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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Last Updated: July 16, 2015 | Publication

U.S. Naturalizations: 2011

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon foreign citizens or nationals after fulfilling the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Last Updated: April 30, 2015 | Testimony

Written testimony of DHS Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Allegations of Special Access and Political Influence at the Department of Homeland Security”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addresses the work of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Last Updated: June 26, 2014 | Publication

Ombuds AR 2014 ES

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman 2014 Annual Report Executive Summary.

Last Updated: October 30, 2013 | Publication

Informe Anual 2013

Read the Spanish version of the 2013 Annual Report to Congress.

Last Updated: June 25, 2013 | Publication

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Annual Reports

Annual Reports for the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.

Last Updated: July 2, 2012 | Site Page

Become a Citizen

The USCIS Citizenship Resource Center helps you learn how to become a United States (U.S.) citizen by birth and through naturalization.

Last Updated: July 2, 2012 | Site Page

Find Citizenship Resources

At DHS, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) component is at work to help immigrants successfully integrate into American civic culture.

Last Updated: July 2, 2012 | Site Page

Move to the United States

Foreign citizens wishing to immigrate and live permanently in the U.S. must comply with U.S. visa immigration laws, and specific procedures to apply for visas.

Last Updated: July 2, 2012 | Site Page

Check Immigration Case Status

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows those who have applied or petitioned for an immigration benefit to check the status of their case online.

Last Updated: July 2, 2012 | Site Page

Adopt a Child Internationally

When children are adopted from outside the U.S., they go through an immigration process. USCIS determines the eligibility prospective adoptive parents.