This page contains USCIS News five years and older.
April 2012
Exención Provisional por Presencia Ilegal Propuesta NO está en efecto 04/25/2012
March 2012
Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers: Questions & Answers 03/30/2012
January 2010
January 15, 2010 (5pm EST) - Statement By Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano 01/15/2010
May 2008
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Refugee Processing 05/15/2008
August 2007
June 2007
April 2007
USCIS Updates Count of FY 2008 U.S.-Earned Masters Degree H-1B Cap Filings (48KB PDF) 04/23/2007
USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for H-1Bs (27KB PDF) 04/13/2007
USCIS Updates Count of FY 2008 H-1B Cap Filings (26KB PDF) 04/10/2007
Fact Sheet: USCIS Imposes Conditions on Availability of Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions Subject to the FY 2008 Cap (30KB PDF) 04/09/2007
USCIS Releases Preliminary Number of FY 2008 H-1B Cap Filings (26KB PDF) 04/05/2007
Update: USCIS Reaches FY 2008 H-1B Cap (41KB PDF) 04/03/2007
March 2007
Update: USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2008 on April 2 (33KB PDF) 03/27/2007
Update: Information to Help Complete and Submit I-129 Petitions to USCIS Service Centers for FY 2008 H-1B Cap Cases (53KB PDF) 03/27/2007
February 2007
Fact Sheet: Freedom of Information Act (40KB PDF) 02/28/2007
January 2007
USCIS Introduces Change of Address Online Function to Web (30KB PDF) Phase One Streamlines and Improves Services for More than a Million Customers a Year 01/12/2007
December 2006
Traveling Outside the United States as an Asylum Applicant, an Asylee, or a Lawful Permanent Resident Who Obtained Such Status Based on Asylum Status ( PDF) 12/27/2006
March 2006
Q & A: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras for 12 Months (67KB PDF) 03/30/2006
Preguntas y Respuestas: DHS Extindee El Estado de Proteccion Temporal (TPS) para Honduras pr 12 Meses (73KB PDF) 03/30/2006
September 2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (49KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burundi until November 2, 2006. 09/02/2005
August 2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Liberia for 12 Months (59KB PDF) 08/16/2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (48KB PDF) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a 12-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia until October 1, 2006. 08/16/2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberia (48KB PDF) 08/16/2005
DHS Announces Extension of Employment Authorization Documents for Somalis with Temporary Protected Status (107KB PDF) USCIS announced an extension through February 2006 of employment authorization documents (EADs) for eligible Somalis with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). 08/10/2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia For 12 Months (168KB PDF) The Secretary of Homeland Security extended the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 12 months, effective September 17, 2005 through September 17, 2006. 08/10/2005
USCIS Reminds I-90 Applicants That E-Filing Remains An Option (127KB PDF) USCIS reminded its customers that e-Filing is a secure and viable option for filing an I-90 Application to Replace a Permanent Resident Card commonly known as a "Green Card" 08/03/2005
July 2005
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia (45KB PDF) 07/28/2005
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalia For 12 Months (48KB PDF) 07/28/2005
USCIS Announces Update Regarding New H-1B Exemptions (28KB PDF) 07/12/2005
June 2005
USCIS Implements L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 (110KB PDF) 06/23/2005
USCIS Clarifies Filing Fees for H-1B1 Free Trade Nonimmigrants (120KB PDF) 06/21/2005
May 2005
USCIS Announces Extension of Deadline for Filing Applications Pursuant to CSS And LULAC (Newman) Settlement Agreements (46KB PDF) 05/16/2005
USCIS Announces New Policy Regarding V Visa Status Extensions (31KB PDF) 05/16/2005
USCIS Implements H-1B Reform Act of 2004 (51KB PDF) 05/04/2005
April 2005
DHS Announces Settlement in Ramos v Chertoff (71KB PDF) 04/29/2005
March 2005
USCIS Announces New Guidance Regarding Indochinese Parolee Adjustments (141KB PDF) 03/30/2005
USCIS To Implement H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (127KB PDF) 03/08/2005
February 2005
InfoPass - A Customer's Guide (158KB PDF) 02/04/2005
December 2004
USCIS Announces Fy 2005 H-2B Processing (145KB PDF) 12/13/2004
USCIS to Implement H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 (137KB PDF) 12/09/2004
USCIS to Implement L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004 (126KB PDF) 12/09/2004
USCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by January 3, 2005 (144KB PDF) 12/06/2004
