This 49 page Guide is to help people understand the naturalization process. It is for people 18 years or older who want to naturalize. It is the result of the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) ongoing project to improve the naturalization process. The Immigration and Naturalization Service created this Guide to provide better and more consistent information to you, the future naturalization applicant.

We hope that if you have any suggestions about how to improve this Guide you will send them to us. We also hope the information in this Guide will answer your questions about naturalization and make the process smooth for you.

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