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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced updates to its Policy Manual that address mobile biometrics services and fingerprint waivers.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a process change for Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Investor, from a first-in, first-out basis to a visa availability approach.
USCIS Begins Processing Adoptions from Montenegro
Intercountry Adoptions under the Hague Adoption Convention
On April 1, 2014, USCIS will begin accepting and adjudicating Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) petitions filed on behalf of children from Montenegro.
The Department of State has determined that Montenegro’s intercountry adoption system supports:
China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) announced that all prospective adoptive families will be required to work with a U.S. Hague accredited adoption service provider for both transition cases and Convention cases beginning December 1, 2009. This requires all families to work with an agency that is both U.S.
It is important that you keep all USCIS required documents valid during the adoption process. Information on this page applies to all intercountry adoption cases in Guatemala that meet the following criteria:The case is grandfathered under U.S. immigration lawThe Government of Guatemala agreed to continue processing the case.Please note: No new adoption cases can be initiated in Guatemala at this time. See the U.S. Department of State website for more information.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security obtained a pivotal judicial victory today after the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a nationwide injunction that prevented the agency from enforcing its regulatory interpretation of section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a long-standing law that makes an alien inadmissible if the alien is likely at any time to become a public charge.
National Pass Rate
As of November 2019, the national pass rate for the naturalization test is 90%.
National Pass Rate
As of October 2019, the national pass rate for the naturalization test is 90%.
National Pass Rate
As of September 2019, the national pass rate for the naturalization test is 90%.
USCIS today announced that, due to the Oct. 3, 2018, termination of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights with Iran, Iranian nationals are no longer eligible for E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor changes or extensions of status based on the treaty.