USCIS Announces New Look to "Green Card" (Rev. 12/6/04) (149KB PDF) 12/06/2004
USCIS Recuerda a los Hondureños y Nicaragüenses Elegibles que deberán Reinscribirse para el 3 de enero de 2005 en relación con el Estado Temporario de Protección (TPS) (179KB PDF) 12/06/2004
November 2004
United States and Canada Implement Safe Third Country Agreement on Asylum, 11/29/04 (134KB PDF) 11/29/2004
United States and Canada to Implement Safe Third Country Agreement on Asylum, 11/24/04 (129KB PDF) 11/24/2004
Address Change For Certain Immigration Filings Beginning December 1, 2004 (216KB PDF) 11/23/2004
Relocation Of Arlington USCIS Office (136KB PDF) 11/22/2004
USCIS Honored During National Adoption Awareness Month (155KB PDF) 11/19/2004
USCIS Announces FY 2005 H-2B Processing (123KB PDF) 11/17/2004
USCIS Anuncia Nueva Imagen Para La "Green Card" (Tarjeta Verde) (143KB PDF) 11/15/2004
U.S.S. Midway Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (97KB PDF) 11/12/2004
USCIS Announces Backlog Elimination Update (130KB PDF) 11/09/2004
Quantico Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (145KB PDF) 11/03/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua (165KB PDF) 11/02/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for Honduras (165KB PDF) 11/02/2004
October 2004
DHS Announces 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua (Rev. 11/2/04), (160KB PDF) 10/29/2004
Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Fact Sheet (167KB PDF) 10/25/2004
USCIS Director Celebrates Child Citizenship Act Accomplishments (135KB PDF) 10/22/2004
USCIS Recuerda A Los Solicitantes De Ajuste De Estado Que Obtengan Permiso Por Adelantado Antes De Viajar Al Extranjero Durante Las Vacaciones (135KB PDF) 10/22/2004
UCIS Reminds Applicants For Adjustment Of Status To Obtain Advance Parole Before Holiday Travel Abroad (145KB PDF) 10/22/2004
USCIS to Continue to Issue ADIT Stamp, 10/21/04 (122KB PDF) 10/21/2004
USCIS Hosts Military Naturalization In Tokyo (131KB PDF) 10/18/2004
20 From The Bay Area Take Citizenship Oath On Angel Island (159KB PDF) 10/18/2004
USCIS Hosts Military Naturalization In Seoul (129KB PDF) 10/14/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (123KB PDF) 10/08/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Burundi (126KB PDF) 10/08/2004
Questions and Answers: DHS Announces 12-Month Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (71KB PDF) 10/07/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension and Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan (45KB PDF) 10/07/2004
First U.S. Military Naturalizations in Europe and the Middle East (187KB PDF) 10/06/2004
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) And The State Of Florida Meet Needs Of Non-English-Speaking Groups (115KB PDF) 10/04/2004
USCIS Announces New H-1B Procedures - Reaches Cap (27KB PDF) 10/01/2004
Fact Sheet: Military Naturalizations (136KB PDF) 10/01/2004
September 2004
Undocumented Individuals In Need of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State of Florida Assistance (152KB PDF) 09/30/2004
USCIS Extends Validity of Certain Liberian Employment Authorization Documents Until October 24, 2004: Questions and Answers (38KB PDF) 09/30/2004
USCIS Extends Validity of Certain Liberian Employment Authorization Documents Until October 24, 2004 (43KB PDF) 09/30/2004
USCIS Welcomes 20,000 New Citizens During Citizenship Day Celebrations Across the Nation Including Events in Las Vegas, Vancouver, Portland, OR, Honolulu, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New York/Ellis Island, Alexandria, VA (170KB PDF) 09/14/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Albuquerque, Boise, El Paso, Harlingen, Helena, Kansas City, Omaha, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, St. Louis, St. Paul (169KB PDF) 09/08/2004
USCIS Announces FY 2005 H-1B Processing (150KB PDF) 09/02/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Yakima (146KB PDF) 09/01/2004
August 2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Anchorage, Fresno, Guam, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland OR, Reno, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Spokane, Tucson (147KB PDF) 08/30/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Denver (167KB PDF) 08/27/2004
DHS Announces Termination and Re-Designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for 12 Months (112KB PDF) 08/25/2004
DHS Announces Termination and Re-Designation of Liberia for Temporary Protected Status for 12 Months, Questions and Answers (104KB PDF) 08/25/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Detroit (105KB PDF) 08/24/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Atlanta (94KB PDF) 08/19/2004
