Archive for the ‘DHS’ Category

USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for FY 2010

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for the 2010 Fiscal Year. The program will include two competitive funding opportunities and approximately $7 million to support citizenship preparation services for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs).  These grant activities will focus on promoting the ...

USCIS Revises Form I-360 and Form I-485 and Their Filing Locations

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has revised two forms and its filing locations: Form I-360, the Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, and Form I-485, the Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The changes to both the forms are part of an ...

USCIS Form I-765 Filing Location Changed

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced revisions to Form I-765, the Application for Employment Authorization, to clarify the filing instructions and addresses for applicants filing the Form I-765. The changes are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit forms from USCIS local offices ...

New ACRIM System of Records

Friday, February 26th, 2010

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement-007 (ICE) is modifying an existing system of records for Alien Criminal Response Information Management (ACRIM) System. The new system will update the data gathered and maintained both in paper form and ...

USCIS Q&A on Information for Adoptive Parents of Paroled Haitians Orphans

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have released an updated set of Question and Answers (Q&As)on information for adoptive parents of paroled Haitian Orphans for obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status and U.S. citizenship. The Q&As also provide information for United States citizens that have adopted a child or ...

USCIS Revises Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have changed the filing location for Form I-102, the Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival -Departure Document. The changes to the filing instructions and addresses to the new form dated 1/13/10 are part of an overall effort to transition the intake of benefit forms ...

USCIS National Stakeholder Meeting

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Community Relations Program welcomes the participation of interested stakeholders in a national stakeholder meeting on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Tomich Center, 111 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington D.C. 20529.  In this meeting, the Office of Citizenship will discuss FY2010 ...

CBP Notice on Mitigation of Carrier Fines for Transporting Aliens without Proper Documents

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a general notice in the federal registrar regarding the mitigation of carrier fines for transporting aliens without proper documents; modification of memorandum of understanding and recalculation of performance levels to measure carrier performance. The notice provides that, a transportation company that ...

USCIS Revises Filing Instructions and Addresses for Form I-824

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have revised filing instructions and addresses for applicants who are filing Form I-824, the Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition. The changes to the new form, which is dated 12/11/09, are part of an overall effort to transition the intake ...

USCIS’ Memo on Numerical Limitation Exemption for H Nonimmigrants in CNMI and Guam

Friday, February 12th, 2010

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published a memorandum regarding the numerical limitation exemption for temporary workers in H nonimmigrant classifications employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The memorandum provides guidance for processing and adjudicating Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker filed ...