I saw this at shusterman.com. When can we safely switch jobs?
http://immigration.about.com/library/weekly/aa070300b.htm
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Question #10: Is the move from LPR to citizen fairly straight forward? That is, assuming you are not a criminal and have satisfied the residency requirements etc..., is it all but a formality?
Carl Shusterman: My first job as an attorney with the Immigration Service in the late 1970's was interviewing applicants for naturalization. I can assure you that the process is not merely a formality. For example, if someone immigrated through employment, INS may demand proof that the person continued to work for the employer after receiving permanent residence. Failure to supply such proof may result in INS instituting removal or deportation proceedings against the individual. During the last few years, since the passage of the 1996 immigration law, the process of becoming naturalized has gotten much more difficult. A grandmother in Texas was almost deported to Mexico after living in the United States for over fifty years because she had voted in an election.
Similarly, if INS discovers that you have ever claimed to be a US citizen, to obtain a job or for any other reason, this could not only result in denial of your application for naturalization, but could lead to your deportation.
I am defending a number of individuals from deportation based on information that they either listed, or failed to list, on their application for naturalization because they believed the process was "only a formality."
http://immigration.about.com/library/weekly/aa070300b.htm
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Question #10: Is the move from LPR to citizen fairly straight forward? That is, assuming you are not a criminal and have satisfied the residency requirements etc..., is it all but a formality?
Carl Shusterman: My first job as an attorney with the Immigration Service in the late 1970's was interviewing applicants for naturalization. I can assure you that the process is not merely a formality. For example, if someone immigrated through employment, INS may demand proof that the person continued to work for the employer after receiving permanent residence. Failure to supply such proof may result in INS instituting removal or deportation proceedings against the individual. During the last few years, since the passage of the 1996 immigration law, the process of becoming naturalized has gotten much more difficult. A grandmother in Texas was almost deported to Mexico after living in the United States for over fifty years because she had voted in an election.
Similarly, if INS discovers that you have ever claimed to be a US citizen, to obtain a job or for any other reason, this could not only result in denial of your application for naturalization, but could lead to your deportation.
I am defending a number of individuals from deportation based on information that they either listed, or failed to list, on their application for naturalization because they believed the process was "only a formality."