USCIS To Terminate Fingerprint Contract with Designated Law Enforcement Agencies (77KB PDF) 08/19/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Houston (99KB PDF) 08/18/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Boston (100KB PDF) 08/17/2004
USCIS Announces September 17, 2004, Public Meeting to Address Regional Centers and the Immigrant Investor Pilot (166KB PDF) 08/12/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass In Upstate New York and New Jersey (140KB PDF) 08/09/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals Of Somalia (152KB PDF) 08/06/2004
DHS Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals Of Somalia, Questions and Answers (157KB PDF) 08/06/2004
USCIS Brings InfoPass to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh (139KB PDF) 08/05/2004
Faces of America - Citizen Soldier: Staff Sergeant Hilbert Caesar, United States Army (194KB PDF) 08/03/2004
USCIS Announces Change in Photo Standard to Take Effect August 2, 2004 (72KB PDF) 08/02/2004
July 2004
USCIS Announces Extension Of Stay For Some Foreign Students (135KB PDF) 07/23/2004
InfoPass - Citas Para Informacion Sobre Inmigracion (158KB PDF) 07/22/2004
USCIS Plans to Launch InfoPass Nationwide (150KB PDF) 07/22/2004
USCIS Tiene Planes Para el Lanzamiento de InfoPass a Nivel Nacional (170KB PDF) 07/22/2004
USCIS Announces Extension of Certification Deadline for Certain Foreign Health Care Workers from Canada and Mexico (93KB PDF) 07/19/2004
USCIS Brings InfoPass To New York (138KB PDF) 07/16/2004
Notice To All Customers With a Pending I-130 Petition (125KB PDF) 07/15/2004
USCIS Director Receives Daughters of the American Revolution Award (132KB PDF) 07/08/2004
Questions and Answers: Termination of TPS for Nationals of Montserrat (149KB PDF) 07/06/2004
DHS Concludes Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Montserrat (129KB PDF) 07/06/2004
USCIS Announces New Work Authorization Documentation For Citizens of Federated States of Micronesia (120KB PDF) 07/02/2004
June 2004
USCIS to Welcome More Than 16,000 New Citizens During 4th Of July Celebrations (145KB PDF) 06/24/2004
Backlog Elimination Strategy (151KB PDF) 06/17/2004
USCIS to Observe National Day of Mourning for President Reagan (113KB PDF) 06/09/2004
DHS Announces First Principal Legal Advisor For USCIS (118KB PDF) 06/09/2004
USCIS Introduces New Employment Authorization Document with Enhanced Security Features (158KB PDF) 06/01/2004
USCIS Launches New Los Angeles I-90 Pilot Project to Replace or Renew A Green Card Within Days (146KB PDF) 06/01/2004
May 2004
Fact Sheet: USCIS Expands E-Filing Service Online (138KB PDF) 05/26/2004
USCIS Improves Customer Service by Expanding Online Filing of Immigration Benefits (136KB PDF) 05/26/2004
USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status to Obtain Advance Parole Before Summer Travel Abroad (123KB PDF) 05/24/2004
USCIS Introduces New Employment Authorization Document With Enhanced Security Features (159KB PDF) 05/20/2004
USCIS Director Salutes Public Service Workers in Honor of Public Service Recognition Week (129KB PDF) 05/06/2004
USCIS Announces New Work Authorization Documentation for Citizens of Pacific Island Nation (118KB PDF) 05/05/2004
April 2004
USCIS Director Eduardo Aguirre Addresses the Fee Adjustment (116KB PDF) 04/30/2004
Estado de Protección Temporal para Hondureños y Nicaragüenses Extendido (12KB PDF) 04/30/2004
New USCIS Immigration Benefit Application Fees (Rev. 4/29/04) (58KB PDF) 04/29/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Dallas with New Pilot Program (383KB PDF) 04/21/2004
Fact Sheet: USCIS I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative), I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence) Pilot Program in the Dallas District Office (207KB PDF) 04/21/2004
Fact Sheet: USCIS Expands Customer Service Initiative (115KB PDF) 04/19/2004
USCIS Expands Customer Service Initiative (104KB PDF) 04/19/2004
USCIS Announces Fee Adjustments to Enhance Service (90KB PDF) 04/14/2004
Circuit Ride Location Changed for the Chicago and Houston Asylum Offices (120KB PDF) 04/08/2004
Asylum Interviews to Change in Location for Ohio, Kentucky, Texas and Louisiana (Rev. 4/7/04) (106KB PDF) 04/07/2004
25 Adopted Children Celebrate Citizenship at "The Greatest Show on Earth" (142KB PDF) 04/07/2004
March 2004
USCIS Fee Waiver Guidance (132KB PDF) 03/29/2004
USCIS Reminds Applicants For Adjustment Of Status To Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad (94KB PDF) 03/25/2004
Settlement Agreements for Catholic Social Services (CSS) and LULAC (or Newman) Legalization Cases (91KB PDF) 03/23/2004
Cortes Federales Aprueban Acuerdos en Casos de Legalizacion CSS y LULAC (Newman) (98KB PDF) 03/23/2004
USCIS Launches InfoPass in Los Angeles (113KB PDF) 03/17/2004
USCIS Announces H-2B Procedures - Reaches Cap (96KB PDF) 03/10/2004
