More than 600,000 new citizens will receive the enhanced
certificate over the next year, according to U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). (WASHINGTON) In a press release on
Oct 25, 2010, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the
launch of a redesigned Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550)
with new security features that will reduce fraudpart of USCIS
ongoing efforts to enhance the integrity of the immigration system.
USCIS began using redesigned certificates at all offices today, and
the agency anticipates that over 600,000 new citizens will receive
the enhanced certificate over the next year. Taking the Oath of
Allegiance and receiving a naturalization certificate is a
momentous occasion for hundreds of thousands of new citizens each
year, said USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas, who personally
distributed the first new certificates during a naturalization
ceremony at the USCIS Baltimore District Office. The redesigned
certificate improves our safeguards against fraud related to this
most precious of immigration benefits. The redesigned certificate
features the naturalization candidates digitized photo and
signature embedded into the document. The background also features
a color-shifting ink pattern that is difficult to reproduce. USCIS
is now using a more secure printing process that renders the
certificate more tamper-proof. In additionRead more
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