New Filing Requirements for Medical Certification in Naturalization Process
USCIS updated its policy on how the Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions (Form N-648) is submitted and processed.
The form is used by people with disabilities to request an exception to English and civics requirements for naturalization.
Changes include requiring applicants to submit the form concurrently with their Application for Naturalization (Form N-400) and increasing review and scrutiny of the applications.
This is the latest in an unusually large number of recent updates to the USCIS policy manual;
over the past two weeks, USCIS has released six policy alerts and two technical updates.
