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USCIS Press Releases
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On September 15, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security's United States
Citizenship and United States Immigration Services (USCIS)
will handle United States immigration services and benefits, including citizenship,
applications for permanent residence, non-immigrant applications, asylum,
and refugee services.
United States immigration enforcement functions are now under the Department's Border
and Transportation Security Directorate, and is now known as United States Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE). RI not affiliated.
June, 2008
- USCIS Launches Online Service to Check Status of FOIA Requests
06/30/2008
- USCIS Revises Instructions On Where To Submit Applications Previously Processed By Its Tijuana Field Office
06/27/2008
- Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
06/23/2008
- USCIS To Close Its Tijuana Field Office On July 3, 2008
Will Stop Accepting Applications Beginning June 20 06/18/2008
- USCIS To Close Its Hong Kong Field Office On August 29, 2008
Will Stop Accepting Applications Beginning June 23 06/18/2008
- Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement Agreement in Northwest Immigrants Rights Project v. USCIS
06/16/2008
- USCIS In Des Moines Re-Opens After Evacuation Last Friday
06/16/2008
- USCIS in Des Moines Reaches Out To Its Customers Affected By Flooding and Severe Weather
06/13/2008
- Fact Sheet: USCIS to Issue Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents (EADS)
New EADs Limited to Certain Individuals Who Have Applied for LPR Status 06/12/2008
- USCIS to Issue Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents
New EADs Limited to Certain Individuals Who Have Applied for LPR Status 06/12/2008
- Fact Sheet: USCIS Offers Premium Processing Service for Certain Form I-140 Petitions Starting June 16, 2008
06/11/2008
- USCIS to Offer Premium Processing for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
Service Begins June 16, 2008 06/11/2008
- Acting Director Scharfen Submits Written Testimony About Electronic Employment Verification Systems (133KB PDF)
Safeguards Needed to Protect Privacy and Prevent Misuse 06/10/2008
- USCIS Clarifies Language in Form I-751 Transfer Notices Sent to Petitioners
Current Notice May Be Interpreted as USCIS Granting Approval for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence 06/05/2008
- USCIS Centralizes Initial Naturalization Application Processing
Change to Increase Efficiency and Improve Customer Service 06/05/2008
- Questions and Answers: Expedited Processing Available for Certain Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries
SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400 06/05/2008
May, 2008
- USCIS Naturalizes First Military Spouse Overseas
Frankfurt Ceremony Marks Military Spouse Appreciation Month 05/30/2008
- Update: USCIS Moves Lockbox to New Site in Chicago
Private Courier Deliveries Automatically Forwarded For 90 Days - Does Not Affect U.S. Mail 05/30/2008
- Update: USCIS Implements Required DNA Testing for Vietnamese Adoptions
Vietnamese law authorizing adoptions between U.S. and Vietnam to expire on September 1, 2008 05/29/2008
- Q and A: USCIS Implements Required DNA Testing for Vietnamese Adoptions
05/29/2008
- USCIS Modifies Application for Temporary Protected Status
Previous Versions of Form I-821 Will Be Accepted Until June 26, 2008 05/28/2008
- USCIS to Revise Filing Instructions for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
Form I-751 to be filed with the California or Vermont Service Centers 05/23/2008
- Supplemental Questions & Answers:
Extension of Optional Training Program for Qualified Students Rule Expands ‘Cap-Gap’ Relief for Students with Pending H-1B Petitions 05/23/2008
- Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service
05/16/2008
- USCIS Settles Kaplan Class Action
SSI Beneficiaries can request expedited processing of Forms I-485 and N-400 05/15/2008
- Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
05/15/2008
- Fact Sheet: USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on the Applicability of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
05/06/2008
- USCIS Announces a Proposal to Increase Periods of Stay for TN Professional Workers From Canada or Mexico
Period of Admission for TN Workers to Increase From One to Three Years 05/06/2008
- Statement for the Record: E-Verify
For a hearing on "Employment Eligibility Verification Systems and Potential Impacts on SSA's Ability to Serve Retirees, People with Disabilities, and Workers" before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Social Security 05/06/2008
- USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)
Policy changes toward aliens who had aged out prior to enactment of the CSPA 05/06/2008
- USCIS Announces Enhancements to E-Verify Program
Improvements Will Focus on Decreasing Mismatch Rates for Naturalized Citizens 05/05/2008
April, 2008
- USCIS' Role in the Visa Process
Michael Aytes, Acting Deputy Director, USCIS, testified before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugess, Border Security and International Law 04/30/2008
- USCIS Modifies Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
Revised Form I-693 Effective on May 1, 2008 04/29/2008
- USCIS Modifies Application for Employment Authorization
Previous Versions of Form I-765 Accepted until July 8, 2008 04/24/2008
- Fact Sheet: USCIS Issues Guidance For Approved Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioners
04/22/2008
