Citizenship of the United States is a legal status that entails citizens with specific rights, duties, protections, and benefits in the United States. It serves as a foundation of fundamental rights d
The United States military has been an all-volunteer force since the end of the Vietnam War, but male United States citizens and non-citizens are still required to register for the military draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday.
United States citizens may be summoned to serve on a jury.
Citizens are required to file United States taxes even if they do not live in the United States.
Dual citizenship means persons can travel with two passports. Both the United States and Nicaragua permit dual citizenship.
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United States passports are passports issued to citizens and non-citizen nationals of the United States of America. They are issued exclusively by the U.S. Department of State. Besides passports, limi
Citizenship of the United States
…United States nationality gives the right to acquire a United States passport. The one shown above is a post-2007 issued passport. A passport is commonly used as an identity document and as proof of citizenship. Citizenship of…
The polycarbonate data page and the endorsement/signature page of a next-generation U.S. passport (NGP)
A US passport issued by John Quincy Adams at London in 1815
U.S. passport issued to James H. Blake and his wife, Aves E., passport no. 116933, dated September 4, 1925. The passport gives the couple permission for travel to all countries.
Cover of a passport (1930)