Archive for the ‘USCIS’ Category
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 ...
Posted in 50 award Recipients in September 2010, Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for FY2010, DHS, Two Competitive Funding Opportunities and Approximately $7 Million to Support Citizenship Preparation Services for Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), USCIS, USICS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Change in Filing Locations, DHS, Form I-360, Form I-485, Petition for Amerasian, USCIS, USCIS Lockbox Facilities, Widow(er) or or Special Immigrant | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Application for Employment Authorization, DHS, Filing Location Changed, Form I - 765, Service Centers to USCIS Lockbox Facilities, USCIS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in DHS, Information for Adoptive Parents of Paroled Haitian Orphans for Obtaining Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) Status and U.S. Citizenship, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival -Departure, Change of Filing Location for Form, DHS, I-102, Phoenix and Dallas Lockbox Facilities, USCIS, USCIS Lockbox Facilities | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in 111 Massachusetts Ave, Community Relations Program, DHS, FY2010 Grants Program, NW, National Stakeholder Meeting, Tomich Center, USCIS, Washington D.C. 20529 | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, DHS, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, Form G-1145, Form I-824, USCIS, USCIS Lockbox Facilities | No Comments »
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 ...
Posted in CNMI, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), DHS, Form I-129, Guam, H-1B, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Memorandum, Non-Immigrant Visas, Numerical Limitation Exemption for Temporary Workers in H Nonimmigrant Classifications Employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Specialty Occupation, Temporary Nonagricultural Workers, USCIS, h-2b | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of Question and Answers regarding the H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions for work performed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The Q&As cover details of H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions contemplated under the Consolidated Natural ...
Posted in CNMI, CNRA, DHS, H-1B Visa, H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions, H-2B Visa, INA, Immigration and Nationality Act, Natural Resources Act of 2008, Non-Immigrant Visas, Northern Mariana Islands, Q&As, USCIS | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued additional guidance regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) for employers seeking to file H-1B petitions. USCIS reminds that an employer, who has repaid their funds through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act, should ...
Posted in DHS, Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement, EAWA, Employ American Workers Act, Federal Reserve Act, Form I-129W, H-1B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program, USCIS | No Comments »
