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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service recently announced the opening of its newest New York City Immigration office. The Queens Immigration Office is located at 27-35 Jackson Ave. and is open from 7 a. m. to 3:30 p.m. The immigration office contains waiting rooms, an Application Support Center (for biometric interviews), and a naturalization ceremony [...] The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released naturalization processing statistics for every USCIS local office in the United States. The report includes statistics from fiscal years 2010, 2011 and 2012. The report includes statistics on the number of applications accepted, approved and denied. Additionally, the report indicated that normal naturalization cases are [...] Do you know how much it costs someone to file for naturalization? In 1983, it cost $35 to become a U.S. citizen. Today, it cost most naturalization applicants $680. Talk about inflation! 319(b) Naturalization Overview: Expedited Naturalization is available to certain spouses of U.S. citizens who are working outside of the United States. INA 319(b) allows for qualifying permanent residents to immediately gain citizenship by taking the oath of naturalization while in the United States. Who Qualifies for 319 (b) Naturalization? Expedited naturalization is available to [...] In a grand gesture of patriotism, the USCIS conducted 24,000 naturalizations over the July 4th weekend. The naturalizations were held throughout the United States and the world and included many immigrants who are serving in the armed forces. The naturalizations were accomplished through 350 ceremonies, including at Independence Hall in Philadelphia; the Jimmy Carter Library [...] To commemorate flag day, the USCIS is holding naturalization ceremonies in Buffalo, New York, Baltimore & Washington, DC, among other places. The USCIS director will personally attend ceremonies at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC and at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The naturalization ceremony is the end of a long process that immigrants must pass through [...] Many people ask the firm to help them become American citizens. Many are eligible – but, many are not. Many factors go into determining eligibility for naturalization – eligibility cannot be determined in a five minute conversation. These questions will help many determine whether they are eligible for naturalization. The questions are: Are you a [...] An individual applying for naturalization must have “Good Moral Character.” The immigration agency has wide discretion in determining whether someone has good moral character. However. there are some set principles that apply. If you are thinking about naturalizing, please contact a naturalization lawyer to ensure your eligibility. As the follow demonstrates, naturalizing can get confusing. [...] On President’s Day, the USCIS held a ceremony in Iraq to naturalize 53 service members who are currently serving their country. The 53 service members are able to naturalize in Iraq due to changes in the law that allow service members to naturalize while serving overseas. Noncitizens who have serviced in the armed forces may [...] The USCIS recently highlighted a naturalization ceremony it performed for 98 service members who are currently deployed to Afghanistan. The USCIS performed the ceremony with immigration officials from its Bangkok Field Office. Normally, a person seeking to naturalize must be a permanent resident of the United States and must have been in the United States [...] A common question for many immigrants is, “do I need to register for the selective service?” In many cases, immigrants are surprised to learn that, yes, they are required to register for the selective service. To naturalize, many immigrants need to apply to the selective service. In fact, if an immigrant is required to register, [...] Have you ever wondered how many people naturalize each year? The following chart provides naturalization data for the last ten fiscal years. What should be noted is that so many other permanent residents are eligible to naturalize, but do not. Total Naturalized Citizens: Fiscal Years 2001-2010 2010 675,967 2005 604,280 2009 743,715 2004 537,151 2008 [...] Due to the recent election, the USCIS is reminding naturalization applicants that some of the American civic test question answers will be changing in the coming weeks. Naturalization applicants must pass the American civics test to qualify for citizenship. The changed questions include: Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? (New York naturalization [...] The Department of Homeland Security has recently released a report about the lawful permanent resident population of the United States. One of the findings of the report was that nearly two-thirds of the lawful permanent resident population is eligible for naturalization. In 2009, the Immigration agency estimates that there were 12,450,000 lawful permanent residents in [...] The USCIS granted citizenship to 11,146 Service members in fiscal year 2010. this number of service members represents the highest number of service members who have naturalized since 1955. The number is also a 6 percent increase from fiscal year 2009. Immigrants who serve in the armed forces are able to obtain citizenship in the [...] |
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