USCIS will conduct a widespread system maintenance on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, from 9 p.m. until 12 a.m.(Eastern).
During this time you may experience technical difficulties and many of our online tools may be unavailable, including:
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Erika Paola Intriago (44, Tampa) with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of wrongfully using government seals. If convicted, Intriago faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each count of wire fraud and up to five years in federal prison for each count of wrongfully using government seals.
According to the indictment, Intriago portrayed herself as an immigration attorney and personal representative offering immigration-related services. She advertised her services on social media, targeting immigrants and immigrant families
Starting June 1, we are ending the Forms Request Line service that allows you to order forms by phone. This is part of our continuing effort to modernize our processes and promote our online products and services.
Certain Israeli nationals who are lawfully present in the United States will soon be able to request a change of status to the E-2 treaty investor classification. Beginning May 1, eligible Israeli nationals already in the United States in a lawful nonimmigrant status can file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, to request a change of status to E-2 classification, or a qualifying employer can file the petition on their behalf. Spouses and unmarried children under 21 years of age of treaty investors and employees who are already in the United States may also seek to change status to E-2 classification as dependents by filing <a target='_blank' href="https://www.uscis.gov/i-539"
USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that violations of federal controlled substance law, including violations involving marijuana, are generally a bar to establishing good moral character for naturalization, even where that conduct would not be an offense under state law. The policy guidance also clarifies that an applicant who is involved in certain marijuana-related activities may lack good moral character if found to have violated federal law, even if such activity has been decriminalized under applicable state laws.
Since 1996, some states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to decriminalize the manuf
WASHINGTON— Since President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American executive order in April 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented it through rules, policy memoranda, and operational changes that protect the economic interests of U.S. workers and prevent fraud and abuse in employment-based visa programs. Later today, USCIS will host a U.S. worker listening session covering the past two years’ worth of policies and rulemaking in support of the Buy American and Hire American executive order.
“USCIS is achieving the president’s goal of putting U.S. workers first
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| F2A | 15JUN17 | 15JUN17 | 15JUN17 | 01JUN17 | 15JUN17 |
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| F3 | 01DEC06 | 01DEC06 | 01DEC06 | 01MAR96 | 01DEC96 |
| F4 | 01APR06 | 01APR06 | 15AUG04 | 01MAR98 | 08MAY97 |
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
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| F2A | 15JAN18 | 15JAN18 | 15JAN18 | 15JAN18 | 15JAN18 |
| F2B | 08NOV14 | 08NOV14 | 08NOV14 | 15NOV98 | 08JUN08 |
| F3 | 15JUL07 | 15JUL07 | 15JUL07 | 22AUG00 | 15DEC97 |
| F4 | 22NOV06 | 22NOV06 | 22MAR05 | 08DEC98 | 01MAY98 |