InfoPass - Immigration Information by Appointment (158KB PDF) 03/04/2004
USCIS Issues Employment Authorization Documents For Salvadorans Who Have Re-registered For Temporary Protected Status (TPS) (95KB PDF) 03/03/2004
United States and Canada to Implement Safe Third Country Agreement on Asylum 3/3/04 (100KB PDF) 03/03/2004
February 2004
Fort Benning Hosts All-Military Naturalization Ceremony (171KB PDF) 02/27/2004
USCIS Accomplishments -- Year One (150KB PDF) 02/26/2004
USCIS Announces New H-1B Procedures -- Reaches Cap (Rev. 2/19/04) (98KB PDF) 02/19/2004
H-1B Petitions Filed and Approved by Type of Petition: FYs 2000-03 (44KB PDF) 02/17/2004
Aguirre Testifies on Proposed Temporary Worker Program (100KB PDF) 02/12/2004
USCIS Proposes Fee Adjustment to Enhance Service (23KB PDF) 02/03/2004
USCIS Immigration Benefit Application Fee History (7KB PDF) 02/03/2004
List of Proposed USCIS Immigrant Benefit Application Fee Adjustments (181KB PDF) 02/03/2004
USCIS Prioritizes Backlog Reduction in FY 2005 Budget (35KB PDF) 02/02/2004
Fact Sheet 2/2/04 (36KB PDF) 02/02/2004
January 2004
USCIS Announces Latest Field Leadership Appointments (93KB PDF) 01/29/2004
Director Aguirre Meets With History Experts to Discuss the Redesign of The U.S. History Portion of The Naturalization Test (142KB PDF) 01/22/2004
Director Aguirre Visits with Stakeholders at Naturalization Testing Redesign Conference (149KB PDF) 01/15/2004
December 2003
Closer to the American Dream (165KB PDF) 12/23/2003
104 Year-old Immigrant Fulfills His Dream of Becoming a U.S. Citizen (112KB PDF) 12/18/2003
Naturalized Soldiers Looking Forward to New Opportunities in U.S. (149KB PDF) 12/10/2003
Aguirre Visits Canada, Highlights Progress in Partnership 12/5/03 (84KB PDF) 12/05/2003
USCIS Ofrece Nuevos Servicios En Linea Para Nuestros Clientes (85KB PDF) 12/01/2003
USCIS Offers New On-line Customer Service Features (87KB PDF) 12/01/2003
November 2003
USCIS and an American Icon Celebrate the Citizenship of Over One Hundred Children (177KB PDF) 11/25/2003
USCIS To Make Travel Documents More Secure (117KB PDF) 11/24/2003
Aguirre Leads Citizenship Ceremony For Adopted Children (163KB PDF) 11/21/2003
USCIS Announces Program To Streamline Process For Child Citizenship Certificates (88KB PDF) 11/20/2003
The Departments of Homeland Security and State Honor National Adoption Month By Continuosly Improving International Adoption Proceedings (90KB PDF) 11/17/2003
Recordatorio Para Los Inmigrantes Legales Que Deben Solicitar Su "Permiso Anticipado De Viaje" (Advance Parole) Previo A La Salida Del Pais (95KB PDF) 11/14/2003
Immigrants Reminded To Obtain Advanced Parole Before Traveling Abroad (137KB PDF) 11/14/2003
USCIS Pays Tribute to Soldiers at a Special Military Naturalization Ceremony (158KB PDF) 11/13/2003
October 2003
Irish Soldiers Receive Posthumous Citizenship (97KB PDF) 10/30/2003
H-1B Petitions Received and Approved in FY 2003 (154KB PDF) 10/22/2003
September 2003
USCIS Announces Permanent Management Appointments (139KB PDF) 09/24/2003
Tom Ridge and Eduardo Aguirre Visit Recent War Hero at Walter Reed 9/17/03 (314KB PDF) 09/17/2003
Citizenship Day Festivities Across the Nation (113KB PDF) 09/17/2003
Citizenship Day (93KB PDF) 09/17/2003
Aguilar to Lead Office of Citizenship (109KB PDF) 09/15/2003
Questions and Answers: Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (82KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Department of Homeland Security Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sudan (77KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Questions and Answers: Conclusion of TPS for Nationals of Sierra Leone (108KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Questions and Answers: Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (120KB PDF) 09/04/2003
DHS Concludes Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sierra Leone (95KB PDF) 09/04/2003
Department of Homeland Security Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Burundi (90KB PDF) 09/03/2003
American Hero Naturalized (49KB PDF) 09/02/2003
August 2003
USCIS Announces Latest H-1B Petitions Statistics for FY 2003 (120KB PDF) 08/26/2003
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Liberia Questions and Answers (29KB PDF) 08/07/2003
BCIS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Liberia (12KB PDF) 08/07/2003
DHS Assists Prospective Adoptive Parents Facing SARS-Related Delays (12KB PDF) 08/07/2003
July 2003
El DHS Anuncia Nuevos Requisitos para Trabajadores de la Salud (13KB PDF) 07/29/2003
El DHS Implementa Requisitos Legales para los Trabajadores de la Salud (17KB PDF) 07/29/2003
DHS Announces New Requirement for Health Care Workers (12KB PDF) 07/29/2003
DHS Implements Statutory Requirements for Health Care Workers (17KB PDF) 07/29/2003
