Naturalization for Spouses of U.S. Citizens: 3-Year Rule For many lawful permanent residents, becoming a U.S. citizen is the final step in their immigration journey. U.S. citizenship provides important benefits,…
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How does denaturalization work, and can a naturalized citizen really lose U.S. citizenship? Most people think of U.S. citizenship as permanent, and for the vast majority of naturalized Americans, it…
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When applying for an immigration benefit, such as adjustment of status (a green card) or naturalization, USCIS requires applicants to disclose their criminal history. This includes arrests, citations, any charges, prosecutions, and convictions,…
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Our client, a UK national just had their naturalization ceremony and received a Certificate of Naturalization.
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If you are a U.S. citizen, your child was born outside the U.S., and you and your child regularly reside outside the U.S., your child may be eligible to apply…
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Common questions about naturalization of a minor child in the United States.
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New United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” policy will be allowing Legal Permanent Residents with an expiring or expired legal permanent resident card to file a naturalization application with…
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If you have an I-751 and N-400 petitions pending at the same time, USCIS will most likely conduct a joint interview adjudicating both petitions.
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Unlikely. A person is ineligible for applying for citizenship as the spouse of a United States citizen if before or even after the filing of the application, the marriage ceases…
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This is a special provision for U.S. military service members to become eligible for citizenship based on military service during designated periods of hostilities pursuant to Section 329 of the…
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Section 319(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, “INA” allows for the surviving spouse, child or parent of a deceased U.S. Citizen military service member who died during a period…
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Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, “INA” allows a child of U.S. citizen born abroad that regularly lives outside of the United States to apply for U.S. citizenship.
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Under section 319(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, “INA,” It is possible for Legal Permanent Resident, “LPR” spouses of U.S. military service members to request expedited processing of their…
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A Legal Permanent Resident “LPR” who is married to a U.S. service member can naturalize outside the United States if he meets the requirements pursuant to section 319(e)(2) of the…
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Applicants for Naturalization based on military service can be permanently barred based on being discharged or exempted from military service based on the applicant being a noncitizen of the United…
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This is a special provision for U.S. military service members to become eligible for citizenship based on military service during peacetime pursuant to Section 328 of the Immigration and Nationality…
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After USCIS receives your N-400 petition, it will review your documents, schedule an interview, schedule your oath ceremony and at the end of the process you will receive a naturalization…
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You can file your N-400 petition if your I-751 petition is pending, but you request that USCIS adjudicates the I-751 at your naturalization interview.
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If you plan to leave the US for more than 6 months after filing Naturalization petition, you'll have to rebut absence did not disrupt the Continuous Residence
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USCIS has announced that they will revert back to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test. On Dec. 1, 2020, USCIS implemented a revised naturalization civics test (2020 civics…
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