categorize the people like there are certain non-citizens in United States, who are permanent residents, they definitely enjoy the above mentioned rights. Whereas the case is different for non-citizens of United States, as unlike citizens, they may have the right taken away from them. For example, if the non citizens at any point of time are convicted of any type of serious crime, the chances of their being deport are definitely higher.

2. Freedom to enter and leave the United States. This right enables the United States citizens to enter and leave the boundaries of United States at any point of time whenever they feel a need. These rights are definitely enjoyed by the non US Citizenship Holders, also, such as permanent residents (green card holders) in United States.

3. Next is the right to Vote. Federal office voting powers are definitely limited to the citizens in not just the fifty states but the rule also applies in the District of Columbia. In any case, not all the citizens can get permit to vote by the states. This can be understood by an example: In United States, the constitution permits states from confining their citizens to vote on the grounds of color, sex, race, previous condition of servitude, non-payment of any tax, or age (for citizens who are at least eighteen years old) etc.

4. Freedom to stand for public office. Every country has its own set of laws and requirements. For example, it has been kept mandatory by the United States constitution that all members of the House of Representatives must be citizens of the country for at least seven years, and on the other hand, all the senators must be US citizens for at least nine years, before they join their duties or we can also say that before they take their offices. These requirements have been seen by most of the states like in California, it is requirement for the legislators to be citizens of the country for at least three years, whereas for the Governor, the period is of five years, upon taking or joining their office.