Notes from Previous Engagements

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited federal, state, local, territorial and tribal stakeholders to participate in an intergovernmental affairs engagement on Wednesday, July 5, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern.

On May 5, 2017 the National Benefits Center held a questions and answer session with AILA in regards to NBC Initiatives and Staffing Updates.

On May 15, 2017, the USCIS Havana Field Office hosted an engagement with AILA representatives. USCIS discussed issues related to operations and various services, including communications, Forms I-407 and forms I-131A.

On May 10, 2017, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Document Liaison Committee met with USCIS’ Verification Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Employee Rights (IER) to respond to questions, provide updates, and address follow-up items. The questions and answers are provided below for the benefit of interested stakeholders.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited you to participate in a stakeholder teleconference on Wednesday, May 31, from 3-4 p.m. Eastern to discuss the six-month Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension for eligible nationals of Haiti (and those without nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti).

On April 6, 2017, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Executive Liaison Committee met with various USCIS program offices and directorates to respond to questions, provide updates and address follow up items.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited you to participate in a teleconference listening session on Thursday, May 25, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., to provide feedback on the H-2B nonimmigrant visa classification. We are interested in your feedback on the fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations legislation and, in particular, the impact that any potential increase in the number of H-2B workers may have on U.S. workers.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited you to participate in a national engagement on May 17th, from 3 to 4 p.m. (Eastern) to discuss Form G-1256, Declaration for Interpreted USCIS Interview, and the Role and Use of Interpreters in Domestic Field Office Interviews policy memorandum.