OPINION

I.

Selwin Jameson, a native and citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, immigrated to the United States as a young child in 1969. In 2003, Jameson was convicted of statutory sexual assault pursuant to Pa.C.S. § 3122.1 and corruption of a minor pursuant to Pa.C.S. § 6301. Jameson was subsequently charged with removability for being an alien convicted of an aggravated felony, to wit the sexual abuse of a minor and a crime of violence, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii), 1101(a)(43)(A), 1101(a)(43)(F); and convicted of child abuse, 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(E)®. Respondent’s Exh. A. The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) found Jameson removable for *383 having been convicted of the sexual abuse of a minor, and therefore being an aggravated felon, and for having been convicted of child abuse. 1 Respondent’s Exh. C. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed. Respondent’s Exh. D.

In November 2004, Jameson filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. 2 The portion of the habeas petition challenging Jameson’s order of removal was transferred to this Court as petition for review pursuant to the Real ID Act of 2005 § 106(c), Pub L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231. We have jurisdiction to review Jameson’s questions of law. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D); Singh v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 533, 537 (3d Cir. 2006).

II.

Jameson argues that he is a “national” of the United States and thus not removable as an “alien”. A national is either a citizen of the United States, or “a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States.” 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(22). For Jameson, as a citizen of another country, “nothing less than citizenship will show ‘permanent allegiance to the United States.’ ” Salim v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 307, 310 (3d Cir. 2003). Although Jameson apparently applied for naturalization, he concedes that his application was never approved. See Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus at 1-2 (asserting that application was misplaced by the government). Thus, Jameson never obtained U.S. citizenship and therefore is not a national. See Salim, 350 F.3d at 310 (recognizing that the mere filing of an application for naturalization does not establish a person’s status as a national). 3

Jameson also argues that he is not an aggravated felon because his conviction was not for a crime of violence. See Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus at 2-3. We need not address this argument. Jameson was not found removable based on committing a crime of violence, but rather based on his conviction constituting the sexual abuse of a minor and a crime of child abuse. Jameson does not dispute these findings. 4

Accordingly, we will deny the petition for review.