A Guide to Naturalization in 2025: Navigating Recent Policy Changes
Date: Nov 18, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $177.00
Non-Member Price: $209.00
Section Price: $157.00
Areas of Law: Immigration
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Keynote
Moderator
- David H. Nachman, Esq.
- Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group P.C., Ridgewood
Presenters
- Snehal Batra, Esq.
- Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group, P.C., Raritan
- Kerry W. Hartington, Esq.
- Kerry Hartington Immigration Law LLC, Vinelandis a Partner in Hartington King English, LLC in Freehold and Vineland, New Jersey. Managing the firm’s Vineland office, she limits her practice to immigration law and has represented immigrants in Immigration Court and before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She has represented more than 100 individuals who have successfully obtained immigrant visas abroad after filing an unlawful presence waiver or provisional unlawful presence waiver, and has represented individuals before the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States Supreme Court, Ms. Hartington is fluent in Spanish and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the Federal and New Jersey State Bar Associations. She has served as the AILA liaison to the Mount Laurel United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Field Office. Prior to becoming an attorney Ms. Hartington worked as a BIA-Accredited Representative at Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia and as a paralegal at immigration law firms in Philadelphia and South Jersey. She has lectured on waivers and family immigration law topics at immigration law seminars throughout the country.
After studying abroad at the University of Granada, Spain, Ms. Hartington received her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her J.D. from Widener School of Law, where she worked as an intern with the Chester County District Attorney’s Office during her last year. - Alan J. Pollack, Esq.
- Frank & Pollack LLC, Perth Amboy
- Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
- Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group, P.C., Ridgewood
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Immigration Law Section
This year, the Trump administration has implemented sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy, significantly shaping the naturalization process. One of the most impactful updates came in August 2025, with the expansion of the “good moral character” requirement – just one of several recent shifts that are impacting the evaluation of naturalization applications.
Due to the ongoing policy changes, immigration attorneys are seeing increased demand for representation in naturalization applications. Now more than ever, it’s critical to stay ahead of these developments to ensure you’re prepared to effectively serve your clients.
Join this timely and comprehensive seminar featuring immigration law experts who will break down the latest policy updates and provide practical strategies for handling naturalization applications.
Topics include:
- Expansion of the “good moral character” requirement
- New vetting protocols for anti-Americanism
- Implications of unlawful voting and false claims to U.S. citizenship
- Preparing clients for the return of neighborhood investigations
- Nuts and bolts of filling out the N-400 application form
- What clients can expect at a naturalization interview
- Key ethical considerations for handling naturalization matters
- Addressing criminal history
- Other ways to acquire citizenship
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