Naturalized Citizenship: Processing Time for Applications at INS' Brooklyn, New York, Office

GGD-86-66FS Published: Apr 30, 1986. Publicly Released: May 30, 1986.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO gathered information about the naturalization process for granting U.S. citizenship to aliens, specifically the time it takes for the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) Brooklyn, New York, office to process aliens' citizenship applications compared to the processing time in other INS offices.

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