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USCIS releases guidance memo on EB-5 cases involving Tenant-Occupancy.

Please check the attached guidance memo for detail information. 

USCIS Asylum Division releases fact Sheet on Federal Regulation protecting confidentiality of asylum applicants.

Please check the attachment to read the fact sheet. 

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today an extension of the re-registration period for Haitian nationalswho have already been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and seek to maintain that status for an additional 18 months. Given the impact Hurricane Sandy has had on regions where Haitians reside, the re-registration period is extended through Jan. 29, 2013.

CBP Highlights What to 'Know Before You Go' for Holiday Travel

(Wednesday, December 19, 2012)

Washington — With the holiday travel season upon us, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers that there are several important things they can do to ensure smooth and efficient processing upon arrival in the U.S.

E-Verify Employers Search Tool

The search tool covers currently enrolled employers and federal contractors in E-Verify through December 15, 2012. Federal contractors self report whether their contract has the E-Verify FAR clause. The search tool contains the following:

The 2011 Annual Report presents information on the Prevailing Wage Determination Process, Permanent Labor Certification and Temporary Nonimmigrant Labor Certification for FY 2011. The report also contains State Employment-Based Labor Certification Profiles, information on STEM-related occupations in the labor certification programs, H-2A Agricultural Certification Statistics, and Country Employment-Based Immigration Profiles. Click the here to view the Annual Report.

USCIS performance data on petitions for Form I-129 Temporary Agricultural Worker (H-2A) by state and company through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012 (FY2012).

Please check the attached file to view the statistics.

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 242 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74687-74688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30340]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[OMB Control Number 1615-0040]

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Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
December 14, 2012

U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson and the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney signed a U.S.-Canada Visa and Immigration Information-Sharing Agreement on December 13, 2012.