- USCIS Releases Projected Naturalization Processing Times For Local Offices
04/22/2008
- USCIS to Allow F-1 Students Opportunity to Request Change of Status
Short-term, Immediate Measure for Beneficiaries of Selected H-1B Petitions 04/18/2008
- USCIS Runs Random Selection Process For H-1B Petitions
04/14/2008
- Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service
04/14/2008
- USCIS Releases Preliminary Number Of FY 2009 H-1B Cap Filings
04/10/2008
- USCIS Announces Update for Processing Petitions for Nonimmigrant Victims of Criminal Activity
04/10/2008
- USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap
04/08/2008
- USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions Sent to California or Vermont Service Centers
Temporary Accomodation Made for FY 09 Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions 04/04/2008
- Questions and Answers: Extension of Optional Practical Training Program for Qualified Students
Revised April 10, 2008 04/04/2008
- USCIS Updates Projected Naturalization Case Processing Time
Agency To Complete 36-percent More Naturalization Cases Than Last Year 04/02/2008
- USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Name Checks
Partnership Establishes Series of Milestones To Complete Checks 04/02/2008
- USCIS Announces Changes to Guatemala Adoptions
04/01/2008
March, 2008
- Questions and Answers: Intercountry Adoption Instructions
Post-Hague Adoption Convention Implementation 03/31/2008
- USCIS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Change to H-2A Program (47KB PDF)
03/28/2008
- USCIS to Review Immigration Cases that Could Benefit From Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008
Agency will hold cases and also look at denials or referrals on or after Dec. 26, 2007 03/27/2008
- Comment Period Reopened for Adoption-Related Rule
Rule Addresses Certain Intercountry Adoptions Under the Hague Convention 03/25/2008
- USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petition for Alien Relative
Form I-130s to be filed with the Chicago Lockbox 03/21/2008
- Questions and Answers: USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas
Rule Modifies Petition Selection Process and Prohibits Multiple Filings 03/19/2008
- Fact Sheet: Changes to the FY2009 H-1B Program
03/19/2008
- USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas
Rule Modifies Selection Process and Prohibits Multiple Filings 03/19/2008
- USCIS Announces Overseas Office Closings in Observance of Religious Holidays
03/17/2008
- Statement by USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez on Processing of Naturalization Applications
03/14/2008
- Questions and Answers: 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis
03/12/2008
- USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia
Employment Authorization documents (EAD) Extended through September 2009 03/10/2008
- Update: Biometric Changes For Re-entry Permits and Refugee Travel Documents
USCIS issues revised instructions for USCIS Form I-131 03/05/2008
February, 2008
- USCIS Strengthens Intercountry Adoption Process
Rollout of New Forms and Centralized Review Under Hague Adoption Convention 02/29/2008
- Fact Sheet: Hague Adoption Convention
New Forms and Centralized Review for Intercountry Adoptions 02/29/2008
- Questions and Answers: Background Check Policy Update
02/28/2008
- USCIS to Offer Free Copies of the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit to Organizations that Serve Immigrants 02/20/2008
- USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petition for Alien Relative 02/19/2008
- USCIS Consolidates Biometrics Appointment Letter Into One Notice For Adjustment Of Status Applicants 02/15/2008
- Status of the Citizens of the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia and The Republic of the Marshall Islands 02/13/2008
- USCIS Proposes Streamlining Procedures For H-2A Program 02/13/2008
- Fact Sheet: Status of Citizens of the Republic of Palau 02/13/2008
- E-Verify Program Surpasses 52,000 Employers 02/12/2008
- Fact Sheet: E-Verify 02/12/2008
- Fact Sheet: President Bush's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for USCIS 02/04/2008
January, 2008
- USCIS Announces Centralized Filing Location for Certain H-1B Cap Exempt Petitioners 01/30/2008
- Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service 01/28/2008
- USCIS Announces New Guatemalan Adoption Legislation 01/25/2008
- College Students Receive President's Volunteer Service Award at USCIS Volunteer and Civics Orientation Session 01/17/2008
- Naturalization Delays: Causes, Consequences and Solutions 01/17/2008
January 17, 2008 - Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director, USCIS, testifed before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, January 17, 2008
- USCIS Holds White House Naturalization Ceremony 01/16/2008
- Comment Period Closes for Proposed Rule to Replace Permanent Resident Cards Without Expiration Date / (Chinese) 01/09/2008
- Update: Comment Period Closes for Proposed Rule to Replace Permanent Resident Cards Without Expiration Date/ (Vietnamese) 01/09/2008
- Termina el plazo para comentarios sobre la ley propuesta para reemplazar las tarjetas de residencia permanente que no tienen fecha de vencimiento 01/09/2008
- USCIS Announces Improvements For E-Verify Telephone Assistance 01/08/2008
- USCIS Extends Suspension of Premium Processing Service for Religious Workers (R-1) Nonimmigrant Visa Classification. 01/04/2008
- USCIS Field Office Adopts Teletech Call Appointment System. 01/03/2008
- USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2008. 01/03/2008
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