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Under updated policy guidance, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is instructing its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial petitions and extension requests for certain nonimmigrant visa categories. The guidance applies to nearly all nonimmigrant classifications filed using Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.
On October 12, 2017, USCIS will change the direct filing addresses for certain petitioners of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.
We have posted additional data about our employment-based visa programs on our website. This new information reflects our commitment to transparency in carrying out President Trump’s Buy American and Hire American Executive Order.
ATTENTION: Policy memos that have been partially or fully superseded by the USCIS Policy Manual have been stamped and republished below. Please see the USCIS Policy Manual for current guidance.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited legal practitioners and customers to participate in a teleconference on Oct. 11, 2017, from 3-4 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss the expanded use of in-person interviews for certain applications and petitions at USCIS field offices.
We offer immigration services that may help people affected by unforeseen circumstances, including disasters such as hurricanes.
We resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions.
On Nov.12, USCIS will make Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, temporarily available in the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS).
New edition dated 07/17/17. Starting 12/04/2017, we will only accept the 07/17/17 edition. Until then, you can use the 01/17/17 edition.
WASHINGTON – Based on a new information-sharing partnership between U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA), foreign nationals in certain categories or classifications can now apply for work authorization and a social security number using a single form – the updated Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.