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Tuesday, August 18, 2015, is the deadline for eligible nationals of Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone (and people without nationality who last habitually resided in one of those three countries) to register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This deadline marks the end of DHS’ 90-day extension of the initial registration period. The TPS designations for these three countries run from Nov. 21, 2014, through May 21, 2016.

By conveying the online request process to mobile devices, requesters can submit requests and check the status of existing requests anyplace, anytime.  The mobile capabilities of the eFOIA app will greatly enhance the user experience, and provide convenience for the requester community. 

Read the Ombudsman's full 2015 Annual Report to Congress

CISOMB 2015 Annual Report

• Update to Form I-865, Sponsor's Notice of Change of Address. New edition dated 07/17/15. (On Sept. 24, 2015, USCIS will accept only the 07/17/15 edition. USCIS will not accept editions dated 1/03/13 or 10/26/10 on or afterSept. 24, 2015.) The edition date can be found at the bottom of every page on the Form and Instructions.

DACA recipients should be advised the three-year work permit recall only applies to SOME individuals who received a card after the February 16, 2015, court order. If you received a letter or were contacted directly by USCIS regarding the recall of certain three-year work permits, you must IMMEDIATELY return your three-year work permit, also called an Employment Authorization Document, to your local USCIS office.

Processing Time report has been released for NBC, VSC, TSC, NSC and CSC.

Please visit this link for more details.

http://www.immigration.com/uscis-service-center-processing-times

Friday, July 31, 2015, is the deadline for current Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries to re-register for the 18-month extension of TPS that runs from Sept. 18, 2015, through March 17, 2017. The law requires USCIS to withdraw TPS for failure to re-register without good cause. Therefore, if you fail to re-register by this deadline, you may lose your TPS and your work authorization.

DOl updates PERM Processing Times as of 07/10/2015. Please find the link below.

http://www.immigration.com/PERM-processing-dates/perm-processing-times-…

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43338-43354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17794]

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Proposed Rules
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If you are a DACA recipient who received a three-year Employment Authorization Document (EAD) after February 16, 2015, it was likely mistakenly issued and must be returned.