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Feb. 15, 2019	USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018 USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, Feb. 19, for all H-1B petitions filed on or before Dec. 21, 2018.
Feb. 11, 2019	USCIS to Publish Revised Form I-539 and New Form I-539A We have revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and will publish the revised form on our website on March 11, 2019. Starting on March 11, 2019, we will only accept the revised Form I-539 with an edition date of 02/04/19.
Feb. 8, 2019	USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative P Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions Effective immediately, USCIS will begin accepting copies of negative consultation letters directly from labor unions relating to a current or future P nonimmigrant visa petition. A consultation letter from a U.S. labor organization is generally required for petitions in the P visa classification, which covers athletes, artists, entertainers and their essential support personnel.
Feb. 6, 2019	USCIS Statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation On Feb. 6, 2019, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) join other U.S. government agencies and the international community in calling for an end to the practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C).
Feb. 5, 2019	USCIS to Close the Moscow Field Office Due to a significant decrease in workload, USCIS will permanently close its field office in Moscow, Russia, on March 29, 2019.
Jan. 25, 2019	USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions USCIS will resume premium processing on Monday, Jan. 28, for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption (the “master’s cap”).
Jan. 24, 2019	USCIS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), have announced the list of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2019.
Jan. 18, 2019	Tools Outage USCIS will conduct a widespread system maintenance on Thursday, February 14, 2019, from 9 p.m. until midnight (Eastern).
Jan. 4, 2019	Civics Test Answer Updates Are you preparing for the naturalization test? As you study for the U.S. history and government (civics) test, make sure that you know the most current answers to these questions.
Dec. 27, 2018	Termination of the Categorical Parole Programs for Certain Individuals Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Effective immediately, the categorical CNMI parole programs are terminated. This affects USCIS parole programs for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain stateless individuals; CNMI permanent residents, immediate relatives of CNMI permanent residents, and immediate relatives of citizens of the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Palau); and certain in-home foreign worker caregivers of CNMI residents.

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