Citizenship or Naturalization
May, 2009
USCIS Proposes Revisions to Form Used to Verify Honorable Military Service 05/04/2009
Naturalization Process For The Military 05/01/2009
April, 2009
USCIS to Naturalize 200 New Citizens at Lincoln Memorial Ceremony 04/09/2009
March, 2009
USCIS Meets Another Milestone in Eliminating FBI Name Check Backlogs Name Checks Pending More Than Six Months Now Completed 03/04/2009
February, 2009
First Child Becomes a U.S. Citizen Overseas USCIS Naturalization Ceremony Held in Japan 02/27/2009
Non-Minister Category of Special Immigrant Religious Workers To Expire On March 6, 2009 02/04/2009
USCIS Urges H-2A and H-2B Petitioners to Use the New Form I-129 02/04/2009
December, 2008
USCIS Update: USCIS Revises Direct Mail Program for the Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) 12/23/2008
Media Advisory: Walter E. Washington Convention Center to Host Largest-Ever Naturalization Ceremony Sponsored by U.S. District Court in WashingtonSeven Hundred Candidates to Take Oath of Allegiance WASHINGTON—Approximately 700 men and women from 104 countries will become U.S. citizens tomorrow at a special naturalization ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The ceremony marks the largest naturalization ceremony ever held by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Gordon Peterson, WJLA-TV anchor, will deliver the keynote address. 12/16/2008
Frequently Asked Questions: Immigration Information for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their Families WASHINGTON -- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offers immigration services and resources specifically for members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their family stationed in the United States and abroad. This posting contains a list of answers to frequently asked questions received by our military assistance team. 12/09/2008
November, 2008
USCIS Holds Naturalization Ceremony at the National Museum of American History 11/19/2008
Naturalization Process For The Military 11/06/2008
Naturalization Processing Times at End of Fiscal Year 2008 11/06/2008
USCIS Announces New Edition of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, to further clarify the requirements for the exception and the basis for preparing a medical certification for applicants and medical professionals. 11/04/2008
USCIS Naturalizes 186 Service Members in Iraq Naturalization Ceremony Honors All Veterans 11/04/2008
USCIS Designates November Veterans Appreciation Month Ceremonies and Events to Honor All Who Have Served 11/03/2008
October, 2008
USCIS Holds Naturalization Ceremony at George Mason University Officials also Recognize Outstanding American By Choice Professor Abul Hussam 10/21/2008
USCIS Delays Implementation of Direct Mail Program For N-400, Application for Naturalization 10/09/2008
Requirements for Naturalization Abroad by Spouses of Members of the U.S. Armed Forces 10/02/2008
Overseas Naturalization Eligibility for Certain Children of U.S. Armed Forces Members 10/02/2008
September, 2008
USCIS Welcomes More Than 39,000 New Citizens during Constitution Week and Citizenship Day 09/17/2008
Frequently Asked Questions: Direct Mail Program Adds Form N-400, Application for Naturalization 09/15/2008
Direct Mail Program Adds Form N-400, Application for Naturalization 09/15/2008
USCIS Salutes America's Newest Citizens Ceremonies Held For 235 Military in Iraq and Kuwait 09/04/2008
August, 2008
USCIS Updates Projected Naturalization Processing Times 08/11/2008
June, 2008
USCIS Centralizes Initial Naturalization Application Processing Change to Increase Efficiency and Improve Customer Service 06/05/2008
Questions and Answers: Expedited Processing Available for Certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400 06/05/2008
May, 2008
USCIS Naturalizes First Military Spouse Overseas Frankfurt Ceremony Marks Military Spouse Appreciation Month 05/30/2008
Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service 05/16/2008
USCIS Settles Kaplan Class Action SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400 05/15/2008
April, 2008
USCIS Releases Projected Naturalization Processing Times For Local Offices 04/22/2008
USCIS Updates Projected Naturalization Case Processing Time Agency To Complete 36-percent More Naturalization Cases Than Last Year 04/02/2008
USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Name Checks Partnership Establishes Series of Milestones To Complete Checks 04/02/2008
March, 2008
Statement by USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez on Processing of Naturalization Applications 03/14/2008
February, 2008
