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Please click on the link for the updated PERM Processing Times.

In March 2023, U.S.

Release Date 

08/01/2023

USCIS updated the following USCIS form(s):

Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

08/01/2023 09:59 AM EDT

Release Date 

08/03/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced changes to the way USCIS issues receipts for L-1 nonimmigrant intracompany transferees (executives, managers, or specialized knowledge professionals) under a previously approved blanket L petition.

USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

05/31/2023 04:07 PM EDT

Edition Date: 05/31/23. Starting Oct. 16, USCIS will only accept the 05/31/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 11/02/22 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

Release Date 

08/21/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a new online form for individuals, attorneys, and accredited representatives to request an in-person appointment at their local field office without having to call the USCIS Contact Center.

USCIS updated the following USCIS form(s):

Form I-956G, Regional Center Annual Statement

08/23/2023 09:29 AM EDT

Edition Date: 08/23/23. Starting Oct. 23, USCIS will accept only the 07/24/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 03/15/23 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Form I-956K, Registration for Direct and Third-Party Promoters

07/24/2023 09:47 AM EDT

Release Date 

08/25/2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in the Policy Manual to provide clarification on voter registration access at the administrative naturalization ceremonies.

The updated guidance:

USCIS recently updated the following form:

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

05/31/2023 12:42 PM EDT

Edition Date: 05/31/23. Starting Nov. 1, USCIS will only accept the 05/31/23 edition. Until then, you can also use the 11/02/22 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

For more information, please visit the Forms Updates page.

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 32989-32990] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-13065] [[Page 32989]]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 42 [Public Notice 8345] RIN 1400-AC86 Visas: Documentation of Immigrants under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Final rule.

• USCIS policy memorandum stating that effective September 1, 2013, the Government of Ethiopia will require prospective adoptive parents include evidence that U.S. government completed a Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) review of the prospective adoptive child’s immigration eligibility.

Please check the attachment to read USCIS Policy Memo.