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This Policy Memorandum (PM) temporarily extends the validity of civil surgeon endorsements on Form I-693 for adjustment of status applicants. Comments are due 1/30/12.

Year-on-Year Visa Demand Up in China and Brazil: State Department Continues To Reduce Visa Interview Wait Times

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 12, 2012

Re-registration Open Until March 12, 2012

Released Jan. 10, 2012

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of El Salvador for an additional 18 months, beginning March 10, 2012, and ending Sept. 9, 2013.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, has identified 58 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. The notice listing eligible countries will publish in tomorrow’s Federal Register.  Each country’s designation is valid for one year from the date of publication.

USCIS interim memo for comment on general guidance regarding the role of private attorneys and other representatives who appear before USCIS.

Please check the attachment to read USCIS Memo.

USCIS TO PROPOSE CHANGING THE PROCESS FOR CERTAIN WAIVERS BASED ON UNLAWFUL PRESENCE
Press Conference

Moderator: Edna Ruano, Chief, Office of Communications
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Jan. 6, 2012
1 P.M. EDT

Coordinator: Welcome, and thank you for standing by. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode until the question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question at that time you may press star then one on your touchtone telephone.

The Adjudication of L-1B "Specialized Knowledge" Worker Petitions: How Is It Working for You?
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST

This Fact Sheet presents statistics regarding Permanent Labor Certification program applications submitted during the first quarter of FY 2012. This Fact Sheet is now available on the iCERT Portal under the "PERM Processing Times" tab and will be routinely updated in the future.

Fact Sheet

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 19, 2012

Today the President announced that the Departments of State and Homeland Security are working together to improve and speed up the visa process for certain categories of travelers.

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1169]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[CIS No. 2510-11; DHS Docket No. USCIS 2007-0028]

RIN 1615-ZB06

New Validation Tool Aids Adjudication of Certain Employment-Based Petitions
Questions and Answers

 Questions and Answers

 USCIS’s VIBE Aims to Enhance Accuracy, Efficiency and Fraud Detection

 Introduction

The Web-based Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) is a tool designed to enhance USCIS’s adjudications of certain employment-based immigration petitions.

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 3373-3375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1568]

Presidential Documents

Federal Register / Vol. 77 , No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 / Presidential Documents

[[Page 3373]]

Executive Order 13597 of January 19, 2012

Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing

Goals and the Task Force On Travel and Competitiveness

U.S. Passport Card Online Application Now Available

Media Note

Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC
January 23, 2012

On January 24, the Department of State’s Office of Passport Services will launch a 90-day pilot program allowing adult U.S. citizens living in the United States and Canada to apply for a passport card online. By applying online, customers will not be required to mail in their current passport book and necessary forms, saving them time and money.

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4034-4035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1603]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

Introduction:

VIBE is a web-based adjudication tool used by USCIS to validate basic information about companies petitioning to employ alien workers. VIBE uses commercially available data from an independent information provider (IIP) to validate basic information about companies petitioning to employ certain alien workers. Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) is the current IIP for this program.