Citizenship

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on immigrants achieving citizenship in their country of residence and the policies governing naturalization.

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USCIS Faces Criticism over Visa Backlog

Growing application volumes, added security checks, and resource constraints have led to prolonged U.S. visa processing delays.

Testing Immigrants — Literally

Multiple countries raised or imposed language and civics requirements in 2007, all in the name of integration.

Immigration Fee Increases in Context

A 2007 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plan to raise naturalization fees by 80 percent and green card fees by 178 percent risks pricing out lower-income immigrants.

Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in 2005

In 2005, more than 604,000 immigrants naturalized in the United States.

Civic Contributions: Taxes Paid by Immigrants in the Washington, DC, Metro Area

Immigrant households in the Washington, DC metro area contributed nearly $10 billion in taxes in 2000—paying at roughly the same rate as native households.

Citizenship in a Globalized World

Globalization has complicated citizenship, spurring growth in dual citizenship, quasi-citizen rights for long-term residents, and EU supranational membership.

Leaving Too Much To Chance: A Roundtable on Immigrant Integration Policy

Fifty experts convened to assess immigrant integration across education, employment, and civic life found too much left to chance and offered concrete policy fixes.

Education and Immigrant Integration in the United States and Canada

This report compares U.S. and Canadian approaches to immigrant integration through education, urging a policy shift that includes debate of integration, not just admissions.

Secure Borders, Open Doors: Visa Procedures in the Post-September 11 Era

This comprehensive review finds post-9/11 visa reforms have made entry more secure but administratively burdensome; it charts a path toward balance and smarter border management.

Immigrant Voting Rights Receive More Attention

With an estimated 12 million legal permanent residents barred from voting in 2004, U.S. cities revived noncitizen suffrage, a practice common in the country's first 150 years.