Effective June 29, 2009, the USCIS will resume Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, in accordance with 8 CFR 103.2(f)(2). After an evaluation of its I-140 backlog reduction efforts and increased I-140 adjudicative efficiencies, USCIS has concluded that it is now able to provide Premium Process Service for this benefit. [...] Read more »
How Do I Use the Premium Processing Service?
What is it? Premium Processing Service provides faster processing of certain employment-based petitions and applications. Specifically, USCIS provides 15 calendar day processing to those who choose to use this service or USCIS will refund the Premium Processing fee and the relating case will continue to receive faster processing. The processing period that is used to [...] Read more »
USCIS to Welcome 6,000 New Citizens During Fourth of July Celebrations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will commemorate America’s 233rd birthday by naturalizing more than 6,000 citizenship candidates in approximately 50 special ceremonies held across the United States and overseas. Five of these ceremonies are for members of the U.S. Armed Forces. “There is no more important role we have as an agency than to [...] Read more »
How Do I Appeal the Denial of My Petition or Application?
Background When USCIS denies or revokes an immigration petition, in most cases you may appeal the decision to higher authority for review. In immigration proceedings, the appellate review authority is divided between two separate Government agencies: the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) within USCIS, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), under the jurisdiction of the [...] Read more »
Work Permit – How Do I Get A Work Permit (Employment Authorization Document – EAD)?
What is an Employment Authorization Document? U.S. employers must check to make sure all employees, regardless of citizenship or national origin, are allowed to work in the United States. If you are not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident, you may need to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to prove you may [...] Read more »
Application Procedures: Becoming a Permanent Resident While in the United States
If you would like to become a lawful permanent resident in the United States, you must file the following items with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status Please review Supplement A to Form I-485 to see if additional fee requirements apply to you. Form G-325A [...] Read more »
Admission into United States — Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Inspection Process? A: All persons arriving at a port-of-entry to the United States are subject to inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers. CBP Officers will conduct the Immigration, Customs and Agriculture components of the Inspections process. If a traveler has health concerns, he/she will be referred to a [...] Read more »
USCIS Naturalizes 40 Military and Family Onboard USS Essex in Japan
The hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex is normally where sailors and Marines perform maintenance and prepare aircraft and other equipment for amphibious operations. On June 5, it was the site of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony for 40 members of the military community. The 34 Sailors, [...] Read more »
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status, Asylum, Legalization, and TPS Beneficiaries to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds individuals that they must obtain Advance Parole from USCIS before traveling abroad if they have: been granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS); a pending application for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident; a pending application for relief under section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief [...] Read more »
