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• [Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
  [Rules and Regulations]
  [Pages 57012-57013]
  From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
  [FR Doc No: 2012-22862]

  DEPARTMENT OF STATE

  [Public Notice: 8026]

  22 CFR Parts 22 and 42

  RIN 1400-AD06

  Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and
  Overseas Embassies and Consulates

  AGENCY: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.

• One-page SSA handout providing information to individuals granted deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) on the requirements and process for applying for a social security number.

Please check the attachment for details.

• What GAO Found

• The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) is aware of current difficulties that some F and M students have when applying for a Social Security number (SSN) or driver’s license. SEVP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program are working on a solution that they will implement on September 14, 2012.

USCIS and the Office of the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles are committed to strengthening immigrant integration efforts in Los Angeles through proactive citizenship awareness, education, and outreach activities.

The partnership between USCIS and the City of Los Angeles was first established in January 2010 when the two parties entered into a Letter of Agreement for a two-year period. Launched initially as a pilot project concluding in January 2012, USCIS and the City of Los Angeles renewed the agreement for an additional year in April 2012. 

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 54944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21975]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8016]

The United States Embassy in India today announced it is implementing a new visa processing system throughout India that will further standardize procedures and will simplify fee payment and appointment scheduling through a new website at www.ustraveldocs.com/in.  Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, Julia Stanley, announced at a press conference here today that beginning September 26, 2012 U.S.

As of Aug. 10, 2012, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) no longer provides admission stamps on Forms I-20/DS-2019 for prospective and returning international students and scholars (traveling with F, M, and J visas) seeking admission to the United States. This change makes CBP processes consistent with U.S.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers affected by Hurricane Isaac of certain U.S. immigration benefits that may be available to them.

USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to maintain lawful immigration status. Eligible individuals may apply for temporary relief measures, including:

• [Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
  [Rules and Regulations]
  [Pages 52614-52616]
  From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
  [FR Doc No: 2012-21519]

  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  45 CFR Part 152

  [CMS-9995-IFC2]
  RIN 0938-AQ70

  Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program

  AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
  Health and Human Services (HHS).