USCIS Policy Manual Update: False Claim to U.S. Citizenship Ground of Inadmissibility (Dec. 14, 2016)

USCIS, Dec. 14, 2016 - "Policy Highlights

• Describes the difference between inadmissibility for a false claim to U.S. citizenship and inadmissibility for fraud and willful misrepresentation.

• Explains what constitutes a false claim to U.S. citizenship, including the type of evidence needed to support a finding of a false claim and the burden of proof.

• Explains how inadmissibility determinations are made for false claims to U.S. citizenship, including consideration of an affirmative defense for lack of capacity.

• Describes how a false claim to U.S. citizenship can affect admissibility and the exceptions and waivers that may apply.

Citation Volume 8: Admissibility, Part K, False Claim to U.S. Citizenship [8 USCIS-PM K]."