Recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Leon ·Rodriguez (Leon Rodriguez) attended the “National Immigrant Integration Conference” (National Immigrant Integration Conference) in Los Angeles, where he reaffirmed and announced several procedural measures on the USCIS official website to improve the efficiency of citizenship applications and promote immigrant integration into the United States.
Rodriguez emphasized the importance of citizenship, stating: “Citizenship is an essential component of immigrant integration; through policies and programs that facilitate the acquisition of citizenship, USCIS actively encourages those eligible for naturalization to deeply consider the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of citizenship.”
At the conference, he announced several existing and newly proposed administrative measures by USCIS to improve the efficiency of citizenship adjustments and promote immigrant integration, expressing hope for strengthened cooperation with all stakeholders to support the implementation of these measures.
In addition, USCIS is also striving to provide new services to its customers. For example, USCIS will accept credit cards as a payment method for naturalization application fees. USCIS will also expand citizenship education and outreach in the media markets of the 10 states with the highest number of immigration applications, conducting comprehensive, multilingual media campaigns. These 10 states are California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington, and Arizona. Lawful permanent residents in these states account for 75% of the total permanent resident population in the United States, representing the vast majority of potential naturalization applicants.
Rodriguez further stated that to ensure the implementation of these procedural measures, USCIS is undertaking necessary capacity building and staffing adjustments to match the increased workload. These new initiatives will be implemented one by one in the coming months, and the public and stakeholders will receive timely updates on progress and implementation status.
