Take the Challenge: Share What Citizenship Means to You in Six Words
Is it possible to capture hope, a feeling, or a story in six words? The idea of very short stories began in the 1900s, but has begun to take off on various social networks as people share their...
View ArticlePromoting Citizenship in Dallas and DC
If you are eligible to naturalize, you should seriously consider applying for citizenship. USCIS Director León Rodríguez just took that message to Dallas, where he saw firsthand last week how...
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A Salute to Three Proud Filipino WWII Veterans
Chief of Staff Juliet K. Choi visited the USCIS team in Manila on Sept. 11 and had the opportunity to meet with three Filipino World War II veterans.Cesario Mauro served in the Philippine guerillas...
View ArticleA More Perfect Union — Building Welcoming Communities Campaign to Strengthen...
(This blog post was originally posted on The White House Blog. Written by USCIS Director León Rodríguez and Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jerry...
View ArticleSAVE CaseCheck Now Easier to Use!
(By Alissar Rahi, SAVE Chief)If you are applying for public benefits and an agency needs to verify your immigration status, the SAVE Program has just made it easier to check the progress of your...
View ArticleTime Is Running Out: Join the Citizenship in Six Words Challenge
Last week, we issued a challenge to share what citizenship means to you in six words. The challenge is still open, but time is running out. You can still make your contribution in our comments section...
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USCIS Director Receives Public Service Award at Hispanic Gala
USCIS Director León Rodríguez has long been active in the Montgomery County, Maryland, community, both as a private citizen and as county attorney from 2007 to 2010.On Sept. 10, the board of the...
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USCIS Spanish Site Now Makes It Easy to Request Forms by Mail
We have added a page in uscis.gov/es where you can order USCIS forms to be mailed to your home. This service is free. (Please note: The forms are in English.) Have the following information ready when...
View ArticleHere’s What You Missed During Our First Twitter Office Hours
On Sept. 1, we held our first Twitter Office Hours, a live question-and-answer session hosted on Twitter. Members of our customer service and public engagement teams were available to answer questions...
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Prepare for your naturalization test - take our interactive Quizzes in Spanish!
The naturalization test consists of 100 civics questions. You may be asked up to 10 questions from the list of 100 questions in English during your immigration interview. To pass, you must answer six...
View ArticleAskUSCIS : We are here to help you!
Twitter Office Hours Second Tuesday of every monthWe’re always working on new and different ways to help you. One idea is Twitter office hours, a series of events we launched on Sept. 1, 2015. During...
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Despite Distance, Soldier Celebrates Naturalization with His Family
When Laura Fregoso became a U.S. citizen on Sept. 22, 2015, she knew that it was very unlikely her husband, Army Maj. Ricardo Fregoso, who is stationed 8,000 miles away in Kuwait, would be able to join...
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150 Become Citizens During Two Ceremonies in New York
USCIS welcomed 100 new citizens from almost three dozen countries on Oct. 18 during a special naturalization ceremony at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City during the fourth annual...
View ArticleVeterans Day Photo Project!
We observe Veterans Day on Nov. 11 to honor past and present members of the United States armed forces. Here at USCIS, we want to celebrate everyone who chose to serve in our military and to become...
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Form I-9 "E-mail Address" Field Helps Employees
Your employer is required to have you complete "Section 1." of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, when you start a new job. It includes an optional field for you to enter your e-mail...
View ArticleRecap of October USCIS Twitter Office Hours
On Oct. 6, we hosted the second USCIS Twitter Office hours to answer your questions about immigration benefits and other services that our agency provides.We were able to answer many common questions...
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Honoring Service: Veterans Who Became USCIS Employees - Ivan Gutierrez
Ivan Gutierrez is a management and program analyst in the Los Angeles Field Office and a Marine Corps veteran. He is also a naturalized U.S. citizen. Gutierrez came to the United States from Mexico...
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Honoring Service: Veterans Who Became USCIS Employees - Ely Borjal
The following is an interview with Ely Borjal, a veteran and employee at USCIS. Borjal spent 21 years in the United States Navy and attained the rank of chief warrant officer. He was recruited at Subic...
View ArticleSummary of USCIS Twitter Office Hours on Nov. 3
We held the third live question-and-answer session hosted on Twitter called USCIS Twitter Office Hours on Nov. 3 to answer your questions about immigration benefits and our other services. Below are...
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Honoring Service: Veterans Who Became USCIS Employees - Vanessa Hansen
If you ask Vanessa Hansen why she joined the Air Force, she'd tell you she felt a need to give back to the country that provided her family with asylum from Nicaragua. She entered the United States...
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