Citizenship in the Allied States

Citizenship in the Allied States is a status given to individuals that entails specific rights, duties, privileges, and benefits between the Allied States and the individual. Citizenship is a legal marker identifying a person as having a bundle of rights, including the right to live and work in the Allied States and to receive federal assistance and government services. Most persons who undergo naturalization do so to get permission to live and work in the nation legally. American law permits dual citizenship, so a citizen of the Allied States can be a citizen of another country at the same time. Citizenship can be renounced by citizens, and it can also be restored. In accordance with the Constitution of the Allied States, citizenship may be acquired automatically at birth or through the process of naturalization.

Overview
Citizens of the Allied States are required to pay tax, and those who deserve more than $150,000 annually, must pay income tax. Administrative costs have come down dramatically for ex-Citizens of the United States after the annexation of the US, meaning the complexity of tax forms have simplified. Non-citizens of the Allied States are called commonly called aliens.

Duties

 * Jury duty: Any citizen of the Allied States is required by law to attend a courtroom case as a jury member when asked so by the appropriate officials. Many citizens have complained that sitting in on these long cases is inconvenient, however, the Senate has since renounced any plans to appeal the law.
 * Defense: All citizens older than the age of 18 are required to be able take part in defensive actions, should the sovereignty and/or freedom of the Allied States and its citizens come into play. People with mental and physical disabilities are the only exception to this. Any citizen can be asked to participate in a military operation. Because of this, many citizens have started joining the National Guard of the Allied States, hoping to receive experience.