U.S. Citizenship

If some piece of information on your U.S. certificate of citizenship is no longer true, perhaps because you've changed your name, how do you go about getting a revised or corrected version? ... Read more

Getting a replacement certificate of citizenship or naturalization from USCIS. ... Read more

Wondering how to fill in the various boxes on USCIS Form N-600? ... Read more

No state can offer a license to an undocumented immigrant that looks exactly like the licenses U.S. citizens and others may carry, but some offer an alternate version. ... Read more

Are you forgetting to prepare anything in advance of your naturalization interview at USCIS? ... Read more

What are you literally swearing or promising to do when you take the U.S. citizenship oath? ... Read more

The decision whether to hire an immigration attorney to help you with naturalization is a matter of how comfortable you are with applying on your own and how much money you're willing to spe ... Read more

To qualify for a special rule that treats your time working abroad as time within the United States when applying for U.S. citizenship, there's a special form you need to file. ... Read more

Want to make sure your N-400 naturalization application isn't missing any of the supporting documents when you send it to USCIS? ... Read more

Know what it takes to prove your eligibility and get ready to submit Form N-400 to apply to be a naturalized U.S. citizen. ... Read more

Learn more about the main exams that U.S. citizenship applicants must pass to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. ... Read more

What happens if, at your citizenship interview, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) tells you that you failed the English test, the civics test, or both? ... Read more

Some older people applying for naturalized U.S. citizenship don’t have to take the English language test and can take an easier civics test. ... Read more

Find out how soon you can apply to naturalize as a U.S. citizen; it's not always as easy as counting up a number of years with a green card. ... Read more

You must prove to USCIS that you have been a person of good moral character in order to merit naturalization, which includes having paid taxes when required by law. ... Read more

Found an error on your certificate of naturalization? Here's what to do. ... Read more

Never registered for the U.S. military draft through the U.S. Selective Service System? You could have a problem if seeking U.S. citizenship. ... Read more

Could lapses in your record of paying child support or alimony after a divorce ruin your chances of becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen? ... Read more

How can you prove the good moral character required for naturalization if you have lies or misrepresentations on your record? ... Read more

After you've attended your naturalization interview at a USCIS office, what happens next? ... Read more