US citizenship: Neighbours, boss to have a say? Applicants to face tougher scrutiny

An internal policy memorandum issued recently by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states that these personal investigations, also known as neighbourhood investigations or watch, cover the vicinity of an alien’s (foreign national’s) place of residence and employment and include at least the 5-year period prior to the filing of the alien’s naturalization (citizenship) application. An internal policy memorandum issued recently by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states that these personal investigations, also known as neighbourhood investigations or watch, cover the vicinity of an alien’s (foreign national’s) place of residence and employment and include at least the 5-year period prior to the filing of the alien’s naturalization (citizenship) application.