Reading Room Document
Role of Legal Guardians or Proxies in Naturalization Proceedings
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires the Immigration and Naturalization Service as a reasonable accommodation to permit a legal guardian or proxy to represent a mentally disabled applicant in naturalization proceedings. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19086/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit