Release Date 11/09/2023 Alert Type info ALERT: Some of the information on this page is out of date, however some of the content may still be useful. For the most current guidance on where to file Form I-140, please see Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-140 page. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin transitioning

Release Date 11/08/2023 Effective immediately, we are updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual (PDF, 343.18 KB) for adjudicating Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) petitions. This update will make the SIJ adjudication process more efficient for some applicants. We are updating this guidance to align with the July 31, 2023, declaratory order in Casa Libre/Freedom House v.

Release Date 11/06/2023 As of Aug. 21, 2023, the Potomac Service Center (PSC) has begun to move to a new facility in Camp Springs, MD, and can no longer receive paper responses to correspondence such as Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID), Notices of Intent to Revoke (NOIR), Intents to Deny (ITD), Requests for Evidence

Release Date 11/03/2023  Increase Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it expects to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, on top

Release Date 10/27/2023 Certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, qualify for an automatic extension of their expiring employment authorization and/or employment authorization documents (EADs) while their renewal application is pending. Starting today, those who are eligible will receive 180-day extensions in accordance with existing regulations, including those who have

Release Date 10/27/2023 Beginning Nov. 1, 2023, all H-2A, H-2B, CNMI-related Form I-129 petitions, Form I-129CW petitions, and CNMI-related Form I-539 applications must be filed directly at the Texas Service Center. To allow the public time to transition to filing at the Texas Service Center, there will be a 60-day grace period for forms filed at

Release Date 10/26/2023 USCIS announced today that we will consider two-year extensions of the initial parole period on a case-by-case basis for certain Afghan nationals who: Were paroled into the United States between July 30, 2021, and Sept. 30, 2022, with an OAR or PAR class of admission; Were under 14 years old as of

Release Date 10/26/2023 We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual with new guidance on the EB-5 Regional Center Program and new content on regional center designation and obligations, project applications, and direct and third-party promoters.   This update incorporates changes from the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 into the Policy Manual, building on

Release Date 10/24/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance (PDF, 275.62 KB) in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the 2-year foreign residence requirement for the nonimmigrant exchange visitor (J) classification. The update adds information about how USCIS determines whether the requirement has been met, the evidence a benefit requestor may submit

Release Date 10/20/2023 USCIS seeks to update regulations with proposed rulemaking to improve program efficiency and integrity WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would modernize the H-1B specialty occupation worker program by streamlining eligibility requirements, improving program