USCIS

USCIS recently began transferring some casework from the National Benefits Center to the Nebraska, Texas and California Service Centers to balance overall operational workload. The affected casework includes the following form:

• I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed by U.S. citizens for their eligible immediate relative (spouse, child, or parent).

Effect on Customers

During the recent government shutdown, Self Check was unavailable. Confirm your employment eligibility today with 

E-Verify has resumed operations following the federal government shutdown. All E-Verify features and services are now available.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announces that Congress passed a bill extending the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Iraqi nationals who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. government, which the President signed into law on Oct. 4, 2013. 

While E-Verify is unavailable, you will not be able to access your E-Verify account. As a result, you will be unable to:

All USCIS offices worldwide are open. Activities continue despite Government Shutdown. 

On the other hand The State Department had this announcement to make

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a limit of 14,000 nonimmigrants for fiscal year (FY) 2014 for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) program. DHS published the notice in today’s Federal Register.

Employers have certain responsibilities under immigration law during the hiring process. The employer sanctions provi­sions, found in section 274A of

USCIS regularly publishes a variety of reports on the numbers of application receipts and other topics. See the following categories for current reports.

Adjustment of Status

• USCIS memo on the adjudication of Form I-360 filed by a self-petitioning adopted child when the child has been abused by the adoptive parent, since the two-year legal custody and residency requirements for these individuals has been eliminated.