It became known that the average processing time of applications for us citizenship have increased in 2 times. In 2014, data requests addressed within 5 months from the date of submission. Now the average time for processing of applications by Service of citizenship and migration (US Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS) is 10 months.
Due to the increase of terms of consideration of such requests, has increased significantly all those wishing to obtain U.S. citizenship. For example, in September 2013, their number exceeded 300 thousand people, now waiting for response from USCIS more than 750 thousand permanent residents.
In Florida, the speed of processing increased by 5%, and in Alabama during the same period, the waiting time increased by 213%. Photo: flickr/CC/oiraseattle/
The reason for these changes are several factors. First, in 2014, President Barack Obama ordered to make many changes in the questionnaire filled by people who want to obtain citizenship. If up to this point the number of pages in the application was 10, after the innovations, the number had increased to 21.
These changes are explained by the fact that in the document there are many issues associated with the worsening of the terrorist threat in the United States. Added paragraphs about illegal paramilitary groups, genocide, participation in hostilities, etc. in addition, the updated document has complicated questions about the history of the United States of America, the principles and traditions of this state and of civil rights and duties.
As expected, after coming to power of Donald trump the situation with the processing of applications for citizenship has only worsened. The politician has repeatedly stated the need for tighter immigration laws, including that concerned legal immigrants. In the end, the average processing time for such request has increased by 77%, compared with the year 2016. The result: increased the line of people applying for citizenship. Last year their number increased by 33%.
Moreover, USCIS representatives stated that the unit is not only longer began to consider applications, but also are much more likely to reject candidates for naturalization. Interestingly, this situation is not across the country. For example, in Florida the speed of processing increased by 5%, and in Alabama during the same period, the waiting time increased by 213%.
Earlier, we talked about the fact that the Immigration and customs police spent 2 years of a US citizen in prison. All this time militiamen tried to prove in court that the man is in the country illegally.
