August, 2008
USCIS Makes Preparations Ahead of Hurricane Gustav
Updated 9/1/08
08/29/2008
USCIS realiza cambios en las instrucciones para someter peticiones
de remoción de condiciones en la residencia
Los usuarios deberán someter una nueva versión del formulario I-751
en los Centros de Servicio al Usuario de California o Vermont.
08/27/2008
Direct Mail Program Adds Forms I-800 and I-800A
08/26/2008
USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petitions to Remove Conditions
on Residence
Customers Will Use New Version of Form I-751 and File with the
California or Vermont Service Center
08/25/2008
USCIS Reminds Customers - Use Correct Edition of Form I-765 to
Request Employment Authorization
08/18/2008
USCIS Proposes Changes to Improve the H-2B Temporary
Non-agricultural Worker Program
08/15/2008
Q & A: USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected
Status for Nationals of Sudan
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) Extended through May 2,
2009
08/14/2008
USCIS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for
Nationals of Sudan
08/14/2008
USCIS Establishes Genealogy Program
Fee-for-Service Program Replaces Lengthy FOIA Process
08/13/2008
USCIS Updates Projected Naturalization Processing Times
08/11/2008
July, 2008
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2009
07/30/2008
USCIS in Los Angeles Reaches Out to Its Customers Affected by
Earthquake and Aftershocks
07/29/2008
USCIS Harlingen Office Closes
Closure Due to Hurricane Dolly
07/28/2008
USCIS Changes Vaccination Requirements To Adjust Status To Legal
Permanent Resident
07/24/2008
USCIS Harlingen Office Closes Due to Hurricane Dolly
07/22/2008
USCIS Seeks Comments On Draft Pamphlet For Immigrant Victims
Pamphlet Explains Legal Rights and Protections for Immigrant
Fiancé(e)s and Spouses
07/22/2008
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
07/15/2008
USCIS Extends Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents
(EAD) for Refugees
Initial document will be good for two years upon admission to the
U.S.
07/11/2008
USCIS Continues Suspension of Premium Processing Service
07/09/2008
USCIS Biometric Changes for Re-entry Permits and Refugee Travel
Documents
07/08/2008
June, 2008
USCIS Launches Online Service to Check Status of FOIA Requests
06/30/2008
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
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
USCIS to Issue Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents
New EADs Limited to Certain Individuals Who Have Applied for LPR
Status
06/12/2008
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
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
06/04/2008
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
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
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
05/15/2008
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
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
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
Questions and Answers: Extension of Optional Practical Training
Program for Qualified Students
Revised April 10, 2008
04/04/2008
USCIS Announces Changes to Guatemala Adoptions
04/01/2008
March, 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
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 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
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
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 (49KB PDF)
02/20/2008
USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petition for Alien Relative (28KB
PDF)
02/19/2008
USCIS Consolidates Biometrics Appointment Letter Into One Notice For
Adjustment Of Status Applicants (26KB PDF)
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 (51KB PDF)
02/13/2008
USCIS Proposes Streamlining Procedures For H-2A Program (36KB
PDF)
02/13/2008
Fact Sheet: Status of Citizens of the Republic of Palau (39KB
PDF)
02/13/2008
E-Verify Program Surpasses 52,000 Employers (40KB PDF)
02/12/2008
Fact Sheet: E-Verify (36KB PDF)
02/12/2008
Fact Sheet: President Bush's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for
USCIS (35KB PDF)
02/04/2008
January, 2008
USCIS Announces Centralized Filing Location for Certain H-1B Cap
Exempt Petitioners (54KB PDF)
01/30/2008
Fact Sheet: Naturalization Through Military Service (39KB PDF)
01/28/2008
USCIS Announces New Guatemalan Adoption Legislation (28KB PDF)
01/25/2008
Naturalization Delays: Causes, Consequences and Solutions (203KB
PDF)
January 17, 2008 - Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director, USCIS, testified
before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration,
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law,
January 17, 2008
01/17/2008
College Students Receive President's Volunteer Service Award at
USCIS Volunteer and Civics Orientation Session (31KB PDF)
01/17/2008
USCIS Holds White House Naturalization Ceremony (219KB PDF)
01/16/2008
Update: Comment Period Closes for Proposed Rule to Replace Permanent
Resident Cards Without Expiration Date/ Vietnamese: "Chấm Dứt Thời
Gian Góp Ý Về Đề Nghị" (109KB PDF)
01/09/2008
Comment Period Closes for Proposed Rule to Replace Permanent
Resident Cards Without Expiration Date / Chinese:
以無失效日期永久居民証換領新証規章提案的公眾反映期截止 (143KB PDF)
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 (26KB PDF)
01/09/2008
USCIS Announces Improvements For E-Verify Telephone Assistance (41KB
PDF)
01/08/2008
USCIS Field Office Adopts Teletech Call Appointment System (26KB
PDF)
01/03/2008
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2008 (46KB
PDF)
01/03/2008