The immigration lawyers at New Frontier Immigration Law can help you or your loved one complete a naturalization application and get the accommodations you need for citizenship. If you need help managing Form N-648, your disability waiver request, contact New Frontier Immigration Law today for a strategic session.
Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, also known as a disability waiver, grants an exception to those with physical or developmental disabilities that prevent them from learning English and demonstrating their knowledge of U.S. civics featured on the U.S. citizenship test.
You or your loved one must have a physician fill out this form to explain how you or your loved one’s disability prevents you from learning English or U.S. civics. If approved, you or your loved one may undergo a special accommodating interview to grant you citizenship.
Who Can File Form N-648?
This disability waiver is strictly for people with severe physical, intellectual, or psychological disabilities that prevent them from completing the naturalization test. This disability could be one you or your family member were born with, have lived with for multiple years, or recently developed. However, a recently developed disability must be expected to last at least 12 months.
You can submit this form for yourself or on your loved one’s behalf. But unlike many other immigration forms, applicants are not responsible for filling out most of this form. The applicant’s physician must fill out every section and sign the form, verifying its accuracy.
The evaluating physician must complete the form and input information about your or your loved one’s disability. They must be a medical doctor (MD), doctor of osteopathy (DO), or clinical psychologist, and they must have experience in diagnosing the disability that you or your loved one has.
What If My Loved One Cannot Read or Write in Their Native Language?
Many people who speak languages other than English cannot read or write in their language. However, USCIS does not consider illiteracy in a native language grounds to receive a disability waiver.
