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The acronym USCIS stands for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services department. This department answers to the Department of Homeland Security. The USCIS was created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and assumed most of the administrative functions once handled by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). INS does not exist any longer. The USCIS handles all processing of immigration forms and has the decision making authority as to whether a visa will be issued. It is not an enforcement department. The USCIS grants immigrant visa petitions; handles requests for naturalization; administers immigration benefits; issues work visas (employment authorization documents); decides on petitions for nonimmigrant temporary workers; and grants permanent resident status where appropriate. Any person wishing to become a U.S. citizen must petition the USCIS.

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  • It takes approximately 7 months for USCIS to process a naturalization application
  • The USCIS has 250 offices around the world

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