http://citizenshipyes.com Information about US citizenship applications Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:47:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2009/11/07/the-new-citizenship-exam-works-well-for-our-clients/ Starting January 22, 2009, applications will be sent to two regional lockbox facilities. Applicants in the west, Rocky Mountain states and midwest will send their applications to Arizona. Applicants from the eastern and southern US will send their applications to Texas. West, Mountain West, Midwest If You Reside In: Alaska, Arizona, California, ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/12/26/mailing-addresses-for-n-400-applications-change/ Delays in processing naturalization cases have not changed markedly in the last couple of months. Average waiting times remain in the 10-12 month range. However, the outlook for pending and newly filed cases is a little better, as USCIS hires more staff and devotes more resources to clearing its backlog. ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/11/12/delays-continue-but-outlook-brightens/ If you file your citizenship application on or after October 1, 2008 you will be given the new citizenship test. Applicants whose applications are filed prior to that date can choose to take the old or new tests if their interviews are held prior to October 1, 2009. After that ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/09/23/the-new-test-is-coming-on-october-1/ USCIS has announced that average processing times for naturalization applications are now 10-12 months. This is a reduction of about six months from this time last year when application backlogs peaked as USCIS dramatically increased fees for application processing. However, the average processing still falls well short of the 6 ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/08/12/uscis-reduces-processing-delays/ It is very important to list all of your children, young or old, whether they live with you or not, anywhere in the world. Don't think that older children or ex-spouses from long ago "don't count." They do. If there are any doubtful situations – a former marriage or ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/07/26/list-all-your-children-and-spouses/ Most of us think about arrests as a dramatic event involving handcuffs and going to jail, but that's often not the case. A better rule of thumb: if you had to go to court, you were arrested. Even if the prosecutor threw out the charge or a judge dismissed the ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/06/08/if-you-have-to-go-to-court/ You need to list all the trips you have taken outside the US since you became a permanent resident. Saving your passport will let you track all those dates. Immigration looks at the dates to make sure you meet the residence requirements for citizenship and that you did not interrupt ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/05/05/keep-your-old-passports/ Most applicants for citizenship need to read, write and speak English. However, you do not need to be fluent. You can see examples of the kinds of short sentences you will have to write on our English, civics test page. It is common for examiners to ask you to read ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/04/25/if-you-dont-speak-english-well/ Long delays persist in USCIS processing of citizenship cases according to new figures published yesterday by USCIS. Many major offices, including Los Angeles, Miami, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Dallas, Phoenix, San Jose, and Orlando, now have processing times of close to or above 14 months. Some major offices are doing better: ... http://citizenshipyes.com/2008/04/23/uscis-updates-delay-times-for-citizenship-cases/