BCIS Announces Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (13KB PDF) 07/21/2003
Estatus de Protección Temporal para El Salvador Extendido hasta el 9 de marzo 2005 (13KB PDF) 07/16/2003
Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador Extended to March 9, 2005 (12KB PDF) 07/16/2003
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (31KB PDF) 07/16/2003
Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador to be Extended (10KB PDF) 07/10/2003
BCIS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Nationals of Montserrat (11KB PDF) 07/01/2003
June 2003
BCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension (13KB PDF) 06/16/2003
BCIS Recuerda a los Hondureños y Nicaraguenses elegibles para Reinscribirse al TPS y la Extensión del Documento de Autorización de Empleo (EAD) (14KB PDF) 06/16/2003
Fact Sheet: First 100 Days of The BCIS (33KB PDF) 06/10/2003
May 2003
Hoja Informativa: Presentación Electrónica de Documentos y otros Servicios en Línea de BCIS (23KB PDF) 05/29/2003
BCIS Begins Offering "Online" Filing for Two Popular Immigration Forms (12KB PDF) 05/29/2003
Fact Sheet: E-Filing and other BCIS Services Online (22KB PDF) 05/29/2003
BCIS Ofrece Presentación "en Línea" de Documentos (13KB PDF) 05/29/2003
April 2003
Extensión del Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS) para Hondureños y Nicaraguenses (33KB PDF) 04/30/2003
Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua Extended (11KB PDF) 04/30/2003
Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (32KB PDF) 04/30/2003
Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (18KB PDF) 04/29/2003
BCIS Takes First Step to Offer "Online" Filing (12KB PDF) 04/25/2003
Fact Sheet: E-Filing and Other BCIS Services Online (14KB PDF) 04/25/2003
BCIS Toma El Primer Paso Para Ofrecer Solicitudes "Enlinea" (13KB PDF) 04/25/2003
Hoja de datos: Ingreso Electrónico (E-Filing) y otros Servicios en Línea del BCIS (16KB PDF) 04/25/2003
BCIS Announces Figures for H-1B Petition Receipts and Approvals (22KB PDF) 04/04/2003
March 2003
New Rules Requires Visas and Passports for Certain Permanent Residents of Canada and Bermuda (12KB PDF) 03/14/2003
BCIS Takes First Step Toward Development of New Citizenship Test (12KB PDF) 03/13/2003
Two International Murder Fugitives Arrested in Dallas (10KB PDF) 03/07/2003
February 2003
Attorney General Terminates Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Angola (20KB PDF) 02/28/2003
INS Informs Public Regarding Changes in Immigration Benefit Filing Fees (19KB PDF) 02/27/2003
Immigration Benefit Application Fees Effective (36KB PDF) 02/27/2003
INS Publishes Notice Implementing United States District Court Order in Proyecto San Pablo v. INS (28KB PDF) 02/04/2003
El SIN Publica la Notificación para Instrumentar la Orden Girada por la Corte Federal de Distrito en el caso Proyecto San Pablo v. INS (29KB PDF) 02/04/2003
January 2003
INS Response to Federal Indictments Regarding Document Shredding at the INS California Service Center (36KB PDF) 01/30/2003
INS Campaign Seeks Out Applicants for LIFE Legalization Benefits (22KB PDF) 01/27/2003
El SIN Anuncia Campaña Informativa para la Legalización de Miles Bajo el Acta LIFE (24KB PDF) 01/27/2003
Preguntas y Respuestas 1/27/03 (38KB PDF) 01/27/2003
Facts about LIFE Legalization (37KB PDF) 01/27/2003
Instructions to the Public Regarding Change in Immigration Benefit Filing Fees (128KB PDF) 01/24/2003
INS Announces New Rule for the Adjustment of Status of Certain Nationals from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (20KB PDF) 01/08/2003
December 2002
INS to Require Advance Submission of Passenger Data (20KB PDF) 12/31/2002
November 2002
INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (18KB PDF) 11/14/2002
INS Announces Notice Concerning Expedited Removal (39KB PDF) 11/08/2002
Effective June 20, 2000, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers (Revised 11/7/02) (43KB PDF) 11/07/2002
Effective June 20, 2000, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers Rev. 11/7/02 (34KB PDF) 11/07/2002
INS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by November 12, 2002 (22KB PDF) 11/07/2002
October 2002
Attorney General Announces 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sierra Leone (DOJ Release) (87KB PDF) 10/30/2002
INS Announces Case Status Online (20KB PDF) 10/28/2002
Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community 10/01 (Hmong version) (revision of 9/27/01) (1000KB PDF) 10/01/2002
September 2002
Attorney General Designates Liberia Under The Temporary Protected Status Program (32KB PDF) 09/27/2002
Liberia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Questions and Answers (38KB PDF) 09/27/2002
Cubans Detained In Buffalo Released 9/18/02 (18KB PDF) 09/18/2002
INS to Swear in 15,000 New Citizens on Citizenship Day (21KB PDF) 09/17/2002
