How can a person get an American citizenship?

Answer 1

Apply for change of status. All the forms are at www.ins.gov

Answer 2

You must first come to the United States with an immigrant visa and after 5 years of residence, you can apply for American citizenship and you must pass a test of citizenship also. Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

"To become a naturalized United States citizen, one must be at least eighteen years of age at the time of filing, a legal permanent resident of the United States, and have had a status of a legal permanent resident in the United States for five years less 90 days before they apply (this requirement is reduced to three years less 90 days if they (a) acquired legal permanent resident status , and (b) have been married to and living with a citizen for the past three years.) They must have been physically present for at least 30 months of 60 months prior to the date of filing their application.

Also during those 60 months if the legal permanent resident was outside of the U.S. for a continuous period of 6 months or more they are disqualified from naturalizing (certain exceptions apply for those continuous periods of six months to 1 year).

They must be a "person of good moral character"[2], and must pass a test on United States history and government. Most applicants must also have a working knowledge of the English language (there are exceptions for long-resident older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities), although this requirement is not intended to be an onerous one, since the test requires that they read and write simple sentences in English, such as "The United States is a democracy".

However, some applicants fail the language and civics tests, and others are deterred from applying for naturalization by virtue of the test requirement."

For visa regulations, go to http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

For more on citizenship, go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_citizenship

Answer 3

some very good answers and a few very bad ones. what i haven't seen yet is to get an advanced degree in your country (india i suspect) and get an american company or university to sponsor you for a work visa. once you're in the country it's fairly easy to become a citizen. nursing is one of the jobs that are in great demand as well as science and engineering.
another way to earn american citizenship is through the military. if you enlist in the armed forces you can be granted citizenship after serving your enlistment honorably. check with the nearest american consulate or embassy to see if you qualify.
good luck

Answer 4

Easy - first go to Mexico, then pay a coyotee/drug smuggler to bring you over the border. Next just wait a little while because amnesty is coming -AGAIN.

OR- if you have any kind of respect and appreciation for what this country has to offer you and you actually want to follow the rules, than do what the other chick said.

Answer 5

Ooh! I know this one, I called an American Embassy once!
They had a recording that said-

Marry a US citizen, or get an employer to sponsor you.
Then they hung up.

Since then, I've also discovered that IF you are rich ($10 million US or more) they may be willing to bypass the employer sponsorship. However, I suspect you then need to Provide employment to US citizens.

Answer 6

your first stop will be the american embassy, but it is not exactly a short process which is probably why so many immigrants come illegaly.

Answer 7

marry an American

Answer 8

Why would you want it?
There are much better and safer places to live.

haha averga, you wont try it because canada has nukes!
be nice or we will burn down your white house AGAIN!

Answer 9

Be born here.

Answer 10

Try this - http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/index.htm