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,Any person not a citizen or national of the United States - ANS Alien
An immigrant who is legally residing permanently in the United States - ANS Lawful
Permanent Resident (LPR)
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The conferring of a nationality of a state upon a person after birth - ANS Naturalization
The place of general abode; a person's principal, actual dwelling place in fact, without regard to
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intent - ANS Residence
True or False: According to the principle of jus soli, citizenship is determined by place of birth -
not by the citizenship status of the parents - ANS True
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Any persons born in PUERTO RICO on or after this date receive automatic citizenship - ANS
1941
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Any persons born in GUAM on or after this date receive automatic citizenship - ANS 1950
Any persons born in CNMI on or after this date receive automatic citizenship - ANS 1986
Any persons born in the VIRGIN ISLANDS on or after this date receives automatic citizenship -
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ANS 1927
Any persons born in AMERICAN SAMOA on or after this date receive automatic recognition as
a US national - ANS 1900
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Any persons born in SWAINS ISLAND on or after this date receive automatic recognition as a
US national - ANS 1925
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What are the four exceptions to the jus soli principle? - ANS 1. Born to visiting foreign
sovereigns on official visit
2. Born on foreign warships in U.S. waters
3. Born to accredited foreign diplomats (ambassadors) on the Department of State's Blue List
4. Born to invading enemy aliens in hostile occupation of U.S.
, Under what circumstances can persons from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands acquire citizenship? - ANS 1. Foreign citizens who had continuous residence since
prior to 1/1/1974
2. Those born in CNMI on or after 11/3/1986
As per the principle of jus sanguinis, citizenship is determined (for citizens born outside the
U.S.) based on what? - ANS The parents
Which amendment confers citizenship under the jus soli principle? - ANS 14th amendment
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What confers citizenship under the jus sanguinis principle? - ANS Laws enacted by
Congress
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I-555 - ANS Green Card
I-129F - ANS Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)
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I-130 - ANS Petition for Alien Relative
Under the Foundling Act of 1952, a person found in the U.S. today, before age ___, is
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considered to be a native-born U.S. citizen unless proven otherwise before age ____ - ANS
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What act created the Department of Homeland Security? - ANS Homeland Security Act of
2002
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True or False: All applicants for admission into the U.S. are required to undergo an examination
and are presumed to be aliens - ANS True
Examinations seek to determine what two things? - ANS Citizenship and Identity
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True or False: If an applicant for admission into the U.S. has proof of U.S. citizenship, their
examination is terminated and they are subsequently exempt from inspection. Furthermore, a
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U.S. citizen will NEVER undergo an inspection - ANS True
The failure to prove U.S. citizenship initiates an ______________. - ANS inspection
True or False: Inspections ARE NOT used to determine admissibility - ANS False
An alien who intends to remain permanently in the U.S. - ANS Immigrant
An alien who intends to remain temporarily in the U.S. - ANS Nonimmigrant