Nueva "Visa Láser" Será Requerida Para Visitar los Estados Unidos a Partir del Primero de Octubre de 2002 (28KB PDF) 09/16/2002
New Biometric Border Crossing Cards (Laser Visa) Will be Required of Mexican Border Crossers Beginning October 1, 2002 (29KB PDF) 09/16/2002
Border Patrol National Apprehensions down over 28% -- Nationwide drug seizures surpass $1.3 billion (19KB PDF) 09/16/2002
Cambodia Adoption Review To Expand (21KB PDF) 09/11/2002
Reinscripción TPS para salvadoreños comienza hoy (29KB PDF) 09/09/2002
Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños (33KB PDF) 09/09/2002
SIN recuerda a los Empleadores sobre la Extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal para Salvadoreños Elegibles (29KB PDF) 09/09/2002
Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible Salvadorans (33KB PDF) 09/09/2002
TPS Re-registration Opens for Salvadorans Today (28KB PDF) 09/09/2002
INS Issues Reminder to Employers About Extension of Temporary Protected Status For Eligible Salvadorans (28KB PDF) 09/09/2002
August 2002
Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF) 08/30/2002
Department of Justice Grants 12-month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF) 08/30/2002
INS Announces FY 2002 H-1B Processing Through June 30 (20KB PDF) 08/13/2002
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Somalia (21KB PDF) 08/09/2002
July 2002
DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible El Salvadorans (20KB PDF) 07/09/2002
Extensión de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) Para Salvadoreños (Q's & A's) (36KB PDF) 07/09/2002
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Salvadorans (Q&A) (35KB PDF) 07/09/2002
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Eligible El Salvadorans (33KB PDF) 07/09/2002
June 2002
INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by July 2, 2002 (22KB PDF) 06/21/2002
INS Issues Final Rule for Adjustment of Status Under Legalization Provisions of the Life Act --INS Announces New Filing Deadline of June 4, 2003 (revised) (25KB PDF) 06/06/2002
May 2002
INS Announces Old Mexican Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) Are Valid Again Until October 1, 2002 (29KB PDF) 05/17/2002
Certain Asylees With Pending Adjustment of Status Applications Should Contact the INS of a Change of Address (20KB PDF) 05/10/2002
DOJ Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF) 05/01/2002
El Departmento de Justicia Extiende el Periodo de TPS por 12 Meses Para Nacionales de Honduras y Nicaragua (31KB PDF) 05/01/2002
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Q's & A's) (41KB PDF) 05/01/2002
April 2002
INS Commissioner Ziglar Announces Full and Open Competition For Entry-Exit Program (19KB PDF) 04/30/2002
Allegations Regarding Cambodian Orphans (Revised 4/23/02) (37KB PDF) 04/23/2002
I-68 Canadian Border Boat Landing Program To Resume (20KB PDF) 04/09/2002
March 2002
1st Quarter FY 2002 H-1B Processing (34KB PDF) 03/01/2002
February 2002
El Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización le Recuerda al Público Sobre el Incremento de Tarifas de Trámites que Tomara Efecto el 19 de Febrero del 2002 (20KB PDF) 02/12/2002
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Angola (22KB PDF) 02/08/2002
Q's and A's For Adoption Processing in Cambodia (41KB PDF) 02/07/2002
INS Reminds Public--New Fees to Take Effect February 19, 2002 (19KB PDF) 02/06/2002
Border Enforcement (Budget Request) (161KB PDF) 02/04/2002
Executive Summary: Ensuring Homeland Security and Improving Service (171KB PDF) 02/04/2002
Detention and Removals (Budget Request) (127KB PDF) 02/04/2002
Immigration Services (Budget Request) (112KB PDF) 02/04/2002
Support and Administration (Budget Request) (163KB PDF) 02/04/2002
Interior Enforcement (Budget Request) (376KB PDF) 02/04/2002
January 2002
T Nonimmigrant Application Process (26KB PDF) 01/24/2002
Review of Orphan Petition Processing In Vietnam (33KB PDF) 01/23/2002
Border Patrol, Native American Leaders Meet to Bolster Border Security (20KB PDF) 01/17/2002
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries Will Not be Entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database (17KB PDF) 01/14/2002
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Beneficiaries Will Not be Entered in the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Database (Spanish Version) (18KB PDF) 01/14/2002
INS Issues Asylum Adjustment Processing Advisory for Fiscal Year 2002 (19KB PDF) 01/11/2002
INS Commissioner Addresses Prospective Cambodian Adoptive Parents 2/07/02 (16KB PDF) 01/07/2002
December 2001
INS Announces Suspension of Cambodian Adoptions and Offer of Parole in Certain Pending Cases (29KB PDF) 12/21/2001
INS Announces Fee Adjustments (19KB PDF) 12/21/2001
