The USCIS updated forms listed below will take effect April 1, 2024. A new USCIS rule which also goes into effect April 1st, normally would allow a grace period but because of the new fee structure there will be none and the new 04/1/24 editions for certain forms must be…
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USCIS Electronic Reading Room
USCIS has an online Electronic Reading Room with access to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requested documents. The Reading Room is really a Web-based searchable database of public requested FOIA documents; mixed with USCIS documents that the government decided may have a larger public demand. You can use pull-downs to…
2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 2/21/24
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated February 21, 2024! ______ Update to Form I-864W,…
Completing an Unprecedented 10 Million Immigration Cases in Fiscal Year 2023, USCIS Reduced Its Backlog!
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed an unprecedented 10 million immigration cases in Fiscal Year 2023! USCIS has finally reduced its backlog of cases for the first time in a Decade or more. USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou stated, “We’ve completed a record number of cases, responded…
Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): New Jersey, New Mexico and New York – Update
UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact! The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact…
Alejandro Mayorkas: House Republicans fail to Impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security
House Republicans who tried to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas have failed! The final vote in the House of Representatives was close, 216-214 against the impeachment. Only four Republicans voted with all the house Democrats! Border security is a top issue for the 2024 Presidential elections and…
Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire – Update
UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact! The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact…
Chance encounter: A young migrant takes a seat next to an NPR reporter
About a month ago, an NPR reporter, Jasmine Garsd who had just been reporting on the southern border for NPR had a chance encounter with a young (22) immigrant from Ecuador! She was on her flight back to New York City, when she started talking to the young man next…
2024 USCIS Forms Updates – 1/23/24
The USCIS Forms Updates web page lists their most recently updated forms. The list includes forms as they publish them and includes a brief explanation for the update. The updated form listed below is their most recent addition to the list, dated January 23, 2024! ______ Update to Form I-881,…
Working in the United States – Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states that Temporary Worker Visas are for persons who want to enter the United States for employment lasting a fixed time, only temporary and not considered permanent, with no path to immigration. Each of these visas requires the prospective U.S. employer not the worker to first…