naturalization

Example Sentences

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Because even though their parents cannot gain citizenship because there are laws banning them from naturalization, we do mean the children.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

The form for the second person on the list bore the initials of a member of her staff, who’d helped the man register — at his naturalization ceremony.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Prosecutors said Puig lied on an application as part of his US naturalization process in 2019 when he denied ever gambling illegally.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

He abolished the fast-track naturalization program that allowed foreigners to obtain citizenship after three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

At the post office on Flatbush Avenue, I had to temporarily trade in my naturalization certificate for a passport application.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat