Starting this month, benefit-granting agencies will no longer be prompted to submit paper versions of Form G-845, Verification Request. Now all agencies should submit their requests and institute additional verification electronically, drastically reducing the time needed to process a case.

The SAVE paperless initiative will eliminate 170,000 paper submissions and returned responses annually, reducing resource costs and postal fees. Additionally, transitioning to a paperless environment will reduce the time it takes to complete a case from 20 days to five days or less. If you have questions, please contact your agency manager or send an email to save.help@uscis.dhs.gov.

The SAVE Program published of our new quarterly newsletter, the SAVE Verifier Issue 2 (PDF, 281 KB). The e-newsletter gives benefit-granting agencies and benefit applicants easy access to SAVE’s resources. This issue highlights:

• 9th Annual SAVE “Meeting Your Needs” User Forum
• SAVE Goes Paperless on May 1, 2018
• DHS Evaluates TPS Designation
• Recent SAVE Enhancements Update

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Due to system enhancements, SAVE system and CaseCheck will be unavailable from April 20 at 9 p.m. to April 22 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. While SAVE is unavailable, users will not be able to access their SAVE accounts. Also, while SAVE CaseCheck is unavailable, applicants will not be able to check the status of their case.

We regret any inconvenience and look forward to serving you once we resume operations. Thank you for your patience.

The SAVE Program is currently undergoing an independent, external evaluation conducted by IMPAQ International, LLC on behalf of USCIS. The evaluation is managed by USCIS’s Office of Policy and Strategy, Research and Evaluation Division. The evaluation will give USCIS a better understanding of how the SAVE Program works at different user agencies including strengths, challenges, and recommendations for improving the program. Your participation in this evaluation is extremely important. By participating in this evaluation, your agency will provide USCIS with invaluable information on how they can improve the SAVE Program verification services used by agencies like yours. IMPAQ will be contacting SAVE user agencies directly to participate in the evaluation. We strongly encourage your participation in these efforts. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support in this important effort.

Great news, the SAVE system and CaseCheck will remain available from March 23 at 12 a.m. to March 26 at 8 a.m. Eastern. SAVE users will be able to access their SAVE accounts and benefit applicants will be able to check the status of their case. Thank you for noting this important update.

The 9th Annual SAVE User Forum will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. This year's theme is "Meeting Your Needs" and promises to address the needs of agency users. The forum will provide numerous opportunities for involvement from SAVE users. New event features include tailored discussion topics geared to specific agency types, live Q & A sessions and chat rooms.

Please stay tuned to the SAVE website for further announcements and information updates.

On May 1, 2018, the USCIS SAVE Program will no longer process the paper G-845, Documentation Verification Request, or the paper G-845, 3rd Step Document Verification Request. As of that day, all verification requests must be submitted electronically. For questions, please contact your agency manager or send an email to SAVE.Help@uscis.dhs.gov.

The SAVE Program published the first issue of our new quarterly newsletter, the SAVE Verifier (PDF, 381 KB), on Nov 30. The e-newsletter gives benefit-granting agencies and benefit applicants easy access to SAVE's policy and resources. Newsletter subscribers will also receive highlights, helpful information about SAVE CaseCheck and more.

• This issue contains articles about:
• The SAVE Program national teleconference:
• SAVE records disposal guidance; and
• Much more.

04/25/17

USCIS Will Issue Redesigned Green Cards and Employment Authorization Documents

DHS will automatically extend the validity period of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) (Form I-766) related to the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act. 

These EADs, which appear expired, will have one of the following category codes: A03, A05, A07, A08, A10, C08, C09, C10, C16, C20, C22, C24, C31, and A12 or C19. Individuals with such EADs should also have a Form I-797, Notice of Action, demonstrating they have applied for an immigration benefit in the same eligibility category as the expired EAD. Benefit-granting agencies will determine whether they need to see Form I-797.

Additionally, DHS automatically extends the EAD validity periods of individuals with Temporary Protected Status (TPS),  if new EADs cannot be issued before the expiration of the prior cards. Such individuals will have EADs with the category code A12 or C19. DHS’ extensions of  TPS and EAD validity periods are announced in the Federal Register and in SAVE alerts.

To learn more about these regulatory changes, please the Information for SAVE Users: American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act Fact Sheet (PDF, 137 KB) in Online Resources and the Federal Register announcement.