{"id":40583,"date":"2022-01-14T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/?p=40583"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:37:09","slug":"cuales-son-las-diferencias-entre-ciudadania-y-residencia-en-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/en\/cuales-son-las-diferencias-entre-ciudadania-y-residencia-en-estados-unidos\/tramites\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the differences between citizenship and residency in the United States?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40583\" class=\"elementor elementor-40583\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f2d1439 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1f2d1439\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d7e3a98\" data-id=\"1d7e3a98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ed9777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58ed9777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US citizens and US residents have similar rights and obligations, however, the differences between the two are also important, such as the right to vote, among others.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55d756dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"55d756dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27d132d5\" data-id=\"27d132d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e707162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e707162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are different ways for foreigners to legally live in the United States, either through the different <a href=\"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/en\/comunidad\/diferencias-entre-visa-y-green-card\/\">work visas<\/a> offered by the government, obtaining lawful permanent residence (LPR) or <em>Green Card holders<\/em> or citizenship, obtained through parents or by naturalization.<\/p><p>The <em>Green Card holders<\/em>, is usually obtained <strong>through a sponsor, either an employer or a relative<\/strong>, who apply for permanent residence for a foreign person. In general, there are three main ways to obtain permanent residence: through an employer; through a family link; or by request for refuge or asylum. Likewise, there is also the possibility of accessing Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) through the diversity visa lottery.<\/p><p>By obtaining your Green Card, the now resident obtains official immigration status in the country, so you have certain rights and responsibilities. Like the opportunity to work and have access to social security programs.<\/p><p>The LPR is part of the process to obtain citizenship in the United States. Residents who have more than five years of having obtained their <em>Green Card holders<\/em>, have the opportunity to <strong>apply for US citizenship<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25fa032e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"25fa032e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-337a3499\" data-id=\"337a3499\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1af450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1af450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diferencias-entre-green-card-y-residencia.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-40584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diferencias-entre-green-card-y-residencia.png 1000w, https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diferencias-entre-green-card-y-residencia-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diferencias-entre-green-card-y-residencia-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/diferencias-entre-green-card-y-residencia-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b7da00\" data-id=\"60b7da00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45df9f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45df9f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>United States citizenship<\/strong> is obtained through naturalization or through parents. The <em>US Citizenship and Immigration Services<\/em> (USCIS) defines them as follows:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Naturalization<\/strong> is the process by which US citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen after they have met the requirements established by the US Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).<\/li><li><strong>Acquisition of citizenship through US<\/strong> parents at birth and after birth, but before reaching 18 years of age.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ef978b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"7ef978b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6df5614e\" data-id=\"6df5614e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dffa6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dffa6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To apply for US citizenship, by naturalization it is necessary to be at least 18 years old, be a carrier of <em>Green Card holders<\/em>, and meet certain requirements related to age, marital status and military service.\u00a0<\/p><p>Subsequently, when completing the N-4000 form, the applicant must show up at an appointment to register fingerprints and then present an interview and an examination. These are the most important steps in the process, as the applicant must pass a civics test and English test (speaking, reading, and grammar). After obtaining citizenship, the now US citizen will have the following <strong>rights and obligations<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>Right to receive protection from the United States.<\/li><li>Right to vote in the United States.<\/li><li>Right to work in the United States.<\/li><li>Right to live permanently in the United States.<\/li><li>Obligation to obey the laws of the United States.<\/li><li>Obligation to declare taxes.<\/li><li>Obligation to register in the Selective Military Service System if he is male and between 18 and 25 years of age.<\/li><\/ul><p>The main difference between citizenship and naturalization with permanent residence or <em>Green Card holders<\/em>, is that citizens can live abroad as long as they want. People with permanent residence, for their part, must take care of their time outside the United States, otherwise they may lose their residence.<\/p><p>Another important difference is that citizenship is permanent and a renewal process is not necessary, unlike the <em>Green Card holders<\/em>, que debe renovarse cada diez a\u00f1os.\u00a0 Adem\u00e1s, la residencia es el camino para convertirse en ciudadano estadounidense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-398250c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"398250c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d5cfe6\" data-id=\"13d5cfe6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1a6ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3c1a6ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1001\"><p><strong>USA GOV<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/espanol\/residencia-permanente\">https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/espanol\/residencia-permanente<\/a> \u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/espanol\/naturalizacion\">https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/espanol\/naturalizacion<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/es\/ciudadania\/aprenda-sobre-ciudadania\/ciudadania-y-naturalizacion\">https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/es\/ciudadania\/aprenda-sobre-ciudadania\/ciudadania-y-naturalizacion<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US citizens and US residents have similar rights and obligations, however, the differences between the two are also important, such as the right to vote, among 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