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USCIS Reintroduces Personal Investigations for Naturalization Eligibility Assessments

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reinstated personal investigations, also known as neighbourhood investigations, under Section 335(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) for naturalisation applicants. USCIS will now assess and corroborate the eligibility of aliens by conducting these investigations, in addition to reinforcing the validation of applicant information and documentation under INA 335(b). USCIS may, however, waive a neighbourhood investigation at its discretion on a case-by-case basis or for classes of cases.

Jurisdiction

United States

Category

Citizenship

Recorded versions

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Official source

uscis.gov