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This page contains USCIS News five years and older. 


April 2012

Exención Provisional por Presencia Ilegal Propuesta NO está en efecto
04/25/2012


March 2012

Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers: Questions & Answers
03/30/2012


January 2010

January 15, 2010 (5pm EST) - Statement By Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
01/15/2010


May 2008

Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing
05/15/2008


August 2007


June 2007


April 2007

USCIS Updates Count of FY 2008 U.S.-Earned Masters Degree H-1B Cap Filings (48KB PDF)
04/23/2007

USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for H-1Bs (27KB PDF)
04/13/2007

USCIS Updates Count of FY 2008 H-1B Cap Filings (26KB PDF)
04/10/2007

Fact Sheet: USCIS Imposes Conditions on Availability of Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Subject to the FY 2008 Cap (30KB PDF)
04/09/2007

USCIS Releases Preliminary Number of FY 2008 H-1B Cap Filings (26KB PDF)
04/05/2007

Update: USCIS Reaches FY 2008 H-1B Cap (41KB PDF)
04/03/2007


March 2007

Update: USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2008 on April 2 (33KB PDF)
03/27/2007

Update: Information to Help Complete and Submit I-129 Petitions to USCIS Service Centers for FY 2008 H-1B Cap Cases (53KB PDF)
03/27/2007


February 2007

Fact Sheet: Freedom of Information Act (40KB PDF)
02/28/2007


January 2007

USCIS Introduces Change of Address Online Function to Web (30KB PDF)
Phase One Streamlines and Improves Services for More than a Million Customers a Year
01/12/2007


December 2006

Traveling Outside the United States as an Asylum Applicant, an Asylee, or a Lawful Permanent Resident Who Obtained Such Status Based on Asylum Status ( PDF)
12/27/2006


March 2006

Q & A: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras for 12 Months (67KB PDF)
03/30/2006

Preguntas y Respuestas: DHS Extindee El Estado de Proteccion Temporal (TPS) para Honduras pr 12 Meses (73KB PDF)
03/30/2006


September 2005

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (49KB PDF)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burundi until November 2, 2006.
09/02/2005


August 2005

Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Liberia for 12 Months (59KB PDF)
08/16/2005

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (48KB PDF)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia until October 1, 2006.
08/16/2005

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (48KB PDF)
08/16/2005

DHS Announces Extension of Employment Authorization Documents for Somalis with Temporary Protected Status (107KB PDF)
USCIS announced an extension through February 2006 of employment authorization documents (EADs) for eligible Somalis with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
08/10/2005

Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia For 12 Months (168KB PDF)
The Secretary of Homeland Security extended the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 12 months, effective September 17, 2005 through September 17, 2006.
08/10/2005

USCIS Reminds I-90 Applicants That E-Filing Remains An Option (127KB PDF)
USCIS reminded its customers that e-Filing is a secure and viable option for filing an I-90 Application to Replace a Permanent Resident Card commonly known as a "Green Card"
08/03/2005


July 2005

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia (45KB PDF)
07/28/2005

Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia For 12 Months (48KB PDF)
07/28/2005

USCIS Announces Update Regarding New H-1B Exemptions (28KB PDF)
07/12/2005


June 2005

USCIS Implements L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 (110KB PDF)
06/23/2005

USCIS Clarifies Filing Fees for H-1B1 Free Trade Nonimmigrants (120KB PDF)
06/21/2005


May 2005

USCIS Announces Extension of Deadline for Filing Applications Pursuant to CSS And LULAC (Newman) Settlement Agreements (46KB PDF)
05/16/2005

USCIS Announces New Policy Regarding V Visa Status Extensions (31KB PDF)
05/16/2005

USCIS Implements H-1B Reform Act of 2004 (51KB PDF)
05/04/2005


April 2005

DHS Announces Settlement in Ramos v Chertoff (71KB PDF)
04/29/2005


March 2005

USCIS Announces New Guidance Regarding Indochinese Parolee Adjustments (141KB PDF)
03/30/2005

USCIS To Implement H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (127KB PDF)
03/08/2005


February 2005

InfoPass - A Customer's Guide (158KB PDF)
02/04/2005


December 2004

USCIS Announces Fy 2005 H-2B Processing (145KB PDF)
12/13/2004

USCIS to Implement H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (137KB PDF)
12/09/2004

USCIS to Implement L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 (126KB PDF)
12/09/2004

USCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by January 3, 2005 (144KB PDF)
12/06/2004

USCIS Announces New Look to "Green Card" (Rev. 12/6/04) (149KB PDF)
12/06/2004

USCIS Recuerda a los Hondureños y Nicaragüenses Elegibles que deberán Reinscribirse para el 3 de enero de 2005 en relación con el Estado Temporario de Protección (TPS) (179KB PDF)
12/06/2004


November 2004

United States and Canada Implement Safe Third Country Agreement on Asylum, 11/29/04 (134KB PDF)
11/29/2004

