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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 [...] 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 [...] What happens when an immigrant files for bankruptcy? Can a foreign national file for bankruptcy? What consequences are there to immigrant bankruptcies? The good news is that bankruptcy is generally available to noncitizens. Possible bankruptcy consequences follow: Applying for Citizenship Filing for bankruptcy will not automatically derail a citizenship application. However, any fraudulent activities that [...] 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. [...] 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 [...] Many use the words naturalization and citizenship loosely. Many even use the words interchangeably. However, don’t be confused – these words have distinct meanings and are not interchangeable. Naturalization refers to the process through which a noncitizen becomes a citizen. The process requires that an applicant meet certain requirements, including having good moral character, being [...] Many permanent residents of the United States spend years thinking about becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. Often the permanent residents count down the days/years until they can apply. But a funny thing happens when that date final comes and a permanent resident is able to apply for citizenship…they don’t. It isn’t that they don’t want [...] The USCIS has revealed a new naturalization certificate that it will be issuing to immigrants who take the oath of allegiance to the United States and become naturalized U.S. Citizens. The new naturalization certificate includes many security features that will help deter fraudulent copies of the certificate. All immigrants who decide to become naturalized U.S. [...] The USCIS has formally opened a Citizenship Resource Center for immigrants, teachers, students and the community at large. The Citizenship Resource Center has extensive resources including information on: - Naturalization - Applying for Citizenship - Study for the Citizenship Test - Citizenship Classes - Informational Sessions - Information about Citizen’s Rights and Responsibilities If you [...] A 101 year old lady has recently become an American citizenship after many years of not knowing exactly what immigration status she had in the United States. The lady, came to the United States in 1909 with her mother. She had lived in the United States ever since and received a document in 1941 that [...] |
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