Jonathan Scharfen, acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, met with 100 immigration advocates and state and federal workers during a visit to Boston yesterday.
(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
A shorter wait for citizenship
Agency head says background check to be streamlined
Jonathan Scharfen, acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, met with 100 immigration advocates and state and federal workers during a visit to Boston yesterday.
(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Immigrants whose applications for US citizenship or legal residency languished for years because of delays with FBI background checks should wait no longer than a year by November, a top federal immigration official said yesterday. (Full article: 453 words)
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