United States and Canada to Implement Safe Third Country Agreement on Asylum, 11/24/04 (129KB PDF)
11/24/2004

Address Change For Certain Immigration Filings Beginning December 1, 2004 (216KB PDF)
11/23/2004

Relocation Of Arlington USCIS Office (136KB PDF)
11/22/2004

USCIS Honored During National Adoption Awareness Month (155KB PDF)
11/19/2004

USCIS Announces FY 2005 H-2B Processing (123KB PDF)
11/17/2004

USCIS Anuncia Nueva Imagen Para La "Green Card" (Tarjeta Verde) (143KB PDF)
11/15/2004

U.S.S. Midway Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (97KB PDF)
11/12/2004

USCIS Announces Backlog Elimination Update (130KB PDF)
11/09/2004

Quantico Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (145KB PDF)
11/03/2004

Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua (165KB PDF)
11/02/2004

Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Honduras (165KB PDF)
11/02/2004


October 2004

DHS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua (Rev. 11/2/04), (160KB PDF)
10/29/2004

Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Fact Sheet (167KB PDF)
10/25/2004

USCIS Director Celebrates Child Citizenship Act Accomplishments (135KB PDF)
10/22/2004

USCIS Recuerda A Los Solicitantes De Ajuste De Estado Que Obtengan Permiso Por Adelantado Antes De Viajar Al Extranjero Durante Las Vacaciones (135KB PDF)
10/22/2004

UCIS Reminds Applicants For Adjustment Of Status To Obtain Advance Parole Before Holiday Travel Abroad (145KB PDF)
10/22/2004

USCIS to Continue to Issue ADIT Stamp, 10/21/04 (122KB PDF)
10/21/2004

USCIS Hosts Military Naturalization In Tokyo (131KB PDF)
10/18/2004

20 From The Bay Area Take Citizenship Oath On Angel Island (159KB PDF)
10/18/2004

USCIS Hosts Military Naturalization In Seoul (129KB PDF)
10/14/2004

Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (123KB PDF)
10/08/2004

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (126KB PDF)
10/08/2004

Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 12-Month Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (71KB PDF)
10/07/2004

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (45KB PDF)
10/07/2004

First U.S. Military Naturalizations in Europe and the Middle East (187KB PDF)
10/06/2004

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) And The State Of Florida Meet Needs Of Non-English-Speaking Groups (115KB PDF)
10/04/2004

USCIS Announces New H-1B Procedures - Reaches Cap (27KB PDF)
10/01/2004

Fact Sheet: Military Naturalizations (136KB PDF)
10/01/2004


September 2004

Undocumented Individuals In Need of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State of Florida Assistance (152KB PDF)
09/30/2004

USCIS Extends Validity of Certain Liberian Employment Authorization Documents Until October 24, 2004: Questions and Answers (38KB PDF)
09/30/2004

USCIS Extends Validity of Certain Liberian Employment Authorization Documents Until October 24, 2004 (43KB PDF)
09/30/2004

USCIS Welcomes 20,000 New Citizens During Citizenship Day Celebrations Across the Nation Including Events in Las Vegas, Vancouver, Portland, OR, Honolulu, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New York/Ellis Island, Alexandria, VA (170KB PDF)
09/14/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Albuquerque, Boise, El Paso, Harlingen, Helena, Kansas City, Omaha, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, St. Louis, St. Paul (169KB PDF)
09/08/2004

USCIS Announces FY 2005 H-1B Processing (150KB PDF)
09/02/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Yakima (146KB PDF)
09/01/2004


August 2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Anchorage, Fresno, Guam, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland OR, Reno, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Spokane, Tucson (147KB PDF)
08/30/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Denver (167KB PDF)
08/27/2004

DHS Announces Termination and Re-Designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for 12 Months (112KB PDF)
08/25/2004

DHS Announces Termination and Re-Designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for 12 Months, Questions and Answers (104KB PDF)
08/25/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Detroit (105KB PDF)
08/24/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Atlanta (94KB PDF)
08/19/2004

USCIS To Terminate Fingerprint Contract with Designated Law Enforcement Agencies (77KB PDF)
08/19/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Houston (99KB PDF)
08/18/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Boston (100KB PDF)
08/17/2004

USCIS Announces September 17, 2004, Public Meeting to Address Regional Centers and the Immigrant Investor Pilot (166KB PDF)
08/12/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass In Upstate New York and New Jersey (140KB PDF)
08/09/2004

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals Of Somalia (152KB PDF)
08/06/2004

DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals Of Somalia, Questions and Answers (157KB PDF)
08/06/2004

USCIS Brings InfoPass to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh (139KB PDF)
08/05/2004

Faces of America - Citizen Soldier: Staff Sergeant Hilbert Caesar, United States Army (194KB PDF)
08/03/2004

