The USCIS and the Department of Education have published an online guide entitled, “Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants (PDF)” in 14 different languages. This guide contains information to help the newly settled immigrants into everyday life here in the United States.
The main subjects covered are:
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 sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.
With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Connecticut, Delaware and District of Columbia (D.C.)!
The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will apply a 60-day flexibility with certain RFE / NOIDS issued between March 1, 2020 and May 1, 2020. Any response to an RFE, NOID, NOIR, or NOIT received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice will be considered by USCIS before any action is taken.* These actions are being taken in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic!
Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Expands Flexibility for Responding to USCIS Requests
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The USCIS has posted online “How Do I” guides for U.S. Citizens! These guides cover six different Immigration based subjects and I have listed them below.
List of USCIS “How Do I” guides (PDF) for U.S. Citizens:
USCIS Offices Closed to the Public – Closure Extended until April 7
USCIS announced on March 18th that they have suspended routine in-person services, they have now extended that public closure until at least April 7th. This step is being taken to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)! USCIS will continue to operate but without public personal contact. USCIS will provide very limited emergency services that require personal contact; you must contact the USCIS Contact Center for more information.
Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Temporary Office Closure Extended until at least April 7
USCIS has already closed their buildings to the public and is limiting personal contact to discretionary emergencies! They have developed many different ways to get information about immigration services that are alternatives to in-person contact. The USCIS Web Page “USCIS Contact Center” has a set of Digital Self-Help Tools to assit you, try them out!
Listing of available Digital Self-Help Tools:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 18, 2020 that they have suspended routine in-person services. This step is being taken to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)! USCIS will continue to operate but without public personal contact.
USCIS has centralized many of the possible online and telephone actions that you may need during this public closure! Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)!
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USCIS has announced that as of yesterday, March 18, 2020, they have suspended routine in-person services. This step is being taken to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)! USCIS will continue to operate but without public personal contact. USCIS will provide very limited emergency services that require personal contact; you must contact the USCIS Contact Center for more information.
Please visit this page for more information: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1
Source of Information:
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 sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.
With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming!
The AIC has compiled research which shows that Immigrants are an essential part of each of these states’ economy, labor force and tax base. As our economy continues to grow, Immigrants and their children are a growing economic and political force as consumers, taxpayers and entrepreneurs. As United States economic continues to grow, immigrants and their children will continue to play a key role in shaping the economic and political future of each of these states.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national teleconference on Friday, March 13, 2020 between 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (Eastern). This event will include a discussion of USCIS’ modernizing efforts on the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as the EB-5 program. They will include time for the participants to ask questions during the discussion.
To participate in this teleconference:
Call-in Toll-Free number: (888) 946-7792
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