USCIS Updates keep customers and stakeholders aware of routine programmatic changes such as forms updates, filing location changes and visa caps.
November, 2009
USCIS Standardizes Process for Accommodating Customers with Disabilities
11/19/2009
Update: USCIS Extends Grace Period for Accepting Previous Version of the Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Form
11/09/2009
USCIS Launches Informational Video on the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program
11/06/2009
USCIS Update: Temporary Acceptance of H-1B Petitions Without Department of Labor Certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs)
11/05/2009
USCIS Revises Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
11/01/2009
October, 2009
Update: USCIS Amends Immigration Regulations Relating to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Program Allows Eligible Employers to Petition for Non-Resident Workers in CNMI
10/27/2009
USCIS Update: USCIS Revises Form I-601, Application for Waiver
10/21/2009
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Travel Documents to Apply Early
10/19/2009
Update: USCIS Clarifies Requirements for Agents Filing as Petitioners for the O and P Visa Classifications
10/07/2009
USCIS Update: Change of Filing Location for Form I-600 and I-600A
10/06/2009
USCIS Update: Change of Filing Location for Forms I-800 and I-800A
10/06/2009
USCIS Update: USCIS Announces Publication of New Notice of Entry of Appearance forms for Attorneys or Accredited Representatives
10/02/2009
September, 2009
Sunset Date to Affect Regional Center Proposals under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program
Certain Form I-526 Petitions and Form I-485 Application Affected
09/25/2009
USCIS Update: Interim Employment Authorization Documents Provided for Nationals of El Salvador
09/17/2009
Interim Employment Authorization Documents Provided for Nationals of El Salvador
09/16/2009
USCIS Proposes Investor Program for the CNMI
Proposal Provides Status for Eligible Long-Term Investors in the CNMI During Transition Period
09/14/2009
Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify Beginning Sept. 8, 2009
Effective Sept. 8, 2009, federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to use the E-Verify system to verify their employees' eligibility to work in the United States
09/01/2009
August, 2009
Stand Alone Application Support Centers Change in Schedule
08/26/2009
USCIS Reminds Eligible Applicants under Ruiz-Diaz to File Adjustment of Status Application before End of August
08/14/2009
USCIS Explains Employment-Related Notification Requirements for Petitioners of Religious Workers
08/10/2009
USCIS to Accept New H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Petitions
Employers Encouraged to Use Premium Processing Need to File with Labor Certification
08/06/2009
July, 2009
18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Somalia
07/27/2009
USCIS Announces Resumption of Premium Processing Service for R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Worker Visa Classification
07/21/2009
USCIS Issues Additional Information to Employers Whose H-1B Petitions for Health Care Specialty Occupations Have Been Denied
07/17/2009
June, 2009
USCIS Issues Guidance on Employment Eligibility Verification Form
Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration Date of June 30, 2009
06/26/2009
USCIS Announces Resumption of Premium Processing Service for Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker
06/22/2009
USCIS Issues Guidance Memorandum on EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Update to Adjudicators Field Manual Clarifies the Timing of Job Creation and the Meaning of ¿Full-Time¿ Job Positions
06/18/2009
Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify System Delayed
06/03/2009
May, 2009
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status, Asylum, Legalization, and TPS Beneficiaries to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad
05/29/2009
USCIS Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
USCIS has received approximately 45,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap.
05/18/2009
USCIS Announces Extension of the J-1 Entry Date for International Medical Graduates to Qualify for ¿Conrad 30¿ Waiver
05/11/2009
USCIS Modifies Application for T Nonimmigrant Status
Revised Form I-914 Effective on May 6, 2009
05/06/2009
USCIS Updates Information on FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
Receipts remain relatively unchanged
05/04/2009
USCIS Proposes Revisions to Form Used to Verify Honorable Military Service
05/04/2009
Law Extends Non-Minister Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program
USCIS Will Receive Petitions through Sept. 29, 2009
05/04/2009
April, 2009
USCIS Revises Filing Instructions and Direct Mail Program for the Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90)
Applicants to File Supporting Documentation with Applications to Lockbox in Phoenix
04/27/2009
USCIS Updates Count of FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
Regular Updates Posted on USCIS Web site
04/27/2009
USCIS Updates Count of FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
04/20/2009
Applicability Date for E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Extended
04/16/2009
USCIS Issues Reminder ¿ TPS for Burundi Ends on May 2
04/15/2009
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions
04/08/2009
USCIS Reminds all U.S. Employers of Requirements to Use Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
04/03/2009
March, 2009
Deferred Enforced Departure Extended for Liberians
USCIS Automatically Extends Validity of Employment Authorization Documents
03/26/2009
USCIS Announces $1.2 Million Citizenship Grant Program
Up to 12 Grants Offered to Community-Based Organizations Serving Immigrant Population
03/12/2009
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program Extended
Certain Form I-526 Petitions and Form I-485 Applications Affected
03/12/2009
USCIS Adds Passport Data in E-Verify Process for Foreign-Born Citizens
Enhancement Reducing Tentative Nonconfirmations
03/04/2009
February, 2009
Premium Processing Service Expanded for Certain Form I-140 Petitions
02/24/2009
USCIS to Adjudicate Petitions Filed Within the Russian Federation to Classify Orphans as Immediate Relatives
02/24/2009
Sunset Date to Affect Regional Center Proposals Under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program
02/19/2009
USCIS Announces The Status of Cambodian Adoptions
02/11/2009
Non-Minister Category of Special Immigrant Religious Workers To Expire On March 6, 2009
02/04/2009
USCIS Urges H-2A and H-2B Petitioners to Use the New Form I-129
02/04/2009
January, 2009
USCIS Delays Rule Changing List of Documents Acceptable to Verify Employment Eligibility
Reopens Public Comment Period for 30 days
01/30/2009
USCIS Offices in Washington, D.C. to Close for Two Federal Holidays
01/13/2009
USCIS Update: USCIS Changes Filing Location for EB-5 Related Items
01/12/2009
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
01/08/2009
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-registration Period for Nationals of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador Ended December 30, 2008
01/07/2009
USCIS Updates Count of FY2010 H-1B Petition Filings
Last updated: 04/01/2009
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