Remote Naturalization Act

HR 3544, the Remote Naturalization Act, allows immigrants with approved naturalization applications to complete their oath ceremony remotely via video call if they cannot attend in person due to specific emergencies (like pandemics, disasters, or public health crises) or personal inability to travel. It requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish remote ceremony procedures within 30 days, notify eligible applicants, and hold these ceremonies within 30 days of their request. The bill mandates annual reports to Congress tracking how many people used remote ceremonies versus in-person ones, and clarifies that missing a remote ceremony does not count as abandoning naturalization. This directly affects immigrants whose in-person ceremonies were canceled or who face barriers to attending.