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  1. Which of the following constitutes a permanent bar to naturalization under the Immigration and Nationality Act?

    Answer: A conviction for an aggravated felony on or after November 29, 1990

    INA § 101(f)(8) permanently bars from establishing good moral character any person convicted of an aggravated felony on or after November 29, 1990, making naturalization unavailable.

  2. What is the legal effect of a lawful permanent resident's absence from the U.S. for more than 6 months but less than 1 year on the continuous residence requirement for naturalization?

    Answer: A rebuttable presumption arises that continuous residence has been broken

    Under INA § 316(b), an absence of more than 6 months but less than 1 year creates a rebuttable presumption that continuous residence was interrupted, which the applicant may overcome with evidence.

  3. Which USCIS form may a lawful permanent resident file to preserve continuous residence for naturalization purposes when taking a qualifying extended absence for employment abroad?

    Answer: Form N-470

    Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes, allows qualifying LPRs employed abroad by a U.S. company or the U.S. government to prevent their absence from breaking continuous residence.

  4. Under the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, a foreign-born child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship when which combination of conditions is met?

    Answer: At least one parent is a U.S. citizen, the child is an LPR, is under 18, and resides in the U.S. in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent

    INA § 320 provides automatic citizenship acquisition when a child under 18 who is a lawful permanent resident resides in the U.S. in the legal and physical custody of at least one U.S. citizen parent.

  5. A child is born abroad to two U.S. citizen parents. Under INA § 301(c), what is required for the child to acquire citizenship at birth?

    Answer: At least one parent must have been physically present in the U.S. or its outlying possessions prior to the child's birth

    INA § 301(c) grants citizenship at birth to children born abroad of two U.S. citizen parents when at least one parent was previously physically present in the U.S. or an outlying possession.

  6. Under the '65/20' exception in naturalization, what special accommodation is provided?

    Answer: Applicants may take the civics test in their native language using a reduced set of 20 designated questions

    Under INA § 312(b)(2), applicants 65 or older who have been LPRs for at least 20 years may take the civics test in their native language and are tested only on a special list of 20 designated civics questions.

  7. What is Form N-600 used for in the naturalization and citizenship context?

    Answer: Applying for a Certificate of Citizenship for persons who acquired or derived citizenship automatically

    Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, is filed by persons (or their parents on their behalf) who already acquired or derived U.S. citizenship automatically and need documentation confirming that status.