Effective April 1, 2024, we centralized the intake process of Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, and related filings […]
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Customer Service and Confidentiality Protections for Certain Naturalized U.S. Citizens
USCIS is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual that interprets that the confidentiality protections under 8 U.S.C. 1367 end at naturalization, […]
Tools Outage
Release Date 06/11/2024 USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 […]
USCIS Opens Additional San Francisco Asylum Office Location
USCIS’ San Francisco Asylum Office is opening an additional temporary location in Oakland, California. Effective May 15, 2024, asylum applicants […]
USCIS Announces Information Regarding EB-5 Regional Center Audits
Under the new provisions of section 203(b)(5)(E)(vii) added by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) to the Immigration and Nationality […]
USCIS Issues Guidance on In-Person Filing for Certain SIJ Petitioners
We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual (PDF, 313.17 KB) to clarify how certain petitioners for special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) classification (or their […]
USCIS Strengthens T Nonimmigrant Visa Program and Protections for Trafficking Victims
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a final rule to strengthen the integrity of the T […]
USCIS Awards $22 Million in FY 2023 Citizenship and Integration Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today awarded over $22 million in grants to 65 organizations in 29 states […]
Visa Waiver Travel for Israeli Citizens
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, designated Israel into the Visa Waiver Program […]
USCIS Announces Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of […]