Archive for September, 2009
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has issued a Fact Sheet relating to Fraud and Abuse program. The goals of the program are to protect the integrity of immigration proceedings and to safeguard aliens from falling prey to fraud. It also bolsters agency efforts to identify and refer suspected immigration ...
Posted in Anti-Fraud Efforts, Disciplinary Authorities, Enforcement, Fraud and Abuse Program, Investigative Agencies | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
With no immediate solution for ongoing political unrest in the Honduras and the recent suspension of fundamental, civil, and political rights by the de facto regime in Honduras, The United States is closely monitoring the deteriorating situation in the Honduras. Lodging its protest, the Department of State (DOS) has stated ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Fundamental Rights, Good Will and Solidarity Support, Political Rights, Related News, Suspension of Rights | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security has made some changes to the federal contractor designation in E-Verify, introducing two options to choose either “Federal Contractor with E-Verify Clause” or Federal Contractor without E-Verify when enrolling or updating their profile. As a result of these changes, if you selected the “Federal Contractor” ...
Posted in Compliance, E-Verify Clause, Federal Contractor Status, MOU | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Adhering to President Obama’s deadline to revamp its public website within 90 days, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched a vastly improved USCIS.gov website to help customers navigate the immigration system and remain up-to-date regarding their case status. USCIS has stated that it is committed to delivering ...
Posted in Case Status, Case Status Online, Compliance, Customer Navigation, Electronic Filing, My Case Status, New Approach, Redesigned Public Website, Sign-up for Case Updates, Text Messages, Up-to-Date, USCIS.gov | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a fact sheet pertaining to a new function ‘National Dashboard’ available on the redesigned USCIS.gov website. This tool will give customers insight into current USCIS form processing times. The new National Dashboard has an easy to read graph, giving customers the option ...
Posted in Additional Information, Compliance, Current USCIS Form Processing, National Dashboard, Processing Volumes | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
On Wednesday, Alejandrao Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, announced that the agency is considering raising fees on applications for immigration related services to help offset shortage in revenue. Mayorkas told reporters that the agency, which is part of Department of Homeland Security, is facing revenue shortages partly ...
Posted in Compliance, Cost of Applying for Citizenship, Figerprinting Fees, Immigration Filing Fees, Immigration-Related Applications | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
While launching the redesigned USCIS.gov website, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a fact sheet on its new “My Case Status” option and stated that based on feedback they received from focus groups, usability tests and public surveys, the redesigned website enhances their customer service tools and ...
Posted in Compliance, Focus Group, Internal & External Stakeholder Feedback, National Goals, President Obama's Announcements, Processing Steps | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released fact sheet pertaining to its newly launched and improved USCIS.gov public website E-Notification Capability. Through its E-Notification initiative USCIS is improving service to its customers filing immigration applications and petitions at one of three USCIS Lockbox facilities in Chicago, Phoenix and Lewisville, ...
Posted in Card Replacement, Compliance, Department of Treasury, E-Notification, Family Based Forms, USCIS Lockbox Facility | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
On September 8, the Department of State (DOS) has opened its twenty-third domestic passport issuance facility in Tuscon, Arizona. Known as the Western Passport Center, it is located in Broadway Northeast at 7373 East Rosewood Street and its addition is an integral part of the DOS’s on-going efforts to provide ...
Posted in Mega-Adjudication Center, Public Counters, Related News, Twenty Third Facility, Western Passport Center | No Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano had announced more than $380 million in grants - funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to pay for fire station construction and port and transit security initiatives nationwide while creating jobs and stimulating local economies. “Infusing these ...
Posted in Creating Jobs, Fire Station Construction Grant Program, Port Security Grant Program, Recovery Act, Related News, Stimulating Local Economies, Transit Security Grant Program | No Comments »
