Two Useful Texts: Naturalization Guide & USCIS Policy Manual

[JimmyHou 611]

I assume that this has come up on Visa Journey before, but I think that some of you who are about to apply or who are in the middle of the application process will find this helpful.

I'm sure that almost everyone on Visa Journey has read through the USCIS guide to naturalization (see link below) because it does a decent job of describing the application process.

Document # 1: USCIS M-476 "A Guide to Naturalization" http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization/guide-naturalization

However, I'm not sure how many people have looked through the USCIS Policy Manual. Volume 12 of this manual (see link below) gives guidelines to USCIS Officers (not to applicants) on what to ask an applicant for naturalization and who to approve. Many of the questions I've seen posted on Visa Journey can be answered by reading through this (rather long) document.

Document # 2: USCIS Policy Manual Volume 12 "Citizenship & Naturalization" http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12.html

Good luck everyone!

[BigDaddy28 228]

Thank you so much for bring that to everyones attention.

[JimmyHou 611]

Thank you so much for bring that to everyones attention.

You're welcome! I found the policy manual quite by accident as I was searching for something else, but I do think it's helpful to look through.

[kool 0]

Thank you jimmyhou