
On May 15, USCIS notified Congress of a projected budget shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and requested emergency funding of $1.2 billion.[i] Without congressional action before August 3, USCIS will need to furlough over 13,000 staff members.[ii] The furlough of over 13,000 staff members will likely result in delayed processing times for n400 form […]

On May 27, 2020, the USCIS issued an alert with information on rescheduling postponed naturalization ceremonies. In pertinent part, the alert states: Naturalization Ceremonies USCIS will send notices to applicants to reschedule postponed naturalization ceremonies. The ceremonies may be shorter to limit exposure to those in attendance. Instead of playing videos during naturalization ceremonies, attendees will […]

Military Personnel and Veterans Can Now File Form N-400, Citizenship Application, Online On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that U.S. service members and veterans may now apply for citizenship online using the USCIS N-400 form.[1] Until now, U.S. service members and veterans filed a paper Form N-400 to apply for citizenship and obtain a certificate of naturalization.[2] To submit […]

Lally Immigration Services, LLC recently had a Citizenship Application (N400 Form) approved in 119 days!!* Immigrants who have had a green card for more than 3 or 5 years may be eligible to submit a citizenship application on N400 Form and obtain a certificate of naturalization. If you would like to know more about the […]