Changes to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 (30KB PDF) 12/18/2001
November 2001
Department of Justice Announces INS Restructuring Plan Splitting Service and Enforcement Functions (91KB PDF) 11/14/2001
FY 2001 H-1B Processing (33KB PDF) 11/05/2001
September 2001
New Biometric Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect on October 1, 2001 (29KB PDF) 09/28/2001
Canadian Border Crossing Cards Expire October 1, 2001 (19KB PDF) 09/28/2001
New Biometric Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect on October 1, 2001 (Spanish version) (30KB PDF) 09/28/2001
Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community (Revised 12/18/01) (33KB PDF) 09/27/2001
Citizenship Information for Members of the HMONG and LAOTIAN Community (Laotian version) (revised 12/18/01) (230KB PDF) 09/24/2001
INS Publishes Notice on Settlement Agreement in Walters v. Reno (20KB PDF) 09/20/2001
Walters v. Reno Settlement (revised) (41KB PDF) 09/20/2001
INS Extends and Re-designates Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Somalia (23KB PDF) 09/12/2001
INS Implements 'V' Nonimmigrant Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (34KB PDF) 09/07/2001
INS Implements 'V' Nonimmigrant Provision of the LIFE Act (33KB PDF) 09/07/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Burundi (21KB PDF) 09/04/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sudan (21KB PDF) 09/04/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status For Nationals of Sierra Leone (21KB PDF) 09/04/2001
August 2001
INS Implements the "K" Nonimmigrant Visa Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (revised) (32KB PDF) 08/14/2001
INS Implements Revised Naturalization Application Form N-400 (28KB PDF) 08/14/2001
INS Implements Revised Naturalization Application Form N-400 (Spanish version) (28KB PDF) 08/14/2001
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nationals of Montserrat (21KB PDF) 08/08/2001
INS Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Fee Adjustments (20KB PDF) 08/06/2001
INS Expands Search and Rescue Capabilities Along Southwest Border 8/3/01 (22KB PDF) 08/03/2001
H-1B Cap (33KB PDF) 08/03/2001
July 2001
INS Corrects Filing Address for Three LIFE Act Applications (27KB PDF) 07/23/2001
INS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension (31KB PDF) 07/11/2001
INS Automatically Extends the Validity Period of Employment Authorization Documents for Current Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Class Members (37KB PDF) 07/02/2001
June 2001
INS Implements NACARA/HRIFA Provision of the LIFE Act (30KB PDF) 06/15/2001
H-1B Cap (33KB PDF) 06/07/2001
INS Announces Premium Processing Service for Employers (30KB PDF) 06/01/2001
Premium Processing Service (30KB PDF) 06/01/2001
May 2001
Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act (revised) (34KB PDF) 05/31/2001
Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (revised) (34KB PDF) 05/31/2001
INS Implements Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act for Applicants of Three Class Action Lawsuits (revised) (33KB PDF) 05/31/2001
INS Implements Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act for Applicants of Three Class Action Lawsuits (Spanish version) (revised) (33KB PDF) 05/31/2001
Syrian Adjustment Act (P.L. 106-378) (31KB PDF) 05/17/2001
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (revised) (39KB PDF) 05/08/2001
Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Spanish version) (40KB PDF) 05/03/2001
INS Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (Spanish version) (31KB PDF) 05/03/2001
April 2001
INS Expects to Publish LIFE Legalization Regulations in May (35KB PDF) 04/20/2001
April 30 Deadline Approaching Relating to Section 245(i) Adjustment of Status (19KB PDF) 04/20/2001
Enforcement Initiatives Against Drug Smuggling in Southern California (54KB PDF) 04/13/2001
INS Extends New and Renewal Applications of Temporary Protected Status for Angolans (revised) (21KB PDF) 04/12/2001
March 2001
INS Developing Regulations for New 'V' Nonimmigrant Status (revised) (31KB PDF) 03/30/2001
Colombia's Citizens Now Ineligible for U.S. Visa Transit Privilege (19KB PDF) 03/30/2001
Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (62KB PDF) 03/23/2001
Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (54KB PDF) 03/23/2001
INS Implements Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (Spanish version) (38KB PDF) 03/23/2001
INS Implements Section 245(i) Provision of the LIFE Act (34KB PDF) 03/23/2001
Mexican Border Crossing Cards to Expire Soon (19KB PDF) 03/21/2001
H-1B Cap (34KB PDF) 03/20/2001
INS Establishes Procedures for Renewal of Employment Authorization for Certain CSS Class Members 03/15/01 (30KB PDF) 03/15/2001
INS Announces Opening of TPS Application Period for Salvadorans (Spanish version) (35KB PDF) 03/08/2001
