Dear PAO,

I arrived in this country in 2001 as a refugee. I am really interested to acquire Philippine citizenship, so I have been asking about the naturalization process. My friend told me that, as a refugee, my naturalization would be automatically granted. However, an immigration officer informed me that my application might be denied because the country where I came from does not grant naturalization to Filipinos. Would my refugee status matter if I apply for naturalization? If the country where I came from does not grant naturalization to Filipinos, would that mean that my application will be denied?