{"id":1118,"date":"2026-10-23T21:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2026-10-23T19:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T01:45:19","slug":"retrasos-naturalizacion-voto-noviembre-uscis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/en\/uscis-had-813453-pending-citizenship-applications-in-august-weeks-before-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"USCIS ten\u00eda 813,453 solicitudes de ciudadan\u00eda pendientes en agosto, a semanas de las elecciones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El Servicio de Ciudadan\u00eda e Inmigraci\u00f3n de EE.UU. (USCIS) ten\u00eda 813,453 solicitudes de naturalizaci\u00f3n pendientes al cierre de agosto de 2026, seg\u00fan sus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/data\/appropriation_requirement_august_2026_v1.0.csv\">datos oficiales de procesamiento<\/a>. Quien no complete el tr\u00e1mite antes de las elecciones de medio t\u00e9rmino de noviembre no podr\u00e1 votar, porque la ciudadan\u00eda comienza solo con el juramento.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tla-infografia\" data-tla=\"visual\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-J3DJGr-1024x821.png\" alt=\"Infograf\u00eda: Solicitudes de ciudadan\u00eda (N-400), agosto de 2026\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-J3DJGr-1024x821.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-J3DJGr-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-J3DJGr-768x616.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-J3DJGr-15x12.png 15w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-J3DJGr.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Qu\u00e9 muestran las cifras de agosto<\/h2>\n<p>Los datos de USCIS para el Formulario N-400 (Solicitud de Naturalizaci\u00f3n) en agosto de 2026 son estos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>54,492 solicitudes recibidas.<\/li>\n<li>15,349 aprobaciones.<\/li>\n<li>4,213 denegaciones.<\/li>\n<li>813,453 casos pendientes, de los cuales 513,462 llevaban m\u00e1s de seis meses sin decisi\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Un tiempo promedio de procesamiento de 12.7 meses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ese mes entraron m\u00e1s de tres veces m\u00e1s solicitudes de las que se aprobaron, de modo que la fila sigue creciendo. USCIS aclara que el tiempo promedio corresponde a las solicitudes completadas en el periodo y que sus cifras pueden diferir de otras p\u00e1ginas oficiales. Los datos se consultaron en septiembre de 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Esta nota no compara con meses anteriores porque no se abri\u00f3 una serie oficial comparable. Cualquier porcentaje de ca\u00edda que circule sin esa serie no se publica aqu\u00ed como dato.<\/p>\n<h2>Por qu\u00e9 el retraso afecta el voto<\/h2>\n<p>Seg\u00fan USCIS, una persona <em>no es ciudadana<\/em> hasta que toma el Juramento de Lealtad en una ceremonia de naturalizaci\u00f3n. Un residente permanente con la solicitud aprobada, pero sin juramento, tampoco puede votar en elecciones federales.<\/p>\n<p>Despu\u00e9s del juramento, la persona recibe una solicitud de registro de votante en la ceremonia. Tambi\u00e9n puede registrarse en oficinas de correos, oficinas de veh\u00edculos motorizados, juntas electorales del condado y oficinas del secretario de Estado de su estado. En las ceremonias administrativas, la solicitud puede repartirla un funcionario electoral estatal o local o uno de USCIS.<\/p>\n<p>Los plazos de registro dependen del estado. Seg\u00fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/voter-registration\">USA.gov<\/a>, cada estado tiene su propia fecha l\u00edmite, y vote.gov ayuda a consultarla.<\/p>\n<h2>Un examen y requisitos m\u00e1s exigentes<\/h2>\n<p>USCIS aplica adem\u00e1s un examen c\u00edvico distinto seg\u00fan la fecha de la solicitud. Quienes presentaron el formulario antes del 20 de octubre de 2025 responden hasta 10 preguntas de una lista de 100 y aprueban con 6 correctas. Quienes lo presentaron desde esa fecha responden 20 preguntas de una lista de 128 y necesitan 12 correctas. Quien reprueba una parte tiene otra oportunidad entre 60 y 90 d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de la entrevista inicial, seg\u00fan el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship\/learn-about-citizenship\/the-naturalization-interview-and-test\">sitio de USCIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tla-inline\" data-tla=\"visual\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"USCIS ten\u00eda 813,453 solicitudes de ciudadan\u00eda pendientes en agosto, a semanas de las elecciones\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.thelatinamericans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ilustracion-1118-9DEUES.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Foto de archivo (2024): Nuevos ciudadanos juran lealtad durante una ceremonia de nat. NPS Photo \/ Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What does it mean to you?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Si eres residente permanente, aprobar el N-400 no basta: votas solo despu\u00e9s de tomar el juramento y de registrarte.<\/li>\n<li>Si ya juraste, consulta la fecha l\u00edmite de registro de tu estado en vote.gov. Cada estado tiene la suya.<\/li>\n<li>Si tu caso lleva meses sin respuesta, revisa su estado en tu cuenta de USCIS y consulta a un abogado de inmigraci\u00f3n o a una organizaci\u00f3n acreditada sobre tus opciones.<\/li>\n<li>Si el juramento no llega antes de noviembre, tu caso sigue su curso: podr\u00e1s registrarte para votar cuando seas ciudadano.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"tla-aviso-legal\"><em><strong>Legal notice:<\/strong> This information is general and does not replace the advice of a licensed immigration attorney or a representative accredited by the Department of Justice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tla-aviso-datos\" data-tla=\"aviso-datos\"><small>Editor&#039;s note: Some information in this article could not be confirmed with official sources at the time of publication; it comes from reports by other media outlets or from the individuals quoted. 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