On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is resuming “neighborhood” investigations of certain individuals applying for naturalization. This policy change ends the agency's over three-decade long practice of waiving these investigations. Overview of Neighborhood Investigations The Immigration and Nationality Act...
Answer Yes, time spent as a conditional permanent resident counts toward fulfillment of the requirements to apply for U.S. citizenship. (20.Aug.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright ©...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum on 15.Aug.2025, announcing changes to how "good moral character" is evaluated for naturalization applicants. The new policy restores a prior totality of the circumstances approach for good moral character determinations. Overview of Good Moral Character...
Answer Yes, this normally would be allowed. Filing a family-based case generally would have no impact on a pending employment-based case. Both cases could continue, but each would have a separate priority date. (i.e., The priority date from an employment-based case cannot be used for a...
Answer U.S. law does not prohibit a person from being a dual citizen. But, depending upon the circumstances, there are certain complications that can arise; and one must take into consideration the laws of the other country regarding dual citizenship. (29.Jul.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a memorandum outlining enforcement priorities developed based on the executive orders issued by Donald Trump since taking office. While the memo deals with multiple areas, Murthy Law Firm attorneys are especially concerned about the DOJ prioritization of...
Today, a federal judge issued a new nationwide injunction against Donald Trump’s executive order that attempted to severely limit who is eligible for birthright citizenship. The judge issued this injection after certifying the suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a class...
Answer Yes, as things stand now, a child born in California would still be considered a U.S. citizen.California is one of 22 U.S. states that filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration regarding his executive order that purports to end birthright citizenship. This led to issuance...
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order (EO) that limits birthright citizenship. Trump issued the EO immediately after taking office in January 2025, severely limiting who automatically becomes a U.S. citizen upon being born in the...
Answer Traffic citations typically should be disclosed on the N-400. It ordinarily would not be necessary to provide a copy of the ticket, if it is just a moving violation. However, a DUI or other, more serious offense does require court documents. (28.May.2025)Sheela Murthy and other...
