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On May 3, 2016, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Document Liaison Committee met with USCIS’ Verification Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations to respond to questions, provide updates and address follow-up items.
New edition dated 05/10/16. Starting 07/19/2016, USCIS will only accept the 05/10/16 edition. Until then, you can use 06/12/13 edition.
This chart shows the types of appeals adjudicated by the AAO sorted by the name of the form commonly associated with the appeal. The forms can be found on the USCIS webpage. Click on the Forms tab above to see the complete list.
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the numerical limit (the “cap”) of 12,999 workers who may be issued CW-1 visas or otherwise provided with CW-1 status for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. May 5, 2016 was the final receipt date for CW-1 worker petitions requesting an employment start date before October 1, 2016.
Due to system maintenance, status updates for cases pending at the Texas Service Center may be temporarily unavailable through Case Status Online or the National Customer Service Center phone line until Monday, May 23. We apologize for any inconvenience.
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. May 12, 2016 was the final receipt date for new H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before October 1, 2016.
New edition dated 03/30/16. Starting 7/15/16, USCIS will only accept the 03/30/16 edition. Until then, you can use the 03/21/13 edition.
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Honduras (and those without nationality who last habitually resided in Honduras) for an additional 18 months, effective July 6, 2016, through Jan. 5, 2018.
Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Nicaragua (and those without nationality who last habitually resided in Nicaragua) for an additional 18 months, effective July 6, 2016, through Jan. 5, 2018.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited you to participate in a listening session on Monday, April 25, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. to provide feedback on potential EB-5 regulatory and other policy changes.