USCIS Announces Change in Photo Standard to Take Effect August 2, 2004 (72KB PDF)
08/02/2004


July 2004

USCIS Announces Extension Of Stay For Some Foreign Students (135KB PDF)
07/23/2004

InfoPass - Citas Para Informacion Sobre Inmigracion (158KB PDF)
07/22/2004

USCIS Plans to Launch InfoPass Nationwide (150KB PDF)
07/22/2004

USCIS Tiene Planes Para el Lanzamiento de InfoPass a Nivel Nacional (170KB PDF)
07/22/2004

USCIS Announces Extension of Certification Deadline for Certain Foreign Health Care Workers from Canada and Mexico (93KB PDF)
07/19/2004

USCIS Brings InfoPass To New York (138KB PDF)
07/16/2004

Notice To All Customers With a Pending I-130 Petition (125KB PDF)
07/15/2004

USCIS Director Receives Daughters of the American Revolution Award (132KB PDF)
07/08/2004

Questions and Answers: Termination of TPS for Nationals of Montserrat (149KB PDF)
07/06/2004

DHS Concludes Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Montserrat (129KB PDF)
07/06/2004

USCIS Announces New Work Authorization Documentation For Citizens of Federated States of Micronesia (120KB PDF)
07/02/2004


June 2004

USCIS to Welcome More Than 16,000 New Citizens During 4th Of July Celebrations (145KB PDF)
06/24/2004

Backlog Elimination Strategy (151KB PDF)
06/17/2004

USCIS to Observe National Day of Mourning for President Reagan (113KB PDF)
06/09/2004

DHS Announces First Principal Legal Advisor For USCIS (118KB PDF)
06/09/2004

USCIS Introduces New Employment Authorization Document with Enhanced Security Features (158KB PDF)
06/01/2004

USCIS Launches New Los Angeles I-90 Pilot Project to Replace or Renew A Green Card Within Days (146KB PDF)
06/01/2004


May 2004

Fact Sheet: USCIS Expands E-Filing Service Online (138KB PDF)
05/26/2004

USCIS Improves Customer Service by Expanding Online Filing of Immigration Benefits (136KB PDF)
05/26/2004

USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status to Obtain Advance Parole Before Summer Travel Abroad (123KB PDF)
05/24/2004

USCIS Introduces New Employment Authorization Document With Enhanced Security Features (159KB PDF)
05/20/2004

USCIS Director Salutes Public Service Workers in Honor of Public Service Recognition Week (129KB PDF)
05/06/2004

USCIS Announces New Work Authorization Documentation for Citizens of Pacific Island Nation (118KB PDF)
05/05/2004


April 2004

USCIS Director Eduardo Aguirre Addresses the Fee Adjustment (116KB PDF)
04/30/2004

Estado de Protección Temporal para Hondureños y Nicaragüenses Extendido (12KB PDF)
04/30/2004

New USCIS Immigration Benefit Application Fees (Rev. 4/29/04) (58KB PDF)
04/29/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Dallas with New Pilot Program (383KB PDF)
04/21/2004

Fact Sheet: USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence) Pilot Program in the Dallas District Office (207KB PDF)
04/21/2004

Fact Sheet: USCIS Expands Customer Service Initiative (115KB PDF)
04/19/2004

USCIS Expands Customer Service Initiative (104KB PDF)
04/19/2004

USCIS Announces Fee Adjustments to Enhance Service (90KB PDF)
04/14/2004

Circuit Ride Location Changed for the Chicago and Houston Asylum Offices (120KB PDF)
04/08/2004

Asylum Interviews to Change in Location for Ohio, Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana (Rev. 4/7/04) (106KB PDF)
04/07/2004

25 Adopted Children Celebrate Citizenship at "The Greatest Show on Earth" (142KB PDF)
04/07/2004


March 2004

USCIS Fee Waiver Guidance (132KB PDF)
03/29/2004

USCIS Reminds Applicants For Adjustment Of Status To Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad (94KB PDF)
03/25/2004

Settlement Agreements for Catholic Social Services (CSS) and LULAC (or Newman) Legalization Cases (91KB PDF)
03/23/2004

Cortes Federales Aprueban Acuerdos en Casos de Legalizacion CSS y LULAC (Newman) (98KB PDF)
03/23/2004

USCIS Launches InfoPass in Los Angeles (113KB PDF)
03/17/2004

USCIS Announces H-2B Procedures - Reaches Cap (96KB PDF)
03/10/2004

InfoPass - Immigration Information by Appointment (158KB PDF)
03/04/2004

USCIS Issues Employment Authorization Documents For Salvadorans Who Have Re-registered For Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (95KB PDF)
03/03/2004

United States and Canada to Implement Safe Third Country Agreement on Asylum 3/3/04 (100KB PDF)
03/03/2004


February 2004

Fort Benning Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (171KB PDF)
02/27/2004

