CASE: N-400 (Citizenship / Naturalization)
APPLICANT: Ukraine
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
Our client contacted us in March 2011 to seek legal assistance for his naturalization application. His main issue was his English language skills. Despite obtaining his green card in 1993, he said he did not speak good English. He came to the United States from Ukraine and obtained his green card in 1993. He retained our office on March 28, 2012 to assist in his citizenship application.
Our client was born in 1955. He became a Permanent Resident of the United States in1993. Under INA Section 312(b)(2) and 8 U.S.C. Section 1423(b)(2), the English language requirement shall not apply to (1) persons who are over 50 and have lived in the U.S. for 20 years in LPR status; or (2) persons who are over 55 and have lived in the United States for 15 years in LPR status.
When our firm was retained and prior to filing, our client was 57 years old and had lived in the United States as a green card holder for more than 18 years. Accordingly, we argued based on the said statute that he sufficiently met the waiver of the English Language Test, and that he was also permitted to take the civics test in his own language. Attorney Sung Hee Yu accompanied our client at the interview, and his naturalization interview was conducted in his native language. On July 26, 2012, his naturalization application (N-400) was approved. His oath taking will be scheduled soon in which he will be a naturalized Citizen.
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