Applicants for naturalization who have completed the interview and examination process have a special remedy available to them under 8 U.S.C. §1447(b). This federal statute gives applicants the right to file a suit in federal district court if the agency has not made a determination after 120 days from the date of their examination.
Under this law, courts have the authority to make a decision on the naturalization application or to remand the case for determination in the agency with “appropriate instructions.” Unreasonable delays for citizenship in Naperville may be resolved through this type of lawsuit in situations where naturalization applicants have apparently jumped through every hurdle and yet still remain ignorant about their fate.