A U.S. resident who is not a legal citizen cannot have the document of citizenship.
What do you mean by citizenship?
Citizenship refers to a person's legal status as a legal member of a nation. Citizenship is also a person's full membership in any state in which he or she possesses civil and political rights.
Citizenship for a country is gained by meeting the legal requirements of a national, local, or state government. A nation grants certain rights and privileges to its citizens when they acquire a citizenship in a particular nation.
Who can acquire citizenship in U.S.?
If a person is born abroad to U.S. citizens. They may also derive U.S. citizenship. A person may also be able to acquire citizenship if only one parent is a U.S. citizen, but the parent must have resided in the United States for at least five years, two of which must be above the age of 14.
So, you must be 18 years of age or older. You must have authorization to live and work in the U.S. on a permanent basis for at least five years or three years, if married to a United States citizen.
Thus, a U.S. resident who is not a legal citizen cannot not have the document of citizenship and he/she may not get the privileges which a U.S. citizen gets.
Hence, option C is correct.
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