USCIS Accomplishments -- Year One (150KB PDF)
02/26/2004

USCIS Announces New H-1B Procedures -- Reaches Cap (Rev. 2/19/04) (98KB PDF)
02/19/2004

H-1B Petitions Filed and Approved by Type of Petition: FYs 2000-03 (44KB PDF)
02/17/2004

Aguirre Testifies on Proposed Temporary Worker Program (100KB PDF)
02/12/2004

USCIS Proposes Fee Adjustment to Enhance Service (23KB PDF)
02/03/2004

USCIS Immigration Benefit Application Fee History (7KB PDF)
02/03/2004

List of Proposed USCIS Immigrant Benefit Application Fee Adjustments (181KB PDF)
02/03/2004

USCIS Prioritizes Backlog Reduction in FY 2005 Budget (35KB PDF)
02/02/2004

Fact Sheet 2/2/04 (36KB PDF)
02/02/2004


January 2004

USCIS Announces Latest Field Leadership Appointments (93KB PDF)
01/29/2004

Director Aguirre Meets With History Experts to Discuss the Redesign of The U.S. History Portion of The Naturalization Test (142KB PDF)
01/22/2004

Director Aguirre Visits with Stakeholders at Naturalization Testing Redesign Conference (149KB PDF)
01/15/2004


December 2003

Closer to the American Dream (165KB PDF)
12/23/2003

104 Year-old Immigrant Fulfills His Dream of Becoming a U.S. Citizen (112KB PDF)
12/18/2003

Naturalized Soldiers Looking Forward to New Opportunities in U.S. (149KB PDF)
12/10/2003

Aguirre Visits Canada, Highlights Progress in Partnership 12/5/03 (84KB PDF)
12/05/2003

USCIS Ofrece Nuevos Servicios En Linea Para Nuestros Clientes (85KB PDF)
12/01/2003

USCIS Offers New On-line Customer Service Features (87KB PDF)
12/01/2003


November 2003

USCIS and an American Icon Celebrate the Citizenship of Over One Hundred Children (177KB PDF)
11/25/2003

USCIS To Make Travel Documents More Secure (117KB PDF)
11/24/2003

Aguirre Leads Citizenship Ceremony For Adopted Children (163KB PDF)
11/21/2003

USCIS Announces Program To Streamline Process For Child Citizenship Certificates (88KB PDF)
11/20/2003

The Departments of Homeland Security and State Honor National Adoption Month By Continuosly Improving International Adoption Proceedings (90KB PDF)
11/17/2003

Recordatorio Para Los Inmigrantes Legales Que Deben Solicitar Su "Permiso Anticipado De Viaje" (Advance Parole) Previo A La Salida Del Pais (95KB PDF)
11/14/2003

Immigrants Reminded To Obtain Advanced Parole Before Traveling Abroad (137KB PDF)
11/14/2003

USCIS Pays Tribute to Soldiers at a Special Military Naturalization Ceremony (158KB PDF)
11/13/2003


October 2003

Irish Soldiers Receive Posthumous Citizenship (97KB PDF)
10/30/2003

H-1B Petitions Received and Approved in FY 2003 (154KB PDF)
10/22/2003


September 2003

USCIS Announces Permanent Management Appointments (139KB PDF)
09/24/2003

Tom Ridge and Eduardo Aguirre Visit Recent War Hero at Walter Reed 9/17/03 (314KB PDF)
09/17/2003

Citizenship Day Festivities Across the Nation (113KB PDF)
09/17/2003

Citizenship Day (93KB PDF)
09/17/2003

Aguilar to Lead Office of Citizenship (109KB PDF)
09/15/2003

Questions and Answers: Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (82KB PDF)
09/04/2003

Department of Homeland Security Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sudan (77KB PDF)
09/04/2003

Questions and Answers: Conclusion of TPS for Nationals of Sierra Leone (108KB PDF)
09/04/2003

Questions and Answers: Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (120KB PDF)
09/04/2003

DHS Concludes Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sierra Leone (95KB PDF)
09/04/2003

Department of Homeland Security Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Burundi (90KB PDF)
09/03/2003

American Hero Naturalized (49KB PDF)
09/02/2003


August 2003

USCIS Announces Latest H-1B Petitions Statistics for FY 2003 (120KB PDF)
08/26/2003

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia Questions and Answers (29KB PDF)
08/07/2003

BCIS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Liberia (12KB PDF)
08/07/2003

DHS Assists Prospective Adoptive Parents Facing SARS-Related Delays (12KB PDF)
08/07/2003


July 2003

El DHS Anuncia Nuevos Requisitos para Trabajadores de la Salud (13KB PDF)
07/29/2003

El DHS Implementa Requisitos Legales para los Trabajadores de la Salud (17KB PDF)
07/29/2003

DHS Announces New Requirement for Health Care Workers (12KB PDF)
07/29/2003

DHS Implements Statutory Requirements for Health Care Workers (17KB PDF)
07/29/2003

