The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has identified three categories of applicants who are exempt from the standard English language and civics requirements for naturalization, People explains. USCIS explains that these waivers were introduced to facilitate the path to…
The naturalization interview is the final hurdle for green card holders who plan to become US citizens. Towards the end of your application processing time, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will send you an appointment notice. If all goes well, you will most likely…
On June 22, the Trump administration unveiled a plan that would increase the fee for legal immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship by $570. This plan eliminates benefits and reduced rates for low-income applicants, CBS News reports. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
US citizenship is perhaps the most important dream of most immigrants, one that many of them spend years pursuing. From 2014 to 2017, more than 2,3 million permanent U.S. residents became naturalized citizens. However, during the same period, more than 224...
On March 13, the State Department published a new rule in the Federal Register that reduces the cost of citizenship renunciation from $2350 to $450, CNN reports. The new fee, which went into effect on March 13, was originally promised for 2023. Now the cost matches the level that was in effect…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice, conducted an investigation and filed a denaturalization lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Miami, Florida, against former North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aimé, according to the agency's official website. The Haitian-born…
There are several legal ways to obtain U.S. citizenship. Some acquire it automatically at birth, others through their parents. Many immigrants gain citizenship later through the naturalization process. Citizenpath explains each of these paths. Becoming a U.S. citizen is an important…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reminded those seeking citizenship that residency checks have resumed. Agency officers will be visiting not only neighbors but also employers, according to the Times of India. The checks are being resumed to confirm the applicant's moral character, their…
Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno, a MAGA supporter, intends to introduce the "Exceptional Citizenship Act of 2025" in Congress. This initiative radically changes the approach to dual citizenship, according to The Daily Beast. Senator Moreno's bill would require all Americans to swear allegiance to...
The Donald Trump administration has tightened immigration policies following the attack on National Guard members last week. On November 30, the president stated that if he could, he would "absolutely" revoke the citizenship of some Americans, Axios reports. "We have criminals who have entered the country...