Posted on June 3, 2021 by sethlerner1964
USCIS made two Policy Manual updates. The first update, issued May 27, addresses naturalization eligibility and voter registration through a state’s DMV or other state benefit application process. The second update, issued May 28, addresses veterans residing outside the United States and naturalization. Both updates are effective immediately.
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Posted on March 25, 2021 by sethlerner1964
Effective March 1, 2021, USCIS will revert to administering the 2008 civics test to naturalization applicants. Those who filed for naturalization before December 1, 2020, or who will file on or after March 1, 2021, will take the 2008 version of the test. Naturalization applicants who filed on or after December 1, 2020, and before March 1, 2021, will be given the option to take either the 2020 or the 2008 version.
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Posted on January 24, 2021 by sethlerner1964
Posted on December 2, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS officially announced plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test, after first announcing the plans to revise in July 2019. The test is being revised as part of a decennial update to “ensure that it remains an instrument that comprehensively assesses applicants’ knowledge of American history, government and civic values.” Applicants who apply for naturalization on or after Dec. 1, 2020, will take the updated version of the test. Those who apply before Dec. 1, 2020, will take the current version of the test. USCIS will maintain the current guidelines for statutorily established special considerations for applicants who are 65 years old or older and have at least 20 years of lawful permanent resident status.
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Posted on November 18, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
USCIS updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual related to the naturalization civics test, increasing the general bank of questions to 128, the number of exam questions to 20, and the number of correct answers needed to pass to 12, as well as providing that officers will ask all 20 test items even if applicants achieve a passing score. This update becomes effective December 1, 2020, and applies prospectively to naturalization applications filed on or after that date
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Posted on October 30, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
As of the second week of October, thousands of U.S. resident have been prevented from become U.S. citizens in time to meet their states’ voter registration deadlines, thus barring them from voting in the election. As a response, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Boundless Immigration published a special report which calls for USCIS to commit to the “expeditious procession of naturalization adjudications.” If USCIS commits to this, approximately 300,000 newly naturalized citizens would be able to vote in the election.
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Posted on October 1, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In an effort to thwart the Administrations attempt to dissuade Naturalization applications, a federal judge stopped the fee increases which would have doubled.
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Posted on June 9, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, all naturalization ceremonies and interviews have stopped, and USCIS has not indicated that it will consider any remote alternatives. So far, tens of thousands of immigrants have been affected, and postponed ceremonies and interviews continue to pile up. For each day USCIS remains closed, 2100 immigrants will run out of time to vote in this year’s election. Advocates have noted that there is no reason why ceremonies and interviews cannot happen via video conferencing, since many other government processes do.
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Posted on June 9, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Some USCIS offices are now open to the public as of June 4. This means that the thousands of immigrants who were kept from completing the naturalization process will now be able to finish the process and take the Oath of Allegiance. The timing of this is especially crucial, since many hope to have their citizenship before the November election.
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Posted on June 9, 2020 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney
Some USCIS offices are now open to the public as of June 4. This means that the thousands of immigrants who were kept from completing the naturalization process will now be able to finish the process and take the Oath of Allegiance. The timing of this is especially crucial, since many hope to have their citizenship before the November election.
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