Some polititians and commentators say that the immigration reform has a good chance of being signed into law by the end of the year, and perhaps even before the August vacation.
In the current form, the bill will let some permanent residents become naturalized after 3 years instead of 5 (Basically, those who had been in the U.S. legally for over 10 years before becoming permanent residents). As I understood from the text of the bill, the effective time triggers do not apply in this case -- they are for the provisional immigrants, so these permanent residents will become eligible for naturalization as soon as the bill is signed.
If the bill gets signed into law in its current form, I'm wondering if there will be a significant delay between the signing and the USCIS's being able to process this new class of naturalization applicants? (They would need to build new forms, reprogram their web site, train their officers, etc., right?)
In the current form, the bill will let some permanent residents become naturalized after 3 years instead of 5 (Basically, those who had been in the U.S. legally for over 10 years before becoming permanent residents). As I understood from the text of the bill, the effective time triggers do not apply in this case -- they are for the provisional immigrants, so these permanent residents will become eligible for naturalization as soon as the bill is signed.
If the bill gets signed into law in its current form, I'm wondering if there will be a significant delay between the signing and the USCIS's being able to process this new class of naturalization applicants? (They would need to build new forms, reprogram their web site, train their officers, etc., right?)