Archive for the ‘Naturalization’ Category
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Acting Associate Director, Donald Neufeld has issued a Memorandum providing field guidance on acceptance of DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and Form N-426, Certificate of Military or Naval Service for Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. The ...
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
It may come as a surprise to most Americans but the fact is that in 2008, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalized a record-setting 1 million individuals and nearly half of them were Latinos. USCIS disclosed that the number of immigrants naturalized increased 58 percent compared to last year. ...
Posted in Latinos Naturalization Ceremony, NALEO, Naturalization, The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Be it a slowdown or lack of jobs, the United States still seems to be a favored country for foreign nationals to naturalize. According to the Annual Flow Report circulated by Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Immigration Statistics, a record number (1,046,539) of foreign citizens aged 18 years ...
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
In addition to layoffs, the current economic meltdown has interestingly caused slump in citizenship requests at the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Demands are considerably shrinking at the federal agency that handles everything from citizenship applications to work visas. Mr. Michael Aytes, the interim deputy director of the North ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Lance Corporal Gasca along with his wife and son took the Oath of Allegiance at a USCIS Naturalization Ceremony held at Washington District Office in Fairfax, VA. He has joined a long line of naturalized American heroes who served and sacrificed on behalf of the US to become US citizens. ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals denied Ms. Osserritta Robinson’s petition for rehearing her case en banc. As our readers recollect couple of weeks ago, we ran a news snippet on our blog titled “Third Circuit on Spouse Definition.” This case already generated considerable public interest with most demanding an ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Martin Miles Ulsano, age 7, became the first child to be naturalized overseas. He recited the Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony held in the Chapel of Hope. Martin was born and raised in Japan. He is the son of Eugeline and Navy Petty Officer 2nd class Caesar Ulsano. ...
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009
USCIS announced some revisions to Direct Mail Program for the Application of Naturalization (Form N-400). On Dec. 22, 2008, it issued a notice in Federal Register advising the public that Forms N-400 are to be filed at a designated lockbox facilities instead of a Service Center. Furthermore, spouses of military ...
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