USCIS to Offer Free Copies of the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit to Organizations that Serve Immigrants (49KB PDF) 02/20/2008
January, 2008
Naturalization Delays: Causes, Consequences and Solutions (203KB PDF) January 17, 2008 - Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director, USCIS, testifed before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, January 17, 2008 01/17/2008
USCIS Holds White House Naturalization Ceremony (219KB PDF) 01/16/2008
December, 2007
Fact Sheet: Task Force on New Americans (46KB PDF) 12/06/2007
November, 2007
USCIS Naturalizes 253 Service Members in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan to Honor Veterans Past and Present (33KB PDF) 11/14/2007
October, 2007
Advisory: USCIS and Nellis Air Force Base to Welcome Newest Citizens (48KB PDF) 10/26/2007
Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service (49KB PDF) 10/24/2007
September, 2007
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Redesigned Naturalization Test (301KB PDF) 09/27/2007
Transcript: Press Conference on New Naturalization Test (72KB PDF) 09/27/2007
USCIS Announces New Naturalization Test (178KB PDF) 09/27/2007
Advisory: USCIS to Hold Military Citizenship Ceremony at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (33KB PDF) 09/20/2007
Advisory: 77 Hawaii Residents to Take the Oath of Citizenship (28KB PDF) 09/18/2007
Fact Sheet: Citizenship Day - Constitution Week 2007 (33KB PDF) 09/14/2007
Advisory: USCIS and National Park Service Welcome 45 Servicemembers at Cabrillo National Monument (28KB PDF) 09/14/2007
USCIS to Welcome 23,000 New Citizens During Constitution Week (43KB PDF) 09/14/2007
Advisory: USCIS and ASU Welcome 240 at the Tempe Campus (29KB PDF) 09/14/2007
Advisory: Fallen Soldier to be Recognized as U.S. Citizen (28KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: 22 to Become U.S. Citizens Onboard the Steamship Ticonderoga (28KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: USCIS Welcomes 607 New Citizens (29KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: USCIS to Welcome 35 New Americans at Special Hartford Ceremony (28KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: National Mall Site of Citizenship Ceremony to Commemorate National "Constitution Day" (29KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: USCIS to Welcome 200 New Citizens at Special Citizenship Day Celebration at Cantigny Park (28KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: USCIS Hosts Nevada's Largest-Ever Citizenship Ceremony (29KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: Historic Salem Customs House to Host Citizenship Day Ceremony (28KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: USCIS Welcomes 29 New Citizens (31KB PDF) 09/12/2007
Advisory: Roosevelt Historic Site to Host Citizenship Ceremony (29KB PDF) 09/12/2007
August, 2007
Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service (44KB PDF) 08/01/2007
July, 2007
USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez Recognizes Two Outstanding Americans by Choice (32KB PDF) 07/24/2007
More Than 400 Service Members Become U.S. Citizens Overseas (31KB PDF) 07/06/2007
USCIS Introduces New Educational Resource for Immigrants (28KB PDF) 07/02/2007
June, 2007
USCIS Recognizes Three Outstanding Americans by Choice (32KB PDF) White House Indian Treaty Room Site of Awards Presentation and Special Naturalization Ceremony 06/29/2007
USCIS to Welcome 4,000 New Americans During Fourth of July Celebrations (40KB PDF) Commemorating the 231st birthday of America by welcoming new citizens during naturalization ceremonies held around the world and throughout the United States. 06/28/2007
Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service (44KB PDF) 06/21/2007
Task Force on New Americans Reports First Year Initiatives (35KB PDF) 06/12/2007
May, 2007
USCIS Commemorates Memorial Day by Welcoming Newest Americans Overseas (85KB PDF) 05/29/2007
Fact Sheet: Military Naturalizations (53KB PDF) 05/24/2007
U.S. National Soccer Player Cabral Becomes U.S. Citizen (52KB PDF) USCIS Naturalization Ceremony Includes a Diverse Group from 29 Nations 05/11/2007
28 Immigrants to Become Nation’s Newest Americans at Washington’s Annual Public Service Recognition Week Exhibit (39KB PDF) 05/04/2007
April, 2007
Mrs. Lynne Cheney Addresses Special Naturalization Ceremony (80KB PDF) 04/17/2007
USCIS Introduces The Citizen's Almanac (36KB PDF) 04/17/2007
USCIS Welcomes More Than 6,000 New Citizens (28KB PDF) 04/04/2007
March, 2007
DHS Secretary Chertoff and USCIS Director Gonzalez Welcome Newest Citizens at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (25KB PDF) 03/12/2007
