What are the benefits of U.S. citizenship?

Some of the benefits include:

  • You can travel out of the country for indefinite time periods
  • You can petition for more family members and faster
  • You can vote and have a voice
  • You can get federal jobs
  • You cannot be deported and neither can your children.

For more information on why applying for citizenship has more benefits than being a resident, click here

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