Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Law Blog

Immigration applications are complex and can have a significant impact on your life. It is important to be careful when filling out these applications...

What Is The 5-Year Rule? When people say the “5-year rule for citizenship,” they are usually referring to the continuous residence requirement tha...

Yes, USCIS may expedite the processing of a citizenship application in some situations. To request expedited processing of your citizenship applicatio...

Once a person becomes a U.S. citizen, citizenship cannot be easily revoked. However, there are instances in which denaturalization, a process for revo...

U.S. citizenship offers many benefits and securities that are not available to green card holders and nonimmigrants, such as visitors and temporary wo...

USCIS has updated and clarified how citizenship and naturalization provisions apply to adopted children. The new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv...

Congratulations if you’re starting university in the fall. But be aware that if you’ve derived citizenship from your parents, some schools...

During the citizenship application process, applicants will have an interview with a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officer. At thi...

Nearly 20% of the United States Army during WWI was foreign-born. Congress rewarded their service by creating a faster way for immigrant service membe...

Debt, unemployment, bankruptcy and other financial troubles do not prevent a green card holder from becoming a U.S. citizen. In fact, you can apply fo...