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Kazmierczak & Kazmierczak
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Questions and Answers: Expedited Processing Available for Certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries

SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400

Q: Why is expedited processing available for SSI beneficiaries?

A: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently entered into a settlement agreement in a national class action, Kaplan, et al. v. Chertoff, et al., CV 06-5304. The suit was brought by non-U.S. citizens who had lost or who were about to lose their eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) based on a statutory seven-year limit, and who were unable to become naturalized U.S. citizens before the loss of SSI benefits. Under the settlement agreement USCIS will expedite I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) – commonly referred to as ‘green card’ applications – and N-400 (Application for Naturalization) of current or former Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries if the application has been pending with USCIS for more than six months.

Q: What is expedited processing under the Kaplan Settlement?

A: Expedited processing includes USCIS requesting an accelerated FBI Name Check and prioritizing any USCIS internal actions, such as scheduling an interview. USCIS will work with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to identify people who have lost or who will lose their SSI benefits within the next year and who already have an I-485 or N-400 pending with USCIS. USCIS will then expedite those cases even if the applicant has not yet requested expedited processing and if the application has not been pending for six months. Information on the Kaplan Settlement is available at www.uscis.gov/kaplan.

For more Questions and Answers, please visit www.uscis.gov.

From our offices in Oakland and Newark, New Jersey, and Manhattan, New York, the New Jersey Social Security Disability lawyers of Kazmierczak & Kazmierczak, LLP, serves clients throughout the United States, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Regionally, we represent clients in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Nassau, Suffolk, Bergen, Essex, Sussex, Hudson, and Morris counties, and Newark, Paterson, and Hackensack, New Jersey