BCIS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (13KB PDF)
07/21/2003

Estatus de Protección Temporal para El Salvador Extendido hasta el 9 de marzo 2005 (13KB PDF)
07/16/2003

Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador Extended to March 9, 2005 (12KB PDF)
07/16/2003

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (31KB PDF)
07/16/2003

Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador to be Extended (10KB PDF)
07/10/2003

BCIS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Nationals of Montserrat (11KB PDF)
07/01/2003


June 2003

BCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension (13KB PDF)
06/16/2003

BCIS Recuerda a los Hondureños y Nicaraguenses elegibles para Reinscribirse al TPS y la Extensión del Documento de Autorización de Empleo (EAD) (14KB PDF)
06/16/2003

Fact Sheet: First 100 Days of The BCIS (33KB PDF)
06/10/2003


May 2003

Hoja Informativa: Presentación Electrónica de Documentos y otros Servicios en Línea de BCIS (23KB PDF)
05/29/2003

BCIS Begins Offering "Online" Filing for Two Popular Immigration Forms (12KB PDF)
05/29/2003

Fact Sheet: E-Filing and other BCIS Services Online (22KB PDF)
05/29/2003

BCIS Ofrece Presentación "en Línea" de Documentos (13KB PDF)
05/29/2003


April 2003

Extensión del Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para Hondureños y Nicaraguenses (33KB PDF)
04/30/2003

Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua Extended (11KB PDF)
04/30/2003

Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (32KB PDF)
04/30/2003

Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (18KB PDF)
04/29/2003

BCIS Takes First Step to Offer "Online" Filing (12KB PDF)
04/25/2003

Fact Sheet: E-Filing and Other BCIS Services Online (14KB PDF)
04/25/2003

BCIS Toma El Primer Paso Para Ofrecer Solicitudes "Enlinea" (13KB PDF)
04/25/2003

Hoja de datos: Ingreso Electrónico (E-Filing) y otros Servicios en Línea del BCIS (16KB PDF)
04/25/2003

BCIS Announces Figures for H-1B Petition Receipts and Approvals (22KB PDF)
04/04/2003


March 2003

New Rules Requires Visas and Passports for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and Bermuda (12KB PDF)
03/14/2003

BCIS Takes First Step Toward Development of New Citizenship Test (12KB PDF)
03/13/2003

Two International Murder Fugitives Arrested in Dallas (10KB PDF)
03/07/2003


February 2003

Attorney General Terminates Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Angola (20KB PDF)
02/28/2003

INS Informs Public Regarding Changes in Immigration Benefit Filing Fees (19KB PDF)
02/27/2003

Immigration Benefit Application Fees Effective (36KB PDF)
02/27/2003

INS Publishes Notice Implementing United States District Court Order in Proyecto San Pablo v. INS (28KB PDF)
02/04/2003

El SIN Publica la Notificación para Instrumentar la Orden Girada por la Corte Federal de Distrito en el caso Proyecto San Pablo v. INS (29KB PDF)
02/04/2003


January 2003

INS Response to Federal Indictments Regarding Document Shredding at the INS California Service Center (36KB PDF)
01/30/2003

INS Campaign Seeks Out Applicants for LIFE Legalization Benefits (22KB PDF)
01/27/2003

El SIN Anuncia Campaña Informativa para la Legalización de Miles Bajo el Acta LIFE (24KB PDF)
01/27/2003

Preguntas y Respuestas 1/27/03 (38KB PDF)
01/27/2003

Facts about LIFE Legalization (37KB PDF)
01/27/2003

Instructions to the Public Regarding Change in Immigration Benefit Filing Fees (128KB PDF)
01/24/2003

INS Announces New Rule for the Adjustment of Status of Certain Nationals from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (20KB PDF)
01/08/2003


December 2002

INS to Require Advance Submission of Passenger Data (20KB PDF)
12/31/2002


November 2002

INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (18KB PDF)
11/14/2002

INS Announces Notice Concerning Expedited Removal (39KB PDF)
11/08/2002

Effective June 20, 2000, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers (Revised 11/7/02) (43KB PDF)
11/07/2002

Effective June 20, 2000, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers Rev. 11/7/02 (34KB PDF)
11/07/2002

INS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by November 12, 2002 (22KB PDF)
11/07/2002


October 2002

Attorney General Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sierra Leone (DOJ Release) (87KB PDF)
10/30/2002

INS Announces Case Status Online (20KB PDF)
10/28/2002

Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community 10/01 (Hmong version) (revision of 9/27/01) (1000KB PDF)
10/01/2002


September 2002

Attorney General Designates Liberia Under The Temporary Protected Status Program (32KB PDF)
09/27/2002

Liberia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Questions and Answers (38KB PDF)
09/27/2002

