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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

USCIS Cancels Furloughs for Now but Expect Even Longer Wait Times

After weeks of threatening to furlough 70% of its staff at the end of August unless it received a $1.2 billion Congressional bailout, USCIS announced yesterday that the agency is…

26 Aug

USCIS Defies U.S. Supreme Court Decision Re-instating DACA

On August 21, 2020, USCIS issued guidance to its officers to reject all initial DACA applications until USCIS decides to begin accepting applications in the future, accept DACA renewal requests…

26 Aug

USCIS Conducts Second H-1B Lottery

In March of this year, employers signed up prospective employees for the H-1B “lottery,” wherein nearly 275,000 individuals were registered to compete for a coveted 85,000 visas. The initial selection…

26 Aug

DACA Update: USCIS Refuses to Accept Initial Applications, Limits Advance Parole Requests, and Shortens Renewals from Two Years to One Year

On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Trump administration’s 2017 attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was legally improper because the…

04 Aug

USCIS Filing Fees Set to Increase

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that will change the filing fees for immigration applications to USCIS. For the first time, the agency will require a…

03 Aug

USCIS Delay in Issuing Work Permits and Green Cards

In June, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) significantly reduced its capacity to produce documents such as Legal Permanent Resident Cards (green cards) and Employment Authorization Documents (work permits). …

27 Jul

Changes in Regulations Affecting Work Permits for Asylum Seekers Could Result in $255.88 million to $774.46 million in Lost Wages Annually.

Following its notice of proposed rulemaking issued last September, USCIS announced on June 19, 2020 that it would adopt its proposed regulations affecting the approval of initial work permit applications…

25 Jun

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that it will resume premium processing for Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker and Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, in phases over the next month. Effective June 1, 2020, USCIS…

29 May

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

USCIS Cancels Furloughs for Now but Expect Even Longer Wait Times

USCIS Defies U.S. Supreme Court Decision Re-instating DACA

USCIS Conducts Second H-1B Lottery

DACA Update: USCIS Refuses to Accept Initial Applications, Limits Advance Parole Requests, and Shortens Renewals from Two Years to One Year

USCIS Filing Fees Set to Increase

USCIS Delay in Issuing Work Permits and Green Cards

Changes in Regulations Affecting Work Permits for Asylum Seekers Could Result in $255.88 million to $774.46 million in Lost Wages Annually.

USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions

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