Continuous residence, physical presence, good moral character, and the civics and English testing requirements for naturalization.
An attorney says the naturalization fee is rising from about $790 to about $1,330 within 60 days, with no fee waivers. If citizenship is your plan, file before it hits.
Undocumented men in the US aged 18 to 25 must register for Selective Service, and skipping it can block naturalization years later.
Applying under the 3-year rule? USCIS is scrutinizing the citizen spouse now, and a petitioner's big IRS debt can be a reason to wait for the 5-year rule.
Asylees can jeopardize naturalization even without traveling home. Renewing your home-country passport at a consulate is availment USCIS looks for at the N-400.
Fixed a missed self-employment tax return and still owe a little interest? Wait for the balance to clear before filing the N-400 so a tiny amount can't derail naturalization.
Two DUIs inside the good moral character period presumptively sink an N-400. Withdraw, wait out the look-back window, and rebuild before you refile.
A naturalization denial over unpaid taxes isn't the end. Here's how to win the N-336 hearing with IRS transcripts, full-payment proof, and good moral character evidence.
A stalled N-600 and a spouse's overdue N-400 can go into a single federal suit. The 120-day rule and the APA are what move each one.
The N-400 has a 90-day state-and-district residency rule. A recent move or an out-of-state internship can force a green card holder to wait before filing.
No travel-ban country is barred from naturalizing. If you're a green card holder eligible for citizenship, file the N-400 now, because waiting only lengthens the line.
Asylum return travel can sink a naturalization case. A green card holder who flew back to Egypt three times was told to shelve the N-400 entirely.
N-400 tax compliance is proven with IRS transcripts. An unprocessed return can read as unfiled, as one applicant learned weeks before her interview.
A court remanded a stalled N-400 with a 90-day deadline. USCIS answered with a second, needless interview. What that re-interview really signals.
A divorce settlement that ended child support can derail naturalization. Why USCIS treats failing to support your kids as a good moral character problem.
USCIS is re-reviewing five years of naturalization files with AI, but denaturalization is legally narrow. Here is who is actually at risk.
Mailed shoplifting citations and a deferred prosecution deal can stall an N-400. Why USCIS treats a crime of deceit as a good moral character problem.
A routine speeding ticket with no DUI and no arrest generally does not need to be disclosed on a green card application or DS-160, and won't sink an extension or naturalization. What causes problems is ignoring it until a warrant issues.
Polygamy that begins after you naturalize does not undo your citizenship — denaturalization looks only at how you got it. The child-abroad question is separate.