U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offers medical disability exceptions and accommodations for individuals who can’t come to a USCIS location to take the naturalization tests and oath. USCIS officers can visit your home to perform the naturalization process if you have a serious medical condition that prevents you from traveling to a USCIS office. This means that if you are qualified to become a U.S. citizen but cannot travel to a USCIS office for a medical reason, you can request that a USCIS officer come to your home to interview you and administer the citizenship test.
To request a homebound naturalization, you must request a disability Medical Disability Accommodation. You will also need to provide documentation of your medical condition. If your request is approved, a USCIS officer will schedule a time to visit your home. The officer will interview you, ask you to read and write in English, and give you the citizenship test. If you pass the test, you will be sworn in as a U.S. citizen at your home.
Accommodations can be made for people with disabilities to allow them to participate in USCIS events and complete the naturalization process. For example:
These are just a few examples, and other accommodations may be available depending on the individual’s needs.
The immigration attorneys at Godoy Law Office work with you to evaluate your immigration status and guide you in your journey to becoming a U.S. citizen. If you need help with an immigration issue, please contact our office at 630-345-4164.
Immigration Attorney Mario Godoy has years of experience guiding clients with immigration issues through the immigration process along with guiding clients through the criminal case. Godoy focuses on family-based immigration law, business immigration law, removal defense, and criminal defense representation of immigrants. A criminal charge or conviction can be devastating to your immigration case. With over a decade of immigration law experience and memories of family members who were deported due to bad legal advice, Godoy is committed to helping other immigrant families receive the legal justice they deserve. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law, estate and probate law, and running two successful law firms, Mario Godoy understands the importance of keeping families together and making a home and future in America.