USCIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Earlier known as INS. USCIS is responsible for providing immigration benefits to applicants. Homepage http://wwww.uscis.gov

Important Notice for Naturalization Applicants

Some civics test answers will change due to recent elections.

 

Question

Update

20: Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

The answer to this question may change as of January 5, 2011, depending on where you live.

Answers will vary. Give the name of one of your state’s U.S. Senators serving in the 112th Congress, which begins on January 5, 2011. 

USCIS Implements Help HAITI Act of 2010

Green Card Through the Help Haiti Act of 2010

 

On December 9, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act of 2010 (Help HAITI Act of 2010). This new law will make it possible for certain Haitian orphans paroled into the United States to become lawful permanent residents (LPR) of the United States and get green cards. Applications to get a green card under this law may be filed at any time on or before December 9, 2013.

USCIS Reminds Haitians to Register for Temporary Protected Status

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Haitian nationals that the registration deadline for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is Jan. 18, 2011.

Haitian nationals who have continuously resided in the United States since Jan. 12, 2010, and who meet other TPS eligibility requirements, must file their applications for TPS no later than Jan. 18, 2011. The TPS designation for Haiti will remain in effect through July 22, 2011.

FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count (as of December 17, 2010)

 

The H-1B Program

U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers.

For more information about the H-1B program, see the link to the left under temporary workers for H-1B Specialty Occupations, DOD Cooperative Research and Development Project Workers, and Fashion Models.

USCIS Temporarily Suspends E-Filing Of Forms I-129 and I-907

File My Application Online (E-Filing)

 

To start the e-filing process, click the "Log in to E-Filing" link to the right. Click here to calculate your earliest filing date. For instructions and guidance, see the corresponding links to the right.

Forms Currently Available for E-Filing

The forms below are currently available for e-filing, with some restrictions. For more on restrictions, see the "Instructions" links to the right.

USCIS Introduces First-Ever Fee Waiver Form

New Form Results from Extensive Collaboration with the Public

WASHINGTON—For the first time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is introducing a standardized form for requesting waivers of the fees charged for immigration-benefit processing. Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, will become available for use on Nov. 23, 2010 – the same day USCIS’s latest fee schedule takes effect.