DHS Withdraws Proposed Biometrics Rule
Release Date
05/07/2021
USCIS
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (used to be BCIS, INS)
USCIS Forms Update Notice
USCIS recently updated the following forms:
Document Verification Request Supplement
04/08/2021 07:54 AM EDT
Starting June 28, 2021, USCIS will only accept the 04/08/21 edition. Until then, you can also use the 05/29/18 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
04/08/2021 07:36 AM EDT
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on Deference to Previous Decisions
Release Date
04/27/2021
USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new material facts.
USCIS Forms Update Notice
USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):
Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition
12/21/2020 11:22 AM EST
Starting June 18, 2021, USCIS will only accept the 12/21/20 edition. Until then, you can use the 12/23/16 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative
12/21/2020 09:45 AM EST
Social Security
Social Security—An Overview
Social Security is a program that automatically deducts a portion of your earnings, denoted as FICA on your pay-stub, in order to provide certain benefits when you retire. The Social Security Number (“SSN”) enables the federal government to track these transactions.