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USCIS extends flexibility for responding to agency requests.

Posted on March 30, 2021 by sethlerner1964

USCIS announced that it is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020 to assist certain applicants, petitioners, and requestors. These individuals include those who are responding to requests for evidence, continuations, notices of intent to deny/revoke/rescind/terminate, and motions to reopen an N-400. Additionally, the agency will consider a Form I-290 or N-336 if the form was filed up to 60 calendar days from the issuance of a decision we made; and that decision was made anytime from March 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021.

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USCIS Makes Naturalization Application Available Online for Military Personnel and Veterans

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

USCIS announced that U.S. service members and veterans can now file Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, online.

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A federal judge blocked the rule ending fee exemptions for citizenship applications.

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

On Thursday, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on the rule that ended fee exemptions for many poor immigrants seeking citizenship. The previous rule allowed a fee exemption for anyone on government aid or who could show financial hardship (such as medical expenses or unemployment). The blocked rule eliminated fee waivers based on government benefits and allowed waivers only to those who could show hardship or who were making no more than 150% of the federal poverty guidelines, meaning that many poor immigrants would have to pay the $725 fee. The main reason for the injunction was that the Trump administration disregarded the law when it did not seek or consider public comment on the new rule.