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New edition dated 09/26/14. You can also use previous editions.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), have announced the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2020.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) final fiscal year (FY) 2019 agency statistics are now available online.
Edition Date: 11/08/19. Starting 03/16/20, we will only accept the 11/08/19 edition. Until then the 06/02/16 edition can be used.
This page in Simplified Chinese.Regional center compliance reviews are another way to enhance EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program integrity and verify information in regional center applications and annual certifications. Under this program, USCIS will collect case-specific data as part of a compliance review.
If you seek to adopt a child who habitually resides in a country that is a party to the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention on or after April 1, 2008, you may not be able to use the Orphan Process in order for the child to immigrate to the United States. Please visit the
On Jan. 9, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published a Federal Register notice formally announcing the implementation of the H-1B registration process for fiscal year 2021 H‑1B cap-subject petitions.
We are streamlining the way immigration benefits are delivered. By working smarter and eliminating redundancies, we are bringing a business model to government. We will eliminate the backlog and, at the same time, enhance national security. We will deliver the right benefit to the right person in the right amount of time, while ensuring that the wrong individual does not access immigration benefits. It is this fundamental mission that guides USCIS as it faces the challenges associated with eliminating the backlog.
Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it will begin accepting applications to adjust status to lawful permanent resident from certain Liberian nationals under Section 7611 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF), signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the effect of travel outside the United States by Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who are subject to removal proceedings.