January, 2007
USCIS Recognizes Four Outstanding Americans by Choice (27KB PDF) 01/24/2007
Chinese Orphan Among Newest U.S. Citizens (30KB PDF) 01/22/2007
Fact Sheet: USCIS Naturalization Test Redesign (50KB PDF) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising the naturalization test to create a test and testing process that is standardized, fair and meaningful. As part of the test redesign, USCIS will conduct a pilot program in ten cities beginning in February 2007 to ensure the agency has all the information necessary before the new test is implemented nationwide in 2008. 01/22/2007
Historic Naturalization Index Headed to National Archives Facility in Denver (31KB PDF) USCIS Saved Pre-1906 Naturalization Records from Destruction 01/09/2007
November, 2006
Fact Sheet: USCIS Naturalization Test Redesign (53KB PDF) USCIS is revising the naturalization test to create a test and testing process that is standardized, fair and meaningful. 11/30/2006
USCIS Issues Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Exam (30KB PDF) USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez announced today the release of 144 questions and answers for the pilot test of a new naturalization exam. 11/30/2006
DHS/DOD Commemorates Veterans' Day by Welcoming America's Newest Citizens: Overseas Ceremonies Held in Afghanistan, Germany and Iraq (86KB PDF) Nearly 200 active-duty service members became America's newest U.S. Citizens during weekend military naturalization ceremonies held in Afghanistan, Germany and Iraq 11/14/2006
USCIS Presents Outstanding American by Choice Certificate (24KB PDF) In recognition of his outstanding achievements and contributions to the United States, Dr. Emilio Gonzalez, Director, USCIS, presented Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, with USCIS' "Outstanding American by Choice" certificate. 11/14/2006
September, 2006
USCIS Announces Elimination of Naturalization Application Backlog (41KB PDF) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the elimination of the backlog for the N-400 Naturalization Application. Having completed some 342,290 backlogged cases, USCIS average processing times for the N-400 fell from a previous high of 14 months in February 2004, to approximately 5 months today. 09/15/2006
May, 2006
USCIS Completes Latest Military Naturalization Effort (33KB PDF) U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalized more than 200 soldiers, sailors, and Marines during two naturalization ceremonies in Iraq earlier this month. 05/24/2006
DHS/DOD Welcome America's Newest Citizens: Overseas (85KB PDF) One hundred, twenty-three active-duty service members from 52 countries took the Oath of Allegiance and became America’s newest U.S. Citizens during a special overseas military naturalization ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2006 at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq. 05/16/2006
USCIS Hosts Naturalization Ceremony on the National Mall (40KB PDF) To celebrate and highlight public service contributions of federal government employees working to naturalize new American citizens, U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted a naturalization ceremony today on the National Mall during Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) in Washington D.C. 05/04/2006
March, 2006
President George W. Bush Joins USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez in Welcoming Newest U.S. Citizens (83KB PDF) President George W. Bush welcomed thirty new Americans from twenty countries at a naturalization ceremony at the Daughters of American Revolution today. 03/27/2006
USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez Recognizes Congressman Tom Lantos as an "Outstanding American by Choice" (36KB PDF) To recognize and honor the outstanding
contributions to the United States of naturalized citizen Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Emilio T. González, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), presented the Congressman with USCIS’ “Outstanding American by Choice” certificate. 03/10/2006
January, 2006
Public Notice: USCIS to Decouple Naturalization Applications (29KB PDF) In order to speed the processing of naturalization cases, USCIS will no longer group naturalization applications (a systems function known as Group Management) unless specifically requested by a family. 01/24/2006
December, 2005
Fact Sheet: USCIS Issues Citizenship and Naturalization Facts (36KB PDF) According to a recent Pew Hispanic Center report, 11.3 million naturalized citizens live in the United States. 12/15/2005
September, 2005
