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Becoming an official citizen of the United States can be a long but rewarding process. One step to becoming an U.S. citizen involves making certain promises to the federal government and to yourself.
Identification
The promises one makes when becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen are collectively called the "Oath of Citizenship", according to the Government Printing Office.
Considerations
Giving up citizenship from any other country is the first promise a person makes when reciting the oath of citizenship, and might be inferred as the most important, reports the U.S. GPO.
Types
Most of the types of promises one makes in the Oath of Citizenship are related to protecting the United States and abiding by its laws, reports the US GPO.
Benefits
Making these promises to the United States results in gaining the rights of a normal citizen, including all protections under the Bill of Rights, but also the duty (but not necessarily the requirement) to fight for the U.S. in case of war, reports the US GPO.
Fun Fact
The Oath of Citizenship is actually considered a ceremony, although not quite as extravagant as say, a wedding, and often performed at the naturalization interview, reports ommihelp.com. The Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony reports the time and date of your ceremony.
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