A Guide to Naturalization by U.S. Department of Homeland Security - HTML preview

Residence for Naturalization

you must have a licensed medical and Swains Island.

Purposes” – The N-470 is a form or osteopathic doctor, or licensed

that certain types of applicants

clinical psychologist complete

Permanent Resident – A

who plan to remain longer than

and sign an N-648. Applicants are Permanent Resident is a person

a year outside the United States

encouraged, but not required, to

who has been granted permanent

may file to preserve “continuous

submit the N-648 at the time of

resident status in the United States

residence” status.

filing the N-400 to ensure timely

and has (or is waiting for) a

adjudication of both applications.

Permanent Resident Card.

N-565, “Application for

Replacement Naturalization/

Naturalization – Naturalization is Permanent Resident Card –

Citizenship Document” – If

the process by which immigrants

The Permanent Resident Card is a

you lose your Certificate of

apply to become U.S. citizens.

USCIS document that identifies a

Naturalization, or your Certificate

person as a Permanent Resident.

of Citizenship, you may file an