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  1. Where can I find the new Naturalization test study questions?

The 2025 Version of the Civics Questions and Answers can be located on the USCIS website. In addition to providing the 128 questions to review, for which you must get 12 out of 20 correct to pass, they have provided a study guide to assist you in studying for the civics test.

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On Wednesday, November 5th, Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudan. The TPS designation for South Sudan is set to expire November 3, 2025, and will terminate 60 days later on January 5, 2026! The Secretary has decided that they do not qualify for TPS, and she will terminate it.

For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “DHS Terminates Designation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status“! 

  
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“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – General Douglas MacArthur

Veterans Day 2025 – Celebrated on Tuesday, November 11, 2025!

In the United States, Veterans Day is a national holiday which is observed every November 11th. This holiday is set aside to honor all who have served in the U.S. Military. This is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I.

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, November 14, 2025. Act now and submit your questions!

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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2025 forth quarterly completions; July 2025 to September 2025. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office to completion.

AAO Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 10/2/25. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

Note: Starting with the January 2017 Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times Report, the AAO has changed how it presents processing time data. The AAO will now provide, by form type, the total number of case completions for the fiscal year quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, cases completed divided by their projected case goal.

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UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Idaho, Illinois and Indiana!

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new rule that eliminates the previous policy of automatically extending work permits (Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)) for most individuals who have a pending renewal.

For more information, please review the USCIS News Release, “DHS Ends Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization“!

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USCIS has a Social Media Directory on its website, they state that they are making information more accessible, their actual words are “more widely available”! This directory contains USCIS accounts for X, Facebook, Instagram and many others including regional. Please use the link below to view the directory.

USCIS Link to Social Media Directory

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