Our clients often want to get a sense of what kind of interaction and questions are asked during the N-400 interview. Below is a realistic sample script for a typical N-400 Naturalization Interview for the applicant Mr. John Michael Doe who is called from the waiting room [...]
Male applicants for U.S. naturalization (Form N-400) have to answer a specific question whether they have registered for the Selective Service which is the system the U.S. government uses in case a military draft [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is implementing changes to the civics portion of the naturalization test. The new examination, designated the 2025 Naturalization Civics Test, is effective on September 18, 2025, and USCIS will begin administering [...]
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14156, titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," aiming to redefine the application of birthright citizenship in the United States. Jan 23, 2025 Update: A judge has temporarily blocked the executive order, pending further litigation. Key Provisions of the Executive Order The executive [...]
In order to become a U.S. citizen, each applicant must meet a number of requirements. Generally, the applicant must be 18 years of age, must continuously and physically live in the U.S. as a green card holder for at least 5 [...]
During the election campaign, President-elect Trump put immigration at the center of his agenda and platform and made a commitment to the voters to take immediate steps relating to immigration upon taking office on January 20, 2017. There are certain immigration-related steps that [...]
The United States is one of the few (if not the only one) countries in the world which taxes its citizens and permanent residents on the basis of their worldwide income. As a result, U.S. permanent residents (and citizens) who decide to live and work outside of the U.S. on a temporary basis are normally [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS") just announced that they have released the revised FormN-400, Application for Naturalization. The main changes in the new N-400 form are the new questions required by anti-terrorism and child soldier prevention statutes, the (according to USCIS) clearer eligibility instructions and the addition of a dynamic 2D data barcode [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) launched earlier today Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship, a Web-based learning tool designed to help immigrants prepare for the civics portion of the naturalization test. Designed as a self-study tool, Preparing for the [...]
USCIS has released a report on the number and characteristics of naturalization applications for 2011. The report focuses on the applicants who were 18 and over and who became U.S. citizens during 2011. According to the data, in 2011, the total number of persons naturalizing was 694,193. The leading countries of birth of new [...]
