U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on November 13, 2020, that Naturalization applicants are now required to take a more difficult and longer test. Who Does the New Test Apply To? The new test will apply to any person…
In a previous article (Can I File Form N-400 While My I-751 Petition Remains Pending?) we discussed that Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Section 319(a) provides that the spouse of a U.S. citizen may file for naturalization after residing for…
In the family-based immigrant context, permanent resident status is conditional when it is based on a marriage that was less than two years old on the date the individual was granted permanent residence status. A conditional permanent resident receives a…
In a previous article, we discussed that one reason that the wait time and backlogs for U.S. citizenship applications have increased so significantly is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (“USCIS’s”) focus on investigating thousands of old citizenship applications for any…
In a previous article, we discussed that all green card holders have to wait considerably longer for their U.S. citizenship applications to be processed than in years past. (“Wait Time for U.S. Citizenship Applications Has Doubled”) The following are likely…
In 2014, the average time a green card holder had to wait for his or her U.S. citizenship application to be processed was about five (5) months. Today, the wait time has doubled to more than ten (10) months. With…
The Selective Service System is an agency of the United States government that maintains information on those potentially subject to military mandatory enrollment. Although the United States military has been an all-volunteer force since 1973, the government maintains the ability to start a draft in case of a…
In a previous article, we discussed exceptions to the English and History Requirements for Naturalization. Once you qualify for one or a combination of these exceptions, how do you request an exception? 1. Request the exception with your application. It…
In a previous article we discussed the requirements for becoming a U.S. citizen. Two requirements, namely passing the exams for "English language," and "history and government," can present great difficulty for many applicants. The English language exam requires applicants to show…
In our previous article we discussed the benefits of being a U.S. citizen. After reading that article, you may be wondering why anyone would not want to become a U.S. citizen. To help you with that assessment, following is a…