Citizenship and Naturalization

Tafapolsky & Smith offers unique expertise and specialized assistance for clients wishing to apply for, obtain, and retain or recover United States citizenship. Our services include:

Citizenship Services

• Assistance in proving and documenting claims to U. S. Citizenship:
  • Birth in the United States
  • Birth Abroad
• Expatriation and Renunciation of United States citizenship
• Appeals--Recovering and restoration of previously lost citizenship
• Dual and multiple Nationality issues
• Assistance in obtaining Certificates of Citizenship from USCIS
• United States Passports:
  • Assistance in complicated passport application cases
  • Passport entitlement cases
  • Appeals of Passport denial, revocation and cancellation cases
  • Passports for minor children issues.

Naturalization Services

• Assistance in the naturalization application process:
  
  • Proving residence and physical presence
  • Establishing Good Moral Character
  • Dealing with implications of arrests and other criminal issues
• Waivers of the English language requirement and the history and civics test
• Expedited naturalization for spouses of American citizens employed abroad
• Appeals of Naturalization denials
• Assistance in filing N-470-Preserving residence for naturalization
• Derivative naturalization and expedited citizenship for children born abroad
• Expert Testimony and Opinions on all of the above Services.