Fact Sheet: Citizenship Day (33KB PDF) Citizenship Day and Constitution Week is a time for reflection on the rights and responsibilities guaranteed to every citizen by the supreme law of our land, our Constitution. 09/16/2005
USCIS to Welcome New Citizens During Citizenship Day Celebrations (37KB PDF) More than 2,000 men, women and children will raise their right hands and become America’s newest citizens during special Citizenship Day ceremonies hosted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) across the United States. 09/13/2005
August, 2005
USCIS Welcomes America's Newest Citizens At Sea (98KB PDF) Twenty-nine active-duty Sailors took the Oath of Allegiance and became America's newest U.S. Citizens during a special ceremony aboard the USS Kitty Hawk on Friday, August 19, 2005. 08/24/2005
November, 2004
U.S.S. Midway Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (97KB PDF) 11/12/2004
Quantico Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (145KB PDF) 11/03/2004
October, 2004
Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Fact Sheet (167KB PDF) 10/25/2004
USCIS Director Celebrates Child Citizenship Act Accomplishments (135KB PDF) 10/22/2004
USCIS Hosts Military Naturalization In Tokyo (131KB PDF) 10/18/2004
20 From The Bay Area Take Citizenship Oath On Angel Island (159KB PDF) 10/18/2004
USCIS Hosts Military Naturalization In Seoul (129KB PDF) 10/14/2004
First U.S. Military Naturalizations in Europe and the Middle East (187KB PDF) 10/06/2004
Fact Sheet: Military Naturalizations (136KB PDF) 10/01/2004
September, 2004
USCIS Welcomes 20,000 New Citizens During Citizenship Day Celebrations Across the Nation Including Events in Las Vegas, Vancouver, Portland, OR, Honolulu, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New York/Ellis Island, Alexandria, VA (170KB PDF) 09/14/2004
August, 2004
Faces of America - Citizen Soldier: Staff Sergeant Hilbert Caesar, United States Army (194KB PDF) 08/03/2004
June, 2004
USCIS to Welcome More Than 16,000 New Citizens During 4th Of July Celebrations (145KB PDF) 06/24/2004
April, 2004
25 Adopted Children Celebrate Citizenship at "The Greatest Show on Earth" (142KB PDF) 04/07/2004
February, 2004
Fort Benning Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (171KB PDF) 02/27/2004
January, 2004
Director Aguirre Meets With History Experts to Discuss the Redesign of The U.S. History Portion of The Naturalization Test (142KB PDF) 01/22/2004
Director Aguirre Visits with Stakeholders at Naturalization Testing Redesign Conference (149KB PDF) 01/15/2004
December, 2003
Closer to the American Dream (165KB PDF) 12/23/2003
104 Year-old Immigrant Fulfills His Dream of Becoming a U.S. Citizen (112KB PDF) 12/18/2003
Naturalized Soldiers Looking Forward to New Opportunities in U.S. (149KB PDF) 12/10/2003
November, 2003
USCIS and an American Icon Celebrate the Citizenship of Over One Hundred Children (177KB PDF) 11/25/2003
Aguirre Leads Citizenship Ceremony For Adopted Children (163KB PDF) 11/21/2003
USCIS Announces Program To Streamline Process For Child Citizenship Certificates (88KB PDF) 11/20/2003
USCIS Pays Tribute to Soldiers at a Special Military Naturalization Ceremony (158KB PDF) 11/13/2003
October, 2003
Irish Soldiers Receive Posthumous Citizenship (97KB PDF) 10/30/2003
September, 2003
Citizenship Day (93KB PDF) 09/17/2003
American Hero Naturalized (49KB PDF) 09/02/2003
March, 2003
BCIS Takes First Step Toward Development of New Citizenship Test (12KB PDF) 03/13/2003
October, 2002
Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community 10/01 (Hmong version) (revision of 9/27/01) (1000KB PDF) 10/01/2002
September, 2002
INS to Swear in 15,000 New Citizens on Citizenship Day (21KB PDF) 09/17/2002
December, 2001
Changes to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 (30KB PDF) 12/18/2001
September, 2001
Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community (Revised 12/18/01) (33KB PDF) 09/27/2001
Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community (Laotian version) (revised 12/18/01) (230KB PDF) 09/24/2001
August, 2001
INS Implements Revised Naturalization Application Form N-400 (28KB PDF) 08/14/2001
INS Implements Revised Naturalization Application Form N-400 (Spanish version) (28KB PDF) 08/14/2001
February, 2001
Child Citizenship Act: How to Get a Certificate of Citizenship for Your Child (33KB PDF) 02/27/2001
December, 2000
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (33KB PDF) 12/01/2000
November, 2000
INS Achieves 2-Year Naturalization Program Goals (27KB PDF) 11/15/2000
July, 2000
Response to Citizenship USA Report (37KB PDF) 07/31/2000
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