USCIS Policy Memorandum on Good Moral Character Evaluation Standard for Naturalization

USCIS issued a policy memorandum (PM-602-0188) on establishing a new good moral character evaluation standard for people applying for naturalization. Going forward, USCIS officers must account for individuals’ positive attributes, not only the absence of misconduct, when making a determination about whether the applicant has met the requirement of establishing good moral character.