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When Will the U.S. Citizenship Test Change and What’s Different?

USCIS announced big changes to the civics test for naturalization applicants starting in the fall of 2025. The changes are the most significant in recent years, and they raise both the standards for knowledge of U.S. civics and the level of preparation required. Below is a breakdown of what’s changing, what’s staying the same, and when the new test goes into effect. Key Changes from the Old Test to the New Test Larger Question Bank: Old test: 100 possible civics questions. New test: 128 possible civics questions. Number of Questions Asked at the Interview: Old test: Officer asked up to…

25Sep

DHS, DOL Issue Joint Rule Increasing H-2B Visa Cap

Contributed by Kirby Joseph, Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Labor (DOL) published a joint temporary final rule making available an additional 22,000 H-2B…

27 May

USCIS to Return to Policy Granting Deference to Previous Adjudications

One of President Biden’s first executive orders was issued February 2nd, 2021, entitle “Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for…

28 Apr

New Public Charge Rule Dropped

On March 9, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, announced that the government will no longer defend the new 2019 public charge rule proposed and implemented by…

15 Mar

DHS Scraps Longer Citizenship Test

USCIS announced on February 22, 2021, that it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test beginning March 1, 2021. The 2020 version of the civics test…

25 Feb

Disability Waivers For English and Civics Requirements for Citizenship

To become a U.S. citizen, most naturalization applicants must pass an English test, demonstrating they can read, write, speak and understand English, as well as pass a civics test containing…

25 Jan

Court Orders USCIS and ICE To Produce A-Files

For most immigrants, the only way to access their immigration records (often called “A-files”) that are maintained by the government is to file a request under the Freedom of Information…

28 Dec

Celebrating the End of Citizenship Week 2020

September 17th was this year’s annual “Citizenship Day,” when we celebrate the day on which our Founding Fathers signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787, and a day to recognize…

22 Sep

USCIS to TPS-Holders Seeking Adjustment: ‘Inspected and Admitted’ doesn’t mean ‘Inspected and Admitted’

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that going forward, people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who travel abroad and re-enter with advance parole will not be deemed to…

01 Sep

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When Will the U.S. Citizenship Test Change and What’s Different?

DHS, DOL Issue Joint Rule Increasing H-2B Visa Cap

USCIS to Return to Policy Granting Deference to Previous Adjudications

New Public Charge Rule Dropped

DHS Scraps Longer Citizenship Test

Disability Waivers For English and Civics Requirements for Citizenship

Court Orders USCIS and ICE To Produce A-Files

Celebrating the End of Citizenship Week 2020

USCIS to TPS-Holders Seeking Adjustment: ‘Inspected and Admitted’ doesn’t mean ‘Inspected and Admitted’

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