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How to Price US Citizenship
- makecheck 17y agoMaybe the price is a factor, but I suspect it's just this: there isn't much difference between a green card and citizenship. You can do "almost" everything with a green card that a citizen can do. The green card process is extremely long: years and years of bureaucracy, lots of forms and lawyers that cost money, and even a medical exam and fingerprints. Becoming a citizen means another form, another fee, and studying to answer questions that (if Jaywalking is any indication) natural born citizens don't even know the answers to.
- neilc 17y agoNot only that, but INS treat green card applicants (and really all other members of the public) like crap. I know lots of Indian software engineers in Silicon Valley who earn hefty salaries, manage large teams, and start companies -- and they can all tell you stories about how terribly they've been treated by the INS.
- keeptrying 17y agoThings you cant do with out citizenship: 1. Stay out of the country for more than 2 years at a time. Some people say that you have to be in the country at least 6 months in a year. So sailing across the world etc is out. 2. Bring your aging parents to this country to live with you on a permanent basis. 3. Marry someone who is not an american and have them live with you immediately. (They have to wait till their visa is approved - usually a 1-2 year process). 4. Vote.