Fraternity-Testvériség, 1960 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1960-01-01 / 1. szám

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FRATERNITY

RESOLUTION WORLD REFUGEE YEAR

WHEREAS, Millions of refugees the world over are still in need of assistance from the peoples of the free nations; and

WHEREAS, Conditions producing refugees continue to prevail ; and

WHEREAS, The United Nations Assembly has declared July 1959 to July 1960 to be World Refugee Year; and

WHEREAS, The President of the United States has proclaimed that the United States will do its share to implement this endeavour; and

WHEREAS, The recent exodus of Hungarians from their homeland has proven that good will and cooperation among the free nations can solve unusually difficult problems of relief;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:

That Co-ordinated Hungarian Relief support the programs planned for the World Refugee Year in cooperation with the United States Committee for Refugees, increase its efforts to arouse greater understanding and concern for the goals and means of assistance, and urge the executive and legislative branches of the Government as well as individual citizens to extend the necessary support toward the solution of present refugee conditions and to remove the reasons that produced them.

CO-ORDINATED HUNGARIAN RELIEF, Inc.

Washington, D. C.

HOW SOON CAN A SPOUSE OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN APPLY FOR NATURALIZATION?

Question: I was admitted to the United States as an immigrant two years ago. Last year I married an American citizen. What is the earliest I can apply for naturalization?

Answer: The husband or wife of an American citizen may be naturalized after three years’ residence in the United States, provided he or she has been married and living with the citizen spouse for at least three years, and provided he or she has been admitted for permanent residence and has been physically present in the United States for at least half of the three years. Since you have been married only one year, you will be eligible to apply for citizenship two years from now, provided you are not away from the United States for more than one and one-half years and continue to live with your citizen husband or wife.