Be a lawful permanent resident (or Green Card holder) for at least five years, or three years if married to a U.S. citizen.

For green-card holders ready to pledge their allegiance to the U.S., the citizenship process has long been a nerve-wracking ...

When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he could become a citizen. But he was told that ...

Due to an error by a member of the digital staff, an earlier version of this story improperly identified its author as Tom Abrahams. The article was written by ...