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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Customer Service and Confidentiality Protections for Certain Naturalized U.S. Citizens

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USCIS announced that confidentiality protections under 8 U.S.C. 1367 end when an immigrant becomes a U.S. citizen through naturalization. This means naturalized citizens who were previously VAWA self-petitioners, T visa holders, or U visa beneficiaries can now access full e-filing and other customer service features. The policy removes barriers these newly naturalized citizens faced in managing their immigration benefits online.
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USCIS is issuing  guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that interprets that the confidentiality protections under 8 U.S.C. 1367 end at naturalization, which will allow naturalized U.S. citizens previously protected under 8 U.S.C. 1367 (specifically, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitioners and those seeking or with approved T and U nonimmigrant status) the ability to fully access e-filing and other customer service tools.

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