Be a lawful permanent resident (or Green Card holder) for at least five years, or three years if married to a U.S. citizen.

The Trump administration has made a portion of the certification process for US citizenship considerably more challenging. New regulations will impact applicants who filed their applications on or ...

Good moral character” is one of the qualities required to become a US citizen and has been since the 1790 Naturalization Act. But who decides what is good? In the past, no criminal record was evidence ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Sept. 17 the implementation of the 2025 naturalization civics test as one of its many stricter naturalization policies, such as evaluations of good ...

Immigration advocates pushed back on the change, voicing concern on the updates creating barriers, labeling the move as the Trump administration making citizenship for immigrants and visa holders more ...

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"In the first six months of 2025, we had at least double the amount of people reaching out by phone or email to me asking ...

An immigrant studies to take a U.S. citizenship exam in Connecticut on March 29, 2025. Reporter Becoming an American may have just become more difficult. U.S. green card holders applying to be ...

WASHINGTON — Part of the test to become a naturalized United States citizen is now more difficult after President Donald Trump's administration announced changes Monday. The oral test, issued by the U ...

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