United Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced revisions to Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, that will remove barriers to legal immigration for U.S. citizenship applicants with disabilities. Naturalization applicants with a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment that precludes them from fulfilling the English and civics testing requirements for naturalization, may file Form N-648 to request an exception to those requirements.
The announced revisions eliminate impractical and redundant language and questions - such as, the applicant's date of diagnosis and description of severity. Additionally, the updated policy provides new telehealth guidelines and allows USCIS to accept the N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions after the N-400, Application for Naturalization, has been filed.
For more detailed information please go to USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities.
Please contact our office to schedule a consultation with one of our attorneys if you or someone you know may qualify for the U.S. citizenship disability exception at (972) 241-4698 or send us a message through www.akulaw.com.