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Original Date Announced
September 26, 2018USCIS issues guidance amending the USCIS Policy Manual, clarifying that children seeking naturalization under INA section 319 (battery, extreme cruelty, surviving children of deceased U.S. armed forces members) are not required to live with the U.S. citizen parent for the 3 years before the naturalization application is filed. [ID #630]
USCIS Policy Alert 2018-07: Special Naturalization Provisions for ChildrenEffective Date
September 26, 2018Biden Administration Action: Other
July 18, 20242024.07.18 Policy Alert - Children’s Acquisition of Citizenship Provisions.pdf
This Biden administration policy clarifies the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On July 18, 2024, USCIS issued a policy alert describing changes to Volume 12 of its Policy Manual. It clarifies that for a child's naturalization application filed under the provision for children of U.S. citizens who have battered them or subjected them to extreme cruelty, a stepchild's relationship to a stepparent who is a U.S. citizen does not need to continue at the time of application for naturalization.
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Fully in EffectMost Recent Action
July 18, 2024 Action: Other 2024.07.18 Policy Alert - Children’s Acquisition of Citizenship Provisions.pdfJuly 18, 2024Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: CitizenshipAgencies Affected: USCISPre Trump-Era Policies
- January 22, 2013 Policy on Spouses of U.S Citizens
- January 22, 2013 Policy on Naturalization of Children