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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 Will Start Requiring Signatures and Identification to Receive Certain Documents

In April, USCIS announced the agency will start mailing permanent resident cards, employment authorization documents, and travel booklets using a secure delivery service through the U.S. Postal Service. The agency…

05 Jun

Quotas Require Denver Immigration Judges More than Double Their Case Completion Rate

New performance goals announced by the Department of Justice will require immigration judges to complete at least 700 cases per year in order to get a “satisfactory” rating.[i] Immigration judges,…

05 Apr

USCIS UPDATES POSTED PROCESSING TIMES, MAKING IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO INQUIRE ABOUT LONG-PENDING CASES AND REFLECTS A SHARP INCREASE IN TIME

In response to a report written by the Office of the Inspector General, USCIS changed its posted processing times overnight between March 21 and March 22. On March 21, according…

23 Mar

Supreme Court Leaves DACA Alone, But Says No Right to Bond Hearing with Lengthy Detention

The U.S. Supreme Court has touched on immigration issues twice already this week, providing both good and bad news for non-citizens. Yesterday, the Court decided not to hear the Trump…

27 Feb

USCIS Announces TPS Re-Registration Applications Now Being Accepted for Haiti and El Salvador

After announcing the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians on November 20, 2017, and for Salvadorans on January 8, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced…

19 Jan

USCIS Announces DACA Renewal Applications Again Being Accepted

After being ordered to resume accepting DACA renewal applications by a federal court, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would begin accepting renewal applications immediately. The…

15 Jan

Updated Guidance on USCIS Solution to Erroneous DACA Rejection Notices

As most people are aware, on September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced that DACA will be rescinded on March 5, 2018. Applicants with DACA had until October 5 to…

17 Nov

2017 Sees Slow-Moving Processing Times for U.S. Citizenship Applications

Becoming a United States citizen is a memorable and meaningful experience—one that brings with it the right to obtain a U.S. passport to travel internationally and to seek protection and…

02 Nov

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

USCIS Will Start Requiring Signatures and Identification to Receive Certain Documents

Quotas Require Denver Immigration Judges More than Double Their Case Completion Rate

USCIS UPDATES POSTED PROCESSING TIMES, MAKING IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO INQUIRE ABOUT LONG-PENDING CASES AND REFLECTS A SHARP INCREASE IN TIME

Supreme Court Leaves DACA Alone, But Says No Right to Bond Hearing with Lengthy Detention

USCIS Announces TPS Re-Registration Applications Now Being Accepted for Haiti and El Salvador

USCIS Announces DACA Renewal Applications Again Being Accepted

Updated Guidance on USCIS Solution to Erroneous DACA Rejection Notices

2017 Sees Slow-Moving Processing Times for U.S. Citizenship Applications

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