This is the story of a Colorado man, Jim Fererro who teaches English to part of Colorado’s Immigrant community helping them to prepare for the U.S. citizenship test. Jim has volunteered at Intercambio, a non-profit, for the last ten years. Since the pandemic, he has used the online application, Zoom for…
On the USCIS’s Website, webpage, “Citizenship Resource Center”, they have published the U.S. Naturalization Statistics for Fiscal Year 2022! This web-based report is made up of graphs and charts explaining U.S. naturalization patterns in statistical forms! In the last ten years, we as a country have welcomed more than 7.6…
To celebrate the 247th Independence Day, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held 180 naturalization ceremonies between June 30th and July 7th across America. These combined ceremonies totaled over 5,500 new citizens to our country! USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou stated, “Promoting citizenship and making the naturalization process accessible…
Below is a link to the 2008 version of the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) civics practice test used to study for the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test. This part of the test covers knowledge of U.S. history and U.S. government! There are others language versions of…
USCIS has announced that it will only except the 08/19/22 edition of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions as of November 21, 2022. This form is used to apply for an exemption from the English language requirements, civics, or both due to a physical or developmental disability or mental…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted many Veterans Day naturalization ceremonies across this great country! They welcomed veterans, active service members and their family members as new citizens! USCIS had over 50 ceremonies with over 3,900 newly naturalized citizens taking the Oath of Allegiance. USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou…
To celebrate the 246th Independence Day, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held 140 naturalization ceremonies between July 1 and July 8 across America. These combined ceremonies totaled over 6,600 new citizens to our country! USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou stated, “There is nothing more patriotic than making the choice to be…
USCIS has a great resource web page, “Citizenship Resource Center”! They have centralized available online information about becoming a U.S. Citizen. This web page includes citizenship preparation materials and activities and is divided in to three main section: Learners – Prepare for U.S. Citizenship Educators – Welcome Teachers Organizations…
On Friday, September 17, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) celebrated the 234th Constitution and Citizenship Day by welcoming over 21,000 new citizens in 335 naturalization ceremonies across this wonderful country. USCIS Director, Ur M. Jaddou stated, “Citizenship Day and Constitution Day are special days at USCIS –…
Nearly 760,000 individuals became naturalized citizens every year between the FY 2015 and FY 2019 period! The total was over 3.7 million new naturalized citizens during that period. The linked fact sheet below summarizes the data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization records to provide information on the…