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USCIS Updates Guidance on Lawful Admission for Permanent Residence Requirement for Naturalization

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USCIS updated its policy guidance to clarify that naturalization applicants must prove lawful admission for permanent residence only at the time they initially became a green card holder or adjusted status—not at every subsequent step. This removes ambiguity for applicants whose immigration status may have changed after initial green card approval. The guidance simplifies the naturalization requirements for eligible applicants.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that a naturalization applicant’s burden to demonstrate they have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence applies only to their initial admission as a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or adjustment to LPR status.

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