USCIS

USCIS Announces New Edition of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions

Monday, 17 November 2008 15:47 USCIS

(1 vote, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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. The new edition of Form N-648 was made available on the USCIS Web site on Nov. 3, 2008. After Dec. 15, 2008, USCIS will no longer accept older editions of Form N-648.

Naturalization Process For The Military

Monday, 10 November 2008 10:59 USCIS

Service members and certain veterans of the United States armed forces may apply for citizenship through special provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Qualifying military service is generally in one of the following branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and certain components of the National Guard and the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. In addition, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employs an expedited application and naturalization process for qualifying members of the military and their surviving dependents.

Grandfathered Form I-600A Processing for Prospective Adoptive Parents

Monday, 03 November 2008 14:56 USCIS

Q: Why is USCIS issuing this announcement now?

A: USCIS is issuing this announcement now as a precaution to prospective adoptive parents with approved Forms I-600A so they understand what options are available to them if their approvals are due to expire, and they have not yet filed a Form I-600. This guidance is important for prospective adoptive parents who are pursuing an adoption from another Hague Convention country.

Requirements for Naturalization Abroad by Spouses of Members of the U.S. Armed Forces

Friday, 31 October 2008 15:02 USCIS

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.4986 / Public Law 110-181) into law. Part of that law is a new section 319(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) which allows certain eligible spouses of members of the U.S. armed forces to naturalize abroad without traveling to the United States for any part of the naturalization process.

To be eligible for naturalization abroad, lawful permanent resident spouses of members of the U.S. armed forces, who live abroad on official military orders, must meet the requirements of either section 316(a) or 319(a) of the INA at the time of filing.

Overseas Naturalization Eligibility for Certain Children of U.S. Armed Forces Members

Tuesday, 21 October 2008 13:56 USCIS

(1 vote, average: 1.00 out of 5)

On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R.4986 / Public Law 110-181). This law amended Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to allow certain eligible children of members of the armed forces to become naturalized U.S. citizens without having to travel to the United States for any part of the naturalization process.

Section 322 provides for the naturalization of minor children of U.S. citizens residing abroad. The general conditions are that at least one parent is a U.S. citizen, that the child is younger than age 18 and resides abroad in the physical and legal custody of that parent, and that parent has been physically present in the United States for a certain period of time. Section 322 requires that in general, the child must be temporarily present in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission in order to complete the naturalization.