Nearly 66K Indians took oath of American citizenship in 2022: CRS report

Over 65,000 Indians became U.S. citizens in 2022, making India the second-largest source country for new American citizens.

As many as 65,960 Indians officially became U.S. citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to the latest Congressional report.

An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14% of the total U.S. population of 333 million, according to American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Of these, 24.5 million, about 53%, reported their status as naturalised citizens.

In its latest “U.S. Naturalisation Policy” report of April 15, the independent Congressional Research Service in the fiscal year 2022, 969,380 individuals became naturalised U.S. citizens.

“Individuals born in Mexico represented the largest number of naturalisations, followed by persons from India, Philippines, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic,” it said.

Based on the latest available data, CRS said in 2022, as many as 128,878, Mexican nationals became American citizens. They were followed by Indians (65,960), the Philippines (53,413), Cuba (46,913), Dominican Republic (34,525), Vietnam (33,246) and China (27.038).

According to CRS as of 2023, 2,831,330 foreign-born American nationals were from India, which is the second largest number after Mexico’s 10,638,429. Mexico and India are followed by China with 2,225,447 foreign-born American nationals.