Three years after Hyman arrived in America, he filed the formal Declaration of Intention for United States citizenship:
“It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignity, and particularly to [Nicholas II Emperor of all the Russias], of whom I am now a subject… I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein: SO HELP ME GOD.”