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Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
November 14, 2011

During International Education Week, the U.S. Department of State highlights existing efforts to attract future leaders from abroad to take advantage of the exceptional educational opportunities in the United States. We also recognize that foreign students bring with them tremendous intellectual, social, and economic benefits. As part of these efforts, the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs gives student visa appointments special priority.

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70463-70464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29316]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

Exercise of Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds eligible nationals of Haiti (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti) to file for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS was originally designated for Haiti in January 2010 in response to a catastrophic earthquake that devastated the country.

USCIS draft Policy Memo On EB-5 Adjudications addressing certain foundational issues in the EB-5 program. This draft memo is a work in progress and is not operative until it is published and in final form.

Please check the attachment.

Please read attached memo.

Please check attachment to view user manual for Form I-17.

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69119-69120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28985]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Part 103

[CIS No. 2459-08; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2008-0038]

RIN 1615-AB76

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Transitional Worker Classification: Correction

Re-registration Opens Nov. 4, 2011

Released Nov. 4, 2011

WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Nicaragua for an additional 18 months, beginning Jan. 6, 2012, and ending July 5, 2013.

Re-registration Opens Nov. 4, 2011

WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Honduras for an additional 18 months, beginning Jan. 6, 2012, and ending July 5, 2013.