Cubans Detained In Buffalo Released 9/18/02 (18KB PDF)
09/18/2002

INS to Swear in 15,000 New Citizens on Citizenship Day (21KB PDF)
09/17/2002

Nueva "Visa Láser" Será Requerida Para Visitar los Estados Unidos a Partir del Primero de Octubre de 2002 (28KB PDF)
09/16/2002

New Biometric Border Crossing Cards (Laser Visa) Will be Required of Mexican Border Crossers Beginning October 1, 2002 (29KB PDF)
09/16/2002

Border Patrol National Apprehensions down over 28% -- Nationwide drug seizures surpass $1.3 billion (19KB PDF)
09/16/2002

Cambodia Adoption Review To Expand (21KB PDF)
09/11/2002

Reinscripción TPS para salvadoreños comienza hoy (29KB PDF)
09/09/2002

Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños (33KB PDF)
09/09/2002

SIN recuerda a los Empleadores sobre la Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños Elegibles (29KB PDF)
09/09/2002

Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible Salvadorans (33KB PDF)
09/09/2002

TPS Re-registration Opens for Salvadorans Today (28KB PDF)
09/09/2002

INS Issues Reminder to Employers About Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Eligible Salvadorans (28KB PDF)
09/09/2002


August 2002

Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF)
08/30/2002

Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF)
08/30/2002

INS Announces FY 2002 H-1B Processing Through June 30 (20KB PDF)
08/13/2002

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (21KB PDF)
08/09/2002


July 2002

DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible El Salvadorans (20KB PDF)
07/09/2002

Extensión de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) Para Salvadoreños (Q's & A's) (36KB PDF)
07/09/2002

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (Q&A) (35KB PDF)
07/09/2002

Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible El Salvadorans (33KB PDF)
07/09/2002


June 2002

INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by July 2, 2002 (22KB PDF)
06/21/2002

INS Issues Final Rule for Adjustment of Status Under Legalization Provisions of the Life Act --INS Announces New Filing Deadline of June 4, 2003 (revised) (25KB PDF)
06/06/2002


May 2002

INS Announces Old Mexican Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) Are Valid Again Until October 1, 2002 (29KB PDF)
05/17/2002

Certain Asylees With Pending Adjustment of Status Applications Should Contact the INS of a Change of Address (20KB PDF)
05/10/2002

DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF)
05/01/2002

El Departmento de Justicia Extiende el Periodo de TPS por 12 Meses Para Nacionales de Honduras y Nicaragua (31KB PDF)
05/01/2002

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Q's & A's) (41KB PDF)
05/01/2002


April 2002

INS Commissioner Ziglar Announces Full and Open Competition For Entry-Exit Program (19KB PDF)
04/30/2002

Allegations Regarding Cambodian Orphans (Revised 4/23/02) (37KB PDF)
04/23/2002

I-68 Canadian Border Boat Landing Program To Resume (20KB PDF)
04/09/2002


March 2002

1st Quarter FY 2002 H-1B Processing (34KB PDF)
03/01/2002


February 2002

El Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización le Recuerda al Público Sobre el Incremento de Tarifas de Trámites que Tomara Efecto el 19 de Febrero del 2002 (20KB PDF)
02/12/2002

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Angola (22KB PDF)
02/08/2002

Q's and A's For Adoption Processing in Cambodia (41KB PDF)
02/07/2002

INS Reminds Public--New Fees to Take Effect February 19, 2002 (19KB PDF)
02/06/2002

Border Enforcement (Budget Request) (161KB PDF)
02/04/2002

Executive Summary: Ensuring Homeland Security and Improving Service (171KB PDF)
02/04/2002

Detention and Removals (Budget Request) (127KB PDF)
02/04/2002

Immigration Services (Budget Request) (112KB PDF)
02/04/2002

Support and Administration (Budget Request) (163KB PDF)
02/04/2002

Interior Enforcement (Budget Request) (376KB PDF)
02/04/2002


January 2002

T Nonimmigrant Application Process (26KB PDF)
01/24/2002

Review of Orphan Petition Processing In Vietnam (33KB PDF)
01/23/2002

Border Patrol, Native American Leaders Meet to Bolster Border Security (20KB PDF)
01/17/2002

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries Will Not be Entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database (17KB PDF)
01/14/2002

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries Will Not be Entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database (Spanish Version) (18KB PDF)
01/14/2002

INS Issues Asylum Adjustment Processing Advisory for Fiscal Year 2002 (19KB PDF)
01/11/2002

INS Commissioner Addresses Prospective Cambodian Adoptive Parents 2/07/02 (16KB PDF)
01/07/2002


December 2001

INS Announces Suspension of Cambodian Adoptions and Offer of Parole in Certain Pending Cases (29KB PDF)
12/21/2001

INS Announces Fee Adjustments (19KB PDF)
12/21/2001

Changes to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 (30KB PDF)
12/18/2001


