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    U.S. removes Trump-era barriers to citizenship-test waivers for disabled immigrants

    The Trump administration had put in place hurdles for disabled applicants seeking to naturalize, including nearly doubling the length of the form used to apply for a citizenship-test waiver.
    by Juliana Kim Oct 25, 2022 1 minute
    In 2020, the Trump administration nearly doubled the length of the form that immigrants with disabilities can use to apply for a citizenship-test waiver. The government recently shortened and simplified the form. Here, a person holds an American flag while participating in a naturalization ceremony to become a U.S. citizen in Miami in 2018.

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has rolled out several changes to make the naturalization process more accessible for applicants with disabilities.

    After months of public feedback, the federal agency has shortened and simplified its disability waiver, which is used

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