Applicant Service Reference Guide
This Applicant Service Reference Guide provides information on the services provided by USCIS. This guide is a duplicate of the information used by the representatives at the USCIS Contact Center to answer calls on our toll free numbers.
For information about a particular immigration benefit or service, please select the appropriate topic on the menu below.
If you have comments about the content of this guide please email us at uscis.webmaster@dhs.gov.
- Getting Ready to File
- Ordering Immigration Forms (PDF)
- Benefits for U.S. Citizens
- Benefits for Permanent Residents
- Nonimmigrant Services
- Refugees and Asylees
- Filing for Permanent Residence based on Employment
- Filing for Permanent Residence Based on a Family Petition
- Employer Responsibility
- Employment Authorization
- Temporary Protected Status
- Special Programs
- Hiring a Foreign National for Short-Term Employment
- Helping a Foreign National Employee Get Permanent Resident Status
- Treaty Traders and Investors
- Experiencing Technical Difficulty with Electronic Immigration System (ELIS)
- Inadmissibility and Waivers
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