USCIS

Immigration and Entrepreneurship

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency responsible for administering immigration benefits, invites you to join a panel discussion about issues at the nexus of immigration law, entrepreneurship, and innovation on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. (Central). This engagement will take place in the Avaya Auditorium, A.C.E.S. Building at the University of Texas at Austin.

USCIS extends application Form I-821D Revision for 30 days.

For more information on this notice please click here

DHS, USCIS invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment  upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In  accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information collection notice  is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the  information collection, the categories of respondents, and the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond).

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced that users of E-Verify, the free Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States, have given the program high marks in a recent customer survey.

Reminder: Applicants may begin filing Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, on March 4, 2013. 

To review and check information and FAQ's on this topic please click this link below.

USCIS Publishes FAQ On Filing A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

The United States has a long history of welcoming immigrants from all parts of the world. During the last decade, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed more than 6.6 million naturalized citizens into the fabric of our nation. In fiscal year 2012, approximately 676,396 individuals naturalized.

To read DACA Statistics for January 2013 please check attached document.

USCIS celebrates Presidents’ Day by welcoming thousands of new citizens in special naturalization ceremonies across the nation.

For the  list of highlighted ceremonies please click here

On February 11, 2013, USCIS published a revised Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes, with an edition date of 1/03/2013. USCIS will accept older editions for 60 days. Beginning April 12, 2013, USCIS will only accept the 1/03/2013 edition.   

There is now a single filing address for this form. Customers filing Form N-470 must now mail them to the Dallas Lockbox facility. The new centralized filing location will streamline intake functions, enhancing customer service and improving operational efficiency.

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