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USCIS Changes Filing Location for Forms I-800 and I-800A
August 26 - USCIS announces publication of a Federal Register Notice that changes the filing location of Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country, and Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative, to the Chicago Lockbox Facility

USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence
August 25, 2008 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it has revised the filing instructions for the Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751). Effective immediately, all petitioners filing a Form I-751 must file with the California or Vermont Service Center, depending on the state in which they reside.

H-2B Proposed Rule Changes: Your Feedback Welcome
USCIS Acting Director Jonathan Scharfen writes a DHS Leadership Journal entry