*USCIS wants to notify customers and stakeholders that some work that USCIS performs at the four USCIS service centers (Vermont, Nebraska, Texas and California) will be transferred to a Field Office or the National Benefits Center (NBC) in order to balance the overall workload with processing capacity. The chart below summarizes these changes.
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched a Spanish-language version of I-9 Central, an online resource center designed to provide information and assistance related to the most frequently accessed form on USCIS.gov: Form I-9, Employee Eligibility Verification.
Canadian TN Nonimmigrants
On Oct. 1, 2012, USCIS will begin accepting the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of Canadian citizens who are outside the United States and seeking classification as a TN nonimmigrant.
With respect to the TN classification, USCIS currently only accepts Form I-129 in connection with a request to extend a TN nonimmigrant’s stay or to change a nonimmigrant’s status to TN.
These videos are a part of series of Continuing Legal Educaion seminars delivered by Rajiv to various lawyers' groups. These provide an overview of how immigration law affects lawyers, business owners, HR and others in the work environment. If you would like us to provide informational conversation to your group, please contact us.
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CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker |
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) advises the public that Public Law 112-176, signed by the President on Sept. 28, 2012, extends the following USCIS programs until Sept. 30, 2015:
Program Details
Analyst Reviews : August 2 2012
Audits : February 29 2012
Reconsideration Requests to the CO : December 1 , 2011
Gov't Error Reconsiderations : Current
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61815-61816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25028]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8059]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Petition To Classify Special Immigrant as an Employee or Former Employee of the U.S. Government Abroad
Number 50
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
Interview today in Seattle. Arrived 8:10am was called in at 8:30 - really nice guy reviewed my file, asked me a couple questions about my name change. Questions:
Name 1 war America fought in the 1900's - WW2
Who is the chief Justice - Don't know
How many representatives in the house - 435
How often do we vote for them - every 2 years
When do we vote for the president - November
He asked me one more but I can't remember right now
Then he asked if I was free today for the Oath
So, Oath today, hours from now I will be a citizen!
Just want to share my experience.
Application sent: June 12 2012
Applied on my own, no lawyers.
Submitted the following documents
- N400
- G-1145
- 2 color photo
- GC photocopy
- Birth cerficate photocopy
- check for $680
- Cover letter
FP done: July 25 2012
- location: 170, Portland st, Boston
- went there 1 hour earlier than interview time, no issues. was allowed in the line right away.
- took around 1 hour total including waiting time and FP
Interview : Sep 14 2012 2pm.
- location: JFK building, Boston
Interview Experience:
I owe this one to this forum. Went in for the interview today. Got sworn in.
6 Questions:
1. Capital of Illinois
2. Countries US fought with in World War II
3. Who can veto Bills
4. What is an ammendment
5. Who do you pledge allegiance to
6. Supreme Law of Land.
Got the oath letter the same day for Sept 5th.
17th April 2012 N-400 Sent (Day 0)
20th April 2012 NOA Received (Day 1)
24th April 2012 Check Cashed (Day 5)
27th April 2012 FP notice received (Day 8)
22nd May 2012 FP Done. (Day 33)
Department of State (DOS) announced today that the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children will enter into force on Nov. 1, 2012.
N-400 Average Cycle Time
This report provides the service-wide military naturalization average cycle times by month.
N-400 Performance Data
This report provides the number of Naturalizations N-400 Regular and Military Service. It includes office locations, receipts, approvals, denials and pending by fiscal year with current year-to-date figures.
Please check the attachment to read the DOS cabel on "DOS Issues Cable on B-1 in Lieu of H".