U.S. citizenship questions cross several agencies. CitizenApproved explains the map, then sends you to the agency or legal source that actually controls the next step.
Naturalization applications, Certificates of Citizenship, current forms and fees, case status, interviews, accommodations, and most benefit adjudications inside the United States.
U.S. passports, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, many citizenship determinations abroad, dual-nationality guidance, and formal loss or relinquishment of nationality.
The U.S. Code provides statutes, eCFR provides current regulations, the Federal Register shows proposed and final rules, and courts provide binding interpretations within their jurisdiction.
These are curated official starting points, not paid referrals. Open the live government page before filing or relying on a deadline, fee, edition date, or eligibility rule.
Use USCIS for the live form, current filing method, fee, receipt-number status, and processing information.
Current edition, filing methods, instructions, evidence guidance, and form-specific notices for naturalization.
Why it matters: Always use the live form page rather than a saved copy of the form or instructions.
Open official resourceCurrent USCIS filing fees, reduced-fee categories, statutory exemptions, and fee-waiver eligibility by form.
Open official resourceTrack an application, petition, or request using the USCIS receipt number.
Open official resourceLive processing-time information by form, category, and office where available.
Why it matters: A processing-time display is not a promise for an individual case.
Open official resourceOfficial self-service requests for eligible case inquiries and other case services.
Open official resourceUse USCIS study materials and the official federal orientation pages for the test version that applies to your filing date.
Official naturalization process, civics-test, English-study, class, and citizenship education resources.
Open official resourceUse official multilingual material where available. CitizenApproved is translation-friendly, but a browser translation is not a substitute for an official form or instruction.
USCIS-developed immigration information and materials in multiple languages.
Why it matters: When a translated filing guide conflicts with the current form or instructions, verify the live USCIS form page before filing.
Open official resourcePlain-language federal orientation to naturalization and the current civics-test split, with links into USCIS resources.
Open official resourceOfficial Spanish-language federal orientation to naturalization, proof of citizenship, dual nationality, military naturalization, and related topics.
Open official resourceUSCIS treats appointment accommodations and the N-648 medical exception as different processes. Use the official pathway that matches the need.
Request an accommodation for a scheduled USCIS appointment such as an interview, biometrics appointment, or oath ceremony.
Why it matters: A disability accommodation is different from the N-648 medical exception to English and/or civics testing.
Open official resourceCurrent form and instructions for a qualifying medical disability exception to naturalization educational requirements.
Open official resourceImmigration legal advice should come from a licensed attorney or an authorized accredited representative. Government rosters can help you verify who is authorized.
Official starting point for recognized organizations, accredited representatives, pro bono providers, and representation information.
Open official resourceGovernment rosters of DOJ-recognized organizations and accredited representatives authorized to provide immigration legal services within their accreditation.
Open official resourceOfficial guidance on who may provide immigration legal advice and how to avoid notario and immigration-services scams.
Open official resourceThe Department of State is central for passports, CRBAs, many citizenship questions abroad, dual nationality, and loss or relinquishment of nationality.
State Department hub for citizenship acquisition abroad, Child Citizenship Act issues, dual nationality, and loss or relinquishment of nationality.
Open official resourceOfficial State Department information for documenting a qualifying U.S.-citizen child born outside the United States before age 18.
Open official resourceOfficial passport application, renewal, evidence, emergency, and travel-document information.
Open official resourceUse the official U.S. Code, eCFR, Federal Register, and court opinions when the question is what the law actually says or whether a proposal became effective.
Official codified federal statutory text, including the Immigration and Nationality Act provisions governing citizenship and naturalization.
Open official resourceCurrent federal regulations implementing immigration and nationality statutes.
Open official resourceOfficial publication for proposed rules, final rules, notices, effective dates, comment periods, and regulatory history.
Open official resourceOfficial Supreme Court opinions, including binding constitutional and statutory interpretations affecting citizenship law.
Open official resourceA government form can be simple while the underlying legal question is not. Individualized legal advice is especially worth considering when the answer depends on historical citizenship law, disputed parentage or custody, adoption, long absences, criminal history, prior removal proceedings, prior immigration fraud or misrepresentation, a false claim to U.S. citizenship, an N-400 denial, or a contested claim that you are already a U.S. citizen.
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