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Official releases are presented with the most recent at the top. 

This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/news


January 2009

DHS Announces Guam-Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program
Link to DHS release
01/14/2009

Oficinas del USCIS en Washington permanecerán cerradas por dos días feriados consecutivos
Período se extenderá del 17 al 20 de enero del 2009
01/14/2009

USCIS Offices in Washington, D.C. to Close for Two Federal Holidays
01/13/2009

USCIS Update: USCIS Changes Filing Location for EB-5 Related Items
01/12/2009

100,000 Employers Use E-Verify Program
01/08/2009

Finaliza período de re-registro para ciudadanos de Honduras, Nicaragua y El Salvador
Período concluyó el 30 de Diciembre de 2008
01/08/2009

Fact Sheet: E-Verify Strengthening the Employment Eligibility Document Review Process for the Nation's Employers
01/08/2009

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
01/08/2009

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-registration Period for Nationals of Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador Ended December 30, 2008
01/07/2009

Supplemental Questions and Answers: Final Religious Worker Rule Effective November 26, 2008
01/05/2009


December 2008

USCIS Update: USCIS Revises Direct Mail Program for the Application for Naturalization (Form N-400)
12/23/2008

Federal Task Force Calls for an Americanization Movement for the 21st Century
Makes Recommendations to Strengthen Immigrant Integration

12/18/2008

USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program
12/18/2008

Fact Sheet: Building an Americanization Movement for the 21st Century: A Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on New Americans
12/18/2008

Questions and Answers: USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Worker Program
12/18/2008

Fact Sheet: Task Force on New Americans
12/18/2008

Media Advisory: Walter E. Washington Convention Center to Host Largest-Ever Naturalization Ceremony Sponsored by U.S. District Court in Washington
Seven Hundred Candidates to Take Oath of Allegiance

WASHINGTON¿Approximately 700 men and women from 104 countries will become U.S. citizens tomorrow at a special naturalization ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The ceremony marks the largest naturalization ceremony ever held by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Gordon Peterson, WJLA-TV anchor, will deliver the keynote address.
12/16/2008

Media Advisory: Federal Task Force to Release Report Calling for an Americanization Movement for the 21st Century
Recommendations to President Bush Include Immigrant Integration

WASHINGTON ¿ After more than two years of collaboration and initiatives among 20 federal agencies and stakeholders, the ¿Task Force on New Americans¿ will discuss its final report to President Bush, ¿Building an Americanization Movement for the Twenty-first Century¿ here on Thursday, December 18.
12/16/2008

Preguntas y Respuestas: USCIS anuncia extensión de seis meses en el período de validez de los Documentos de Autorización de Empleo para los ciudadanos de El Salvador beneficiados con el Estatus de Protección Temporera (TPS)
12/12/2008

Questions and Answers: USCIS Announces Six-Month Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents for Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries
12/12/2008

Questions and Answers: USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form
12/12/2008

USCIS extiende el período de validez de los documentos de Autorización de Empleo para los ciudadanos de El Salvador
Extensión de seis meses aplica a beneficiarios elegibles del Estatus de Protección Temporera (TPS)
12/12/2008

USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form
12/12/2008

Employment Authorization Documents Extended for Nationals of El Salvador
Six-Month Extension for Eligible Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries

12/12/2008

Questions and Answers: USCIS Finalizes Changes to Improve the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
Changes will Assist Employers of Temporary Agricultural Workers

12/11/2008

USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2A Program
12/11/2008

USCIS DA A CONOCER NUEVO DICTAMEN PARA NO INMIGRANTES VICTIMAS DE TRATA DE PERSONAS Y CIERTAS ACTIVIDADES CRIMINALES
Decisión permitirá amparo humanitario y protegerá a las víctimas de tráfico humano y otros crímenes serios
12/10/2008

Questions and Answers: Qualifying Family Members of U Visa Beneficiaries May Obtain Lawful Permanent Residence
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently published an interim final rule that allows T and U nonimmigrants to adjust status to become lawful permanent residents.
12/10/2008

Frequently Asked Questions: Immigration Information for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their Families
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offers immigration services and resources specifically for members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their family stationed in the United States and abroad. This posting contains a list of answers to frequently asked questions received by our military assistance team.
12/09/2008

Fact Sheet: USCIS Publishes New Rule for Nonimmigrant Victims of Human Trafficking and Specified Criminal Activity
12/08/2008

USCIS Publishes New Rule for Nonimmigrant Victims of Human Trafficking and Specified Criminal Activity
12/08/2008

New Mailing Address Format for USCIS National Capitol Region Offices
12/03/2008


November 2008

Department of Homeland Security Exercise of Authority to Exempt Persons Associated with 10 Named Groups from Most Terrorists-Related Inadmissibility Grounds of the Immigration Law ( PDF)
11/25/2008

Questions and Answers: Temporary Protected Status Re-Registration Period Extended for Honduran and Nicaraguan Nationals
Employment Authorization Documents Automatically Extended through July 5, 2009

11/25/2008

Extensión de 18 meses en el período de re registro en el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) de los ciudadanos de Honduras y Nicaragua
11/24/2008

Questions & Answers: USCIS Publishes Final Rule for Religious Worker Visa Classifications
11/21/2008

Fact Sheet: USCIS Publishes Final Rule for Religious Worker Visa Classifications
New Rule Implemented to Ensure Integrity of the Religious Worker Program
11/21/2008

Temporary Protected Status Re-Registration Period Extended for Honduran and Nicaraguan Nationals
Employment Authorization Documents Automatically Extended through July 5, 2009
11/21/2008

USCIS Publishes Final Rule for Religious Worker Visa Classifications
New Rule Implemented to Ensure Integrity of the Religious Worker Program
11/21/2008

USCIS Awards Contracts For Training Services
11/20/2008

USCIS Provides Processing Update on Hague Adoptions During National Adoption Awareness Month
11/19/2008

USCIS Holds Naturalization Ceremony at the National Museum of American History
11/19/2008

Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify System
11/13/2008

Frequently Asked Questions: Federal Contractors and E-Verify
11/13/2008

Fact Sheet: USCIS Makes Major Strides During 2008
11/06/2008

Naturalization Processing Times at End of Fiscal Year 2008
11/06/2008

USCIS Makes Major Strides During 2008
11/06/2008

USCIS Announces New Edition of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions
WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, to further clarify the requirements for the exception and the basis for preparing a medical certification for applicants and medical professionals.
11/04/2008

USCIS Naturalizes 186 Service Members in Iraq
Naturalization Ceremony Honors All Veterans
11/04/2008




Last updated: 03/17/2010