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Changes to Visa Validity for Iranian Student Applicants in F, J, and M Visa Categories

Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC
May 20, 2011

 

[Also available in Persian]

 

As of May 20, 2011, qualified Iranian applicants for visas in the F, J, and M categories for non-sensitive, non-technical fields of study and research and their dependents will be eligible to receive two-year, multiple-entry visas. This is an increase in the current visa validity of three months, single entry.

USCIS Launches Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the launch of a federal initiative to raise awareness about the rights, responsibilities and importance of U.S. citizenship. The Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative will provide new opportunities for immigrants to learn about USCIS’s free citizenship education resources available to eligible lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and immigrant-serving organizations.

USCIS Proposes Significant Enhancements to EB-5 Visa Processing to Help America Win the Future

released May 19, 2011

Actions Will Streamline Program Designed to Create Jobs

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today proposed significant enhancements to the administration of the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, commonly referred to as the EB-5 Program—transforming the intake and review process for immigrant investors as part of the Obama administration’s continued commitment to improve the legal immigration system and meet our economic and national security needs for the 21st century.

DHS Notice Withdrawing NSEERS Country Designations

[Federal Register: April 28, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 23830-23831]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr28ap11-66]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

Removing Designated Countries From the National Security Entry- Exit Registration System (NSEERS)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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USCIS Invitation to Teleconference on Haiti TPS- Registering under Re-designation

Dear Stakeholders,

 

USCIS Office of Public Engagement would like to invite you to a teleconference regarding updates on Haiti TPS: Extension and Re-designation.

Stakeholders are invited to review and discuss the process of registering for Temporary Protected Status under the re-designation as well as the process of re-registering under the extension.