This week, USCIS updated reference material for individuals seeking naturalization. Included in the update are a number of publications, documents and reference material. These updates include the following:

1) An updated Guide to Naturalization: Included in the updated guide is a document revision that reflects the new requirement that applicants are required to submit Form N-400, the Application for Naturalization, to a USCIS lockbox for processing. The English version of this publication is available online at www.uscis.gov/natzguide.

2) The Citizen’s Almanac: USCIS has update the Citizen’s Almanac, to include a new message from the director of USCIS. An English version of this publication is available online at: www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-76.pdf.

3) Naturalization Tests: USCIS has additionally updated its reference material for the new naturalization test. Included in this update of materials are new study versions of the test, available online in English (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q.pdf), Spanish (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q_spanish.pdf), Chinese (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q_chinese.pdf), Tagalog (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q_Tagalog.pdf ) and Vietnamese (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/100q_Vietnamese.pdf).

4) Additional updated materials include flash cards (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-623_red.pdf), a civics lesson study book (www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/M-638_red.pdf), and vocabulary lists for the English reading test (http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/reading_vocab.pdf), and the English writing test (http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/writing_vocab.pdf).