INS Announces Opening of TPS Application Period for Salvadorans (34KB PDF) 03/08/2001
President Bush Announces El Salvador Designated For Temporary Protected Status Following Devastating Earthquakes (22KB PDF) 03/02/2001
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans (Spanish version) (36KB PDF) 03/02/2001
President Bush Announces El Salvador Designated For Temporary Protected Status Following Devastating Earthquakes (Spanish version) 03/02/01 (23KB PDF) 03/02/2001
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvadorans (34KB PDF) 03/02/2001
February 2001
Child Citizenship Act: How to Get a Certificate of Citizenship for Your Child (33KB PDF) 02/27/2001
January 2001
The Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (31KB PDF) 01/22/2001
Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (Spanish version) (28KB PDF) 01/11/2001
INS Advises Public on Submitting Applications Under the LIFE Act (Spanish) (21KB PDF) 01/11/2001
INS Advises Public on Submitting Applications Under the LIFE Act (20KB PDF) 01/05/2001
December 2000
Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (27KB PDF) 12/21/2000
INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (32KB PDF) 12/13/2000
INS Reminds Employers of H-1B Fee Change (27KB PDF) 12/13/2000
Proposed Rule Issued for Gender-Based Asylum Claims (20KB PDF) 12/07/2000
The R-A- Rule (33KB PDF) 12/07/2000
INS Issues Employment Authorization Documents for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Who Have Re-registered for Temporary Protected Status (18KB PDF) 12/01/2000
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (33KB PDF) 12/01/2000
November 2000
Changes to the H-1B Program (40KB PDF) 11/21/2000
INS Achieves 2-Year Naturalization Program Goals (27KB PDF) 11/15/2000
October 2000
A Quick Guide to 'Public Charge' and Receipt of Public Benefits (Massachusetts edition) (116KB PDF) 10/18/2000
September 2000
Deferred Enforced Departure Extended for Liberians (20KB PDF) 09/28/2000
Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Questions & Answers (22KB PDF) 09/28/2000
INS Reminds People to Use New Adjustment of Status Form I-485 (revised) (31KB PDF) 09/07/2000
July 2000
INS Reminds Employers of Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans With Temporary Protected Status (29KB PDF) 07/21/2000
INS Completes H-1B Processing for FY 2000 (34KB PDF) 07/20/2000
INS Comments on HR 3083, The Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 1999 (House) (45KB PDF) 07/20/2000
Jurisdiction Over Asylum Applications in Hawaii and Guam Shifts From San Francisco Asylum Office to Los Angeles (19KB PDF) 07/14/2000
June 2000
INS Customer Service Initiatives (42KB PDF) 06/29/2000
INS Announces Successful Settlement of a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Lawsuit (34KB PDF) 06/28/2000
INS Extends Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Re-Registration Filing Period and Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Validity Period for Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (31KB PDF) 06/06/2000
May 2000
INS Comments on H.R. 2121, The "Secret Evidence Repeal Act" (House) (36KB PDF) 05/23/2000
INS Holds International Children's Adoption Conference (18KB PDF) 05/12/2000
INS Updates on TPS Application Period (32KB PDF) 05/10/2000
INS Grants 12-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans (30KB PDF) 05/05/2000
April 2000
KPMG's Report on H-1B Processing (34KB PDF) 04/06/2000
March 2000
INS Delaying Removal Action on Certain Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans (34KB PDF) 03/31/2000
Fiscal Year 2000 H-1B Cap (33KB PDF) 03/28/2000
INS New Change-of-Address Telephone Service Available Nationwide (22KB PDF) 03/24/2000
INS Issues Final Regulations for HRIFA (Questions and Answers) (25KB PDF) 03/21/2000
INS Publishes Final Regulations for NACARA Section 202 (33KB PDF) 03/21/2000
INS Issues Final Regulations for NACARA Section 202 (Questions and Answers) (23KB PDF) 03/21/2000
INS Publishes Final Regulations for HRIFA (37KB PDF) 03/21/2000
INS Announces H-1B Procedures As Fiscal Year 2000 Cap Approaches (31KB PDF) 03/17/2000
February 2000
INS Dedicates National Records Center in Lee's Summit, Missouri (21KB PDF) 02/25/2000
New Deadline Begins for Family Members of Some Asylees and Refugees (19KB PDF) 02/23/2000
INS Issues Reminder for Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (French Version) (23KB PDF) 02/15/2000
Application Deadline Approaches for Nicaraguans and Cubans Eligible to Apply for NACARA Benefits (21KB PDF) 02/15/2000
INS Issues Reminder for Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (22KB PDF) 02/15/2000
INS Issues Reminder for Haitians Eligible for HRIFA Benefits (Creole Version) (22KB PDF) 02/15/2000
Border Security Issues