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  News: USCIS Updates Guidance on Administrative Naturalization Ceremony Venues

  • Published: 04-05-2023, 02:18 AM
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  News: USCIS Updates Guidance on Administrative Naturalization Ceremony Venues

  USCIS Updates Guidance on Administrative Naturalization Ceremony Venues Release Date: 04/04/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the types of venues USCIS may use for administrative naturalization ceremonies. This clarifying guidance is part of USCIS efforts to educate the public and those seeking to donate venue spaces, and to provide more transparency on how to partner with USCIS on naturalization ceremonies. ...

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  News: CRS Report on U.S.-India Trade Relations

  • Published: 04-04-2023, 03:15 AM
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  News: CRS Report on U.S.-India Trade Relations

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  News: USCIS Publishes Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023

  • Published: 04-03-2023, 04:17 AM
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  News: USCIS Publishes Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023

  Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2023 Release Date: 03/31/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 16,500 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2023 with start dates from April 1, 2023 to May 14, 2023, under the FY 2023 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule. We will reject and return any H-2B petitions received after March 30, 2023, that are filed for a return...

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  News: USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Forms and Documents

  • Published: 04-03-2023, 04:14 AM
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  News: USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Forms and Documents

  USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Forms and Documents Release Date: 03/31/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that, effective immediately, USCIS will accept the self-identified gender marker for individuals requesting immigration benefits. The gender marker they select does not need to match the gender marker indicated on their supporting documentation. The update also clarifi...

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  News: USCIS Removes 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693

  • Published: 04-03-2023, 04:11 AM
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  News: USCIS Removes 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693

  USCIS Removes 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form I-693 Release Date: 03/31/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is removing the requirement that civil surgeons sign Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an individual applies for an underlying immigration benefit, including Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The requirement had been subject to a temporary waiver...

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  News: USCIS Publishes New Filing Address for Courier Delivery Services to USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

  • Published: 03-31-2023, 02:40 AM
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  News: USCIS Publishes New Filing Address for Courier Delivery Services to USCIS Phoenix Lockbox

  New Filing Address for Courier Delivery Services to USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Release Date: 03/30/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has changed the filing location for courier delivery services to the Phoenix lockbox. The facility has moved to Tempe, Arizona, and the filing location for courier delivery services for UPS, FedEx, and DHL has also changed to Tempe. The filing location remains the same when using the U.S. Postal Service. We will forward any applications, petitions, or ...

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  News: USCIS Publishes Provision Allowing Special Immigrant Juveniles to File Form I-360 in Person Before Their 21st Birthday

  • Published: 03-31-2023, 02:33 AM
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  News: USCIS Publishes Provision Allowing Special Immigrant Juveniles to File Form I-360 in Person Before Their 21st Birthday

  Provision Allowing Special Immigrant Juveniles to File Form I-360 in Person Before Their 21st Birthday Petitioners for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification (or their representatives) may schedule an appointment within two weeks before their 21st birthday to file Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, in person. SIJ petitioners must file Form I-360 before their 21st birthday. SIJ petitioners nearing age 21 may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-...

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  News: USCIS Updates Policy on Time Frames for Paper-Based Filings and Responses Ending on Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal Holidays

  • Published: 03-30-2023, 02:38 AM
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  News: USCIS Updates Policy on Time Frames for Paper-Based Filings and Responses Ending on Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal Holidays

  USCIS Updates Policy on Time Frames for Paper-Based Filings and Responses Ending on Saturdays, Sundays, or Federal Holidays We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual (PDF, 317.61 KB) to address situations when the last day to file a benefit request or respond to a USCIS action falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday. In these situations, we will consider a filing or response submitted on paper timely if we receive it by the end of the next business day. While the receipt date for t...

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  News: DOS Notice on Employment-Based Preference Immigrant Visa Final Action Date and Dates for Filing for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

  • Published: 03-29-2023, 03:12 AM
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  News: DOS Notice on Employment-Based Preference Immigrant Visa Final Action Date and Dates for Filing for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

  [Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 18252-18253] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2023-06252] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Chapter I [Public Notice 11985] RIN 1400-ZA27 Employment-Based Preference Immigrant Visa Final Action Dates and  Dates for Filing for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras AGENCY: Depart...

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  News: USCIS Releases FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season Updates

  • Published: 03-28-2023, 03:43 AM
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  News: USCIS Releases FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season Updates

  FY 2024 H-1B Cap Season Updates Release Date: 03/27/2023 H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). We have randomly selected from the registrations properly submitted to reach the cap, and have notifie...

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