November 2001

Department of Justice Announces INS Restructuring Plan Splitting Service and Enforcement Functions (91KB PDF)
11/14/2001

FY 2001 H-1B Processing (33KB PDF)
11/05/2001


September 2001

New Biometric Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect on October 1, 2001 (29KB PDF)
09/28/2001

Canadian Border Crossing Cards Expire October 1, 2001 (19KB PDF)
09/28/2001

New Biometric Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect on October 1, 2001 (Spanish version) (30KB PDF)
09/28/2001

Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community (Revised 12/18/01) (33KB PDF)
09/27/2001

Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community (Laotian version) (revised 12/18/01) (230KB PDF)
09/24/2001

INS Publishes Notice on Settlement Agreement in Walters v. Reno (20KB PDF)
09/20/2001

Walters v. Reno Settlement (revised) (41KB PDF)
09/20/2001

INS Extends and Re-designates Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Somalia (23KB PDF)
09/12/2001

INS Implements 'V' Nonimmigrant Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (34KB PDF)
09/07/2001

INS Implements 'V' Nonimmigrant Provision of the LIFE Act (33KB PDF)
09/07/2001

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF)
09/04/2001

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF)
09/04/2001

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sierra Leone (21KB PDF)
09/04/2001


August 2001

INS Implements the "K" Nonimmigrant Visa Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (revised) (32KB PDF)
08/14/2001

INS Implements Revised Naturalization Application Form N-400 (28KB PDF)
08/14/2001

INS Implements Revised Naturalization Application Form N-400 (Spanish version) (28KB PDF)
08/14/2001

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Montserrat (21KB PDF)
08/08/2001

INS Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Fee Adjustments (20KB PDF)
08/06/2001

INS Expands Search and Rescue Capabilities Along Southwest Border 8/3/01 (22KB PDF)
08/03/2001

H-1B Cap (33KB PDF)
08/03/2001


July 2001

INS Corrects Filing Address for Three LIFE Act Applications (27KB PDF)
07/23/2001

INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension (31KB PDF)
07/11/2001

INS Automatically Extends the Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents for Current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Class Members (37KB PDF)
07/02/2001


June 2001

INS Implements NACARA/HRIFA Provision of the LIFE Act (30KB PDF)
06/15/2001

H-1B Cap (33KB PDF)
06/07/2001

INS Announces Premium Processing Service for Employers (30KB PDF)
06/01/2001

Premium Processing Service (30KB PDF)
06/01/2001


May 2001

Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act (revised) (34KB PDF)
05/31/2001

Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (revised) (34KB PDF)
05/31/2001

INS Implements Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act for Applicants of Three Class Action Lawsuits (revised) (33KB PDF)
05/31/2001

INS Implements Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act for Applicants of Three Class Action Lawsuits (Spanish version) (revised) (33KB PDF)
05/31/2001

Syrian Adjustment Act (P.L. 106-378) (31KB PDF)
05/17/2001

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (revised) (39KB PDF)
05/08/2001

Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Spanish version) (40KB PDF)
05/03/2001

INS Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Spanish version) (31KB PDF)
05/03/2001


April 2001

INS Expects to Publish LIFE Legalization Regulations in May (35KB PDF)
04/20/2001

April 30 Deadline Approaching Relating to Section 245(i) Adjustment of Status (19KB PDF)
04/20/2001

Enforcement Initiatives Against Drug Smuggling in Southern California (54KB PDF)
04/13/2001

INS Extends New and Renewal Applications of Temporary Protected Status for Angolans (revised) (21KB PDF)
04/12/2001


March 2001

INS Developing Regulations for New 'V' Nonimmigrant Status (revised) (31KB PDF)
03/30/2001

Colombia's Citizens Now Ineligible for U.S. Visa Transit Privilege (19KB PDF)
03/30/2001

Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (62KB PDF)
03/23/2001

Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (54KB PDF)
03/23/2001

INS Implements Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (38KB PDF)
03/23/2001

INS Implements Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (34KB PDF)
03/23/2001

Mexican Border Crossing Cards to Expire Soon (19KB PDF)
03/21/2001

H-1B Cap (34KB PDF)
03/20/2001

INS Establishes Procedures for Renewal of Employment Authorization for Certain CSS Class Members 03/15/01 (30KB PDF)
03/15/2001

INS Announces Opening of TPS Application Period for Salvadorans (Spanish version) (35KB PDF)
03/08/2001

INS Announces Opening of TPS Application Period for Salvadorans (34KB PDF)
03/08/2001

President Bush Announces El Salvador Designated For Temporary Protected Status Following Devastating Earthquakes (22KB PDF)
03/02/2001

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans (Spanish version) (36KB PDF)
03/02/2001

President Bush Announces El Salvador Designated For Temporary Protected Status Following Devastating Earthquakes (Spanish version) 03/02/01 (23KB PDF)
03/02/2001

