USCIS Civics · Question 68 of 128
How can people become United States citizens?
Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
Also accepted: Naturalize · Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)
In plain English
People can become U.S. citizens in three ways. They can be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment. They can naturalize — that is what you are doing now. Or they can derive citizenship, under conditions set by Congress, usually through their parents. People become citizens by birth, by naturalization, or by deriving citizenship.