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  1. September 2025

    1. September 18, 2025 2.0

      USCIS implements updated naturalization civics test

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS updates policy on false claims to U.S. citizenship, unlawful voter registration, and unlawful voting

      EnforcementNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy on Voter Registration at Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. August 22, 2025 2.0

      USCIS to resume personal investigations of immigrants applying for naturalization

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    4. August 20, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy on False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

      NaturalizationEnforcement USCISICECBP Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    5. August 15, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces more rigorous standard to evaluate good moral character for naturalization

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. July 2025

    1. July 23, 2025 2.0

      Department of Education opens inquiry into universities over DACA scholarships

      CitizenshipDACA Other Final/Actual Adjudication

      Current Status

    2. July 11, 2025 2.0

      Dept. of Education rule imposes citizenship requirements on adult education programs

      Citizenship Other Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

  1. June 2025

    1. June 13, 2025 2.0

      USCIS revises submission and review process for Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. June 12, 2025 2.0

      USCIS Updates Policy Manual with Guidance on Disclosure of Derogatory Information

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    3. June 11, 2025 2.0

      DOJ memo sets Civil Division enforcement priorities on DEI, antisemitism, gender procedures, sanctuary policies, and denaturalization

      Sanctuary RestrictionsNaturalization DOJ Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. April 2025

    1. April 24, 2025 2.0

      USDA instructs states to verify SNAP applicants' citizenship via SSNs and SAVE database

      Citizenship OtherState & Local EntitiesSSA Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

    2. April 22, 2025 2.0

      DHS and DOGE "overhaul" Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Database

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasEnforcementCitizenship USCISSSAState & Local EntitiesOther Final/Actual Data and Reports

      Current Status

    3. April 10, 2025 2.0

      ICE issues policy on considering U.S. military service during civil immigration-enforcement actions

      InteriorEnforcementNaturalization ICEDHSDOD Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 31, 2025 2.0

      USCIS ends public venue participation in naturalization ceremonies in "sanctuary jurisdictions"

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. March 25, 2025 2.0

      EO 14248 § 2 requires proof of U.S. citizenship to vote

      Citizenship DHSDOSOtherState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. March 4, 2025 2.0

      USCIS changes Form N-400 (Application for Naturalization) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 24, 2025 2.0

      USCIS announces new form edition for several forms with no grace period for prior editions

      U/T/VAWAImmigrant Visas: Employment-BasedImmigrant Visas: Family-BasedNaturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. February 18, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to Form DS-5504 (Application for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Citizenship DOSBureau of Consular Affairs ProposedComment PeriodFinal/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 29, 2025 2.0

      DOS recalls Foreign Affairs Manual section allowing self-certification of gender on passport applications

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14160: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSUSCISDOSSSAAG Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14148 rescinds executive order that required census counts to include all residents

      Citizenship Other Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

    4. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 § 3 directs review of all existing policies to "protect" U.S. cultural and other interests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationRefugees DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. December 2020

    1. December 8, 2020

      USCIS updates Policy Manual chart regarding citizenship for children born out of wedlock pre-1934

      Citizenship USCIS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
  1. November 2020

    1. November 30, 2020

      USCIS provides new edition of Form N-644, Application for Posthumous Citizenship

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

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