Forms

USCIS Introduces First-Ever Fee Waiver Form

New Form Results from Extensive Collaboration with the Public

WASHINGTON—For the first time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is introducing a standardized form for requesting waivers of the fees charged for immigration-benefit processing. Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, will become available for use on Nov. 23, 2010 – the same day USCIS’s latest fee schedule takes effect.

Effects of Invalid Puerto Rico Birth Certificates on the Form I-9 Process

WASHINGTON—On July 1, 2010, the Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico began issuing new, more secure certified copies of birth certificates to U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico because of a new Puerto Rico birth certificate law. After Sept. 30, 2010, all certified copies of birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010, will become invalid. This new law does not affect the U.S. citizenship status of individuals born in Puerto Rico. It only affects the validity of certified copies of Puerto Rico birth certificates.

DHS Publishes Final Rule On Electronic Signature and Storage Of Form I-9

[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 42575-42579]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DOL Updates – 06/30/10

Prevailing Wage and FIFO (First-in, first-out order) 

All wage requests are being processed in less than 60 days. First-in, first-out order (FIFO) is being used.  Requests for H-1B/PERM are processed in FIFO order as there is only one queue. The goal in the end is to process all wage requests continues to be 60 days.

 

For guidance and guidelines for processing please visit this link.