Citizenship application help and information
We are citizenship attorneys. Our site offers a lot of information about citizenship: who is eligible, who should and should not apply, updates on immigration law, etc.
If you need information on the new English writing and civics and history tests recently introduced by USCIS, please visit our Passing the English and civics tests page. The new tests are optional if you applied for citizenship prior to October 1, 2008 and get tested prior to October 1, 2009. Everyone who applies after October 1, 2008 will use the new tests.
In the next few weeks we hope to also add a new service designed to help you apply for citizenship with the advice of an attorney at a very reasonable price. You will enter basic biographical, address, employment and travel information on the data entry page of our site. Then one of our attorneys will call you to review your information, complete your application and give you the legal advice you need. In most cases that consultation will result in our sending you your completed application to file with Immigration; in a few cases the result will be our advising you not to apply at all, or suggesting that you seek the help of an attorney in your area because your case has serious problems.
For now, enjoy browsing the site and learning about applying for citizenship. Feel free to send us an email with your suggestions on improving the site.
Tip of the week:
The new exam works well for our clients
Many people were afraid that the new citizenship test was an effort to make it harder to get citizenship. Our experience contradicts those fears. The 100-question test may require a little more effort to study for, but the final results are as good as or better than those our clients got on the old test. The new writing requirements seem to be easier: the sentences tend to be brief, and to use words on the vocabulary list that USCIS provides. The sentences for reading are also brief and use words on the list. (The reading requirement has never been as big an obstacle as the writing requirement.)
So please, do not hesitate to apply for citizenship based on fear of the test. Right now, processing times are low based on USCIS being overstaffed in most parts of the country. If you meet the other requirements, this may be a good time for you to apply.
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