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USCIS to Close Field Office in Panama City in February
December 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
USCIS will permanently close its field office in Panama City, Panama, on Feb. 1, 2013. The Panama City Field Office had jurisdiction over Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. continue reading »
USCIS Publishes New Petition for Alien Worker Forms
November 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A new Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, is now available. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) changed the format to improve intake processing and added Adobe fillable format features to make it easier for you to complete the form. continue reading »
Help Immigrants Taken an Important Step on Path to Citizenship
June 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed an important change to its regulations which would help alleviate the family separation and financial hardship currently encountered by some immigrants who are seeking legal permanent residence (LPR) and have U.S. citizen relatives. The proposed rule would enable these immigrants to apply for a waiver they may need to obtain their LPR status while living in the United States. continue reading »
U.S. Immigration Services Improves Access to Legal Counsel for Immigrants
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
During its nine-year history, issues have arisen with respect to restrictions on counsel by the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agencies. Tuesday, in response to calls from the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association continue reading »
Warning About Copycat Immigration-Help Sites
September 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
When you go online to download and fill out immigration forms, ensure that you know the difference between official government websites and websites run by private businesses. continue reading »
Encouraging Entrepreneurs and High Skilled Workers through Immigration Changes
August 7, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
The United States has a long, rich history of welcoming innovative entrepreneurs and skilled workers into our country. These men and women fuel our nation’s economy by creating jobs, and promoting new technologies and ideas. Thursday I joined Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano continue reading »
Federal Immigration Agency to Launch Campaign Promoting Naturalization Application
May 27, 2011 | by Los Angeles Daily News | Latino Daily News
Wanting to encourage the millions of eligible immigrants in the U.S. to become citizens, the federal government will be running a national advertising campaign, which they hope will assist immigrants in becoming more integrated into societ continue reading »
Did You Know INS No Longer Exists? Thousands Doing Internet Search Don’t
April 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Each month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) publishes a report on traffic to their website, which includes statistics on popular search terms people use to find the site. And every month, tens of thousands of visitors search “INS” to find them. In January 2011, that monthly report registered nearly 30,000 searches for the term “INS.” continue reading »
Computerization of USCIS Immigration Files Taking Longer Than Expected
February 23, 2011 | by New York Daily News | Latino Daily News
Behind schedule and over budget, the plan for the computerization of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ files has clearly not gone according to plan. continue reading »
Secretary Napolitano Announces Enhancements to E-Verify
November 10, 2010 | by U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Immigration News
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced the expansion of the E-Verify program' continue reading »
Largest Number of Service Members Naturalized Since 1955
November 10, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Immigration News
USCIS has implemented outreach tailored to reach members of the military and their family. Military liaison officers at USCIS field offices in the United States and abroad conduct educational continue reading »
15 Sailors Naturalized in the Philippines
November 1, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Immigration News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted two naturalization ceremonies for 15 sailors onboard two U.S. Navy ships deployed from Japan. The first ceremony, for five sailors, was conducted at sunset on the deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver on Oct. 13, 2010. The second ceremony, for 10 sailors, was held the next evening in the forecastle of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. continue reading »
Newly Redesigned Certificate of Naturalization Issued
October 26, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Immigration News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas today announced the launch of a redesigned Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550) with new security features that will reduce fraud—part of USCIS’ ongoing efforts to enhance the integrity of the immigration continue reading »
USCIS Issues Two Precedent Appeals Decisions
October 21, 2010 | by USCIS | Immigration News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it has issued two decisions from the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) as binding precedent for the agency. These decisions will provide guidance to USCIS adjudicators and help deli continue reading »
Naturalization Ceremony for 22 Sailors Aboard Aircraft Carrier
October 19, 2010 | by USCIS | Immigration News
Stacy Strong, Deputy Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Bangkok District Office, traveled out to sea on board the Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington to conduct immigration training and preside during an Oct. 9, 2010, naturalization ceremony for 22 sailors. continue reading »
USCIS to Host Open Houses Nationwide
October 6, 2010 | by USCIS | Immigration News
Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be inviting community stakeholders and the general public to open houses at its offices across the country to meet USCIS personnel continue reading »
Thousands of Children Participate in USCIS National Children’s Art Project
October 5, 2010 | by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | Immigration News
Yesterday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially unveiled the National Children’s Art Project, an initiative launched this summer inviting children to illustrate the theme, “We Are America.” C continue reading »
“We Are a Nation of Immigrants”
September 30, 2010 | by USDOJ | Immigration News
The Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) Acting Director Thomas Snow delivered the keynote address and administered the oath of allegiance to approximately 75 candidates during a special naturalization ceremony held last week at the U.S. Citizenship and I continue reading »
