Applicants for naturalization must demonstrate that they “have been, and continue to be, a person of good moral character,” according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Giving individual immigration officials more discretion over what counts as "good moral character" will only complicate an already flawed system for determining who is worthy of becoming a U.S ...

Jonas was petitioned by an American employer to work as a software engineer. He was given a working (H1B) visa in 2005, valid until 2008. A year after his arrival, however, Jonas was arrested ...

The question before the court was whether Adolf Schmidt, a German-language instructor who came to the U.S. in 1939, was a man of "good moral character." Applying for U.S. citizenship, ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday announced new policy guidance (PDF, 404 KB) implementing two decisions from the attorney general regarding how two or more DUI convictions affect ...