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Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata has introduced a bill in the 117th Congress that would enable any U.S. National who wishes to do so to convert to U.S. citizenship through a simplified procedure with the office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The House bill, H.R. 1941, is co-sponsored by the members of the House from the four other U.S. island territories: Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Faraile, O se faasalalauga lea mai le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata:
“Ua tatou lagona le faanoanoa i le taofi a le faamasinoga feterale mai Utah i le mataupu a Fitisemanu. O le a faate’ia ai le sefulu o afe o tagata Amerika Samoa ona ua faia e se faamasino feterale mai Utah se faaiuga ua avea ai nei i latou ma sitiseni o le Iunaite Setete.
Washington, DC – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement:
Uosigitone, D.C. Aso Lulu–Na tusi atu le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i le Loia Sili a le Iunaite Setete le susuga ia William Barr ma le Failautusi o Fefaatauaiga ia Wilbur Ross e faailoa ai le tāua o le faitauina atoa o Tagatanuu o le Iunaite Setete i totonu o le Tauaofaiga o tagata a le Iunaite Setete.
Washington, DC – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata was one of seven Members to sign a bipartisan letter to the Department of Homeland Security regarding its administrative rules which place undue constraints on Compact of Freely Associated States migrants seeking to obtain REAL IDs.
Uosigitone, DC – Aso Lulu, O le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata na avea ma se tasi o le toafitu o Totino na sainia se tusi faifaatasi a itufaaupufai e ave i le Matagaluega mo le Puipuiga Faalotoifale e uiga i ni aiaiga ua pogai ai tapulaa le talafeagai o loo feagai nei ma tagata malaga mai Setete Sa'oloto o loo talosaga mo faailoaga faamaonia (REAL IDs).
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata introduced a bipartisan bill to streamline citizenship for any U.S. Nationals from American Samoa who choose to convert their status to U.S. citizenship.
The bill would make their citizenship choice much more convenient and accessible in three key ways: 1) American Samoans would no longer have to move off Island to become citizens, 2) U.S. Nationals would no longer have to take the citizenship test, and 3) A new hardship waiver of the cost of the application fee would be available.