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans (34KB PDF)
03/02/2001


February 2001

Child Citizenship Act: How to Get a Certificate of Citizenship for Your Child (33KB PDF)
02/27/2001


January 2001

The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (31KB PDF)
01/22/2001

Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (Spanish version) (28KB PDF)
01/11/2001

INS Advises Public on Submitting Applications Under the LIFE Act (Spanish) (21KB PDF)
01/11/2001

INS Advises Public on Submitting Applications Under the LIFE Act (20KB PDF)
01/05/2001


December 2000

Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (27KB PDF)
12/21/2000

INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (32KB PDF)
12/13/2000

INS Reminds Employers of H-1B Fee Change (27KB PDF)
12/13/2000

Proposed Rule Issued for Gender-Based Asylum Claims (20KB PDF)
12/07/2000

The R-A- Rule (33KB PDF)
12/07/2000

INS Issues Employment Authorization Documents for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Who Have Re-registered for Temporary Protected Status (18KB PDF)
12/01/2000

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (33KB PDF)
12/01/2000


November 2000

Changes to the H-1B Program (40KB PDF)
11/21/2000

INS Achieves 2-Year Naturalization Program Goals (27KB PDF)
11/15/2000


October 2000

A Quick Guide to 'Public Charge' and Receipt of Public Benefits (Massachusetts edition) (116KB PDF)
10/18/2000


September 2000

Deferred Enforced Departure Extended for Liberians (20KB PDF)
09/28/2000

Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Questions & Answers (22KB PDF)
09/28/2000

INS Reminds People to Use New Adjustment of Status Form I-485 (revised) (31KB PDF)
09/07/2000


July 2000

INS Reminds Employers of Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans With Temporary Protected Status (29KB PDF)
07/21/2000

INS Completes H-1B Processing for FY 2000 (34KB PDF)
07/20/2000

INS Comments on HR 3083, The Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 1999 (House) (45KB PDF)
07/20/2000

Jurisdiction Over Asylum Applications in Hawaii and Guam Shifts From San Francisco Asylum Office to Los Angeles (19KB PDF)
07/14/2000


June 2000

INS Customer Service Initiatives (42KB PDF)
06/29/2000

INS Announces Successful Settlement of a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Lawsuit (34KB PDF)
06/28/2000

INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-Registration Filing Period and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Validity Period for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF)
06/06/2000


May 2000

INS Comments on H.R. 2121, The "Secret Evidence Repeal Act" (House) (36KB PDF)
05/23/2000

INS Holds International Children's Adoption Conference (18KB PDF)
05/12/2000

INS Updates on TPS Application Period (32KB PDF)
05/10/2000

INS Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (30KB PDF)
05/05/2000


April 2000

KPMG's Report on H-1B Processing (34KB PDF)
04/06/2000


March 2000

INS Delaying Removal Action on Certain Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans (34KB PDF)
03/31/2000

Fiscal Year 2000 H-1B Cap (33KB PDF)
03/28/2000

INS New Change-of-Address Telephone Service Available Nationwide (22KB PDF)
03/24/2000

INS Issues Final Regulations for HRIFA (Questions and Answers) (25KB PDF)
03/21/2000

INS Publishes Final Regulations for NACARA Section 202 (33KB PDF)
03/21/2000

INS Issues Final Regulations for NACARA Section 202 (Questions and Answers) (23KB PDF)
03/21/2000

INS Publishes Final Regulations for HRIFA (37KB PDF)
03/21/2000

INS Announces H-1B Procedures As Fiscal Year 2000 Cap Approaches (31KB PDF)
03/17/2000


February 2000

INS Dedicates National Records Center in Lee's Summit, Missouri (21KB PDF)
02/25/2000

New Deadline Begins for Family Members of Some Asylees and Refugees (19KB PDF)
02/23/2000

INS Issues Reminder for Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (French Version) (23KB PDF)
02/15/2000

Application Deadline Approaches for Nicaraguans and Cubans Eligible to Apply for NACARA Benefits (21KB PDF)
02/15/2000

INS Issues Reminder for Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (22KB PDF)
02/15/2000

INS Issues Reminder for Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (Creole Version) (22KB PDF)
02/15/2000

Border Security Issues (Senate) (64KB PDF)
02/10/2000

Visa Waiver Pilot Program (House) (26KB PDF)
02/10/2000

Asylum Reform: Five Years Later (22KB PDF)
02/01/2000


October 1999


May 1999

Public Charge Fact Sheet (Chinese version) (252KB PDF)
05/25/1999

Public Charge Fact Sheet (Vietnamese version) (262KB PDF)
05/25/1999

Public Charge Questions & Answers (Chinese version) (876KB PDF)
05/25/1999

Public Charge Fact Sheet (Korean version) (188KB PDF)
05/25/1999

Public Charge Questions & Answers (Korean version) (685KB PDF)
05/25/1999

Public Charge Fact Sheet (Thai version) (213KB PDF)
05/25/1999



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