The Matter of Ah San established that a noncitizen national petitioner may accord preference status to an alien relative under INA 203(a)(2), normally for LPRs.
In U.S. v. Maslenjak, the Sixth Circuit held that an individual can be denaturalized for an immaterial false statement. The case is now before SCOTUS.
Citizenship vs Nationality: US citizens are US nationals, but under section 308 of the INA it is possible to be a noncitizen national. Read this to know why.
How to obtain citizenship through U.S. citizen parents?What are the citizenship rules for children born abroad? Give a look at our detailed overview and suggestions.
This article examines INA 236(b) relief for aliens whose naturalization applications are undecided 120 days after the naturalization examination.
DOS changed its reading of the derivation of citizenship laws to be more accommodating in assisted reproductive technology/IVF cases.
