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New Citizenship Online Widgets from USCIS

What is a widget?

A widget is a small, online application that can be embedded on social media sites, blogs, or other web pages.

As part of the Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative, USCIS has developed dynamic and static widgets to highlight specific sections of the Citizenship Resource Center. The widgets are designed to help permanent residents:

USCIS Approves 10,000 U Visas in Fiscal Year 2012

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) marked a significant milestone in its efforts to provide relief to victims of crimes by approving the statutory maximum 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status, also referred to as the U-visa.  This is the third straight year USCIS has reached the statutory maximum since it began issuing U-visas in 2008.

Conventions on Diplomatic Asylum and OAS Permanent Council Meeting

Conventions on Diplomatic Asylum and OAS Permanent Council Meeting

Taken Question Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC

August 17, 2012

Question:  Does the United States recognize the concept of diplomatic asylum beyond its Organization of American States (OAS) commitment? What is the U.S. position on the OAS Permanent Council meeting to consider convening a Foreign Ministers meeting on the situation between Ecuador and the United Kingdom?

USCIS Issues Notice of Continued Use Of Current I-9 Forms After August 31 Listed Expiration Date

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at 08/13/2012 08:00 AM EDT

Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 currently available on the forms section of http://www.uscis.gov. This form should continue to be used even after the OMB control number expiration date of August 31, 2012 has passed. USCIS will provide updated information about the new version of the Form I-9 as it becomes available.

DOS Announces Opening Of 2014 Diversity Visa Program Registrations On October 2, 2012

DV 2013 Entrants: Please keep your confirmation number until at least September 2013, even if you are not selected on May 1, 2012. The Department of State may select more DV 2013 entries on October 1, 2012.

DV 2014 Program: Online registration for the DV-2014 Program will begin on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). Instructions for the DV 2014 Program are not yet available, so please check back later.

U.S. Department of State Announces Sports Visitor Program for Baseball and Softball Players

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
August 7, 2012

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today an international sports exchange that will bring 20 athletes and four coaches from the Western Hemisphere to the United States August 9-22, 2012.