Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS Updates Policy on Lawful Admission Requirement for Naturalization
11/14/24
AILA Doc. No. 24111400.
Adjustment of Status, Admissions & Border, Naturalization & Citizenship
USCIS has issued updated policy guidance clarifying that naturalization applicants need only demonstrate lawful admission for permanent residence at their initial entry or adjustment of status, not for subsequent reentries, in line with a recent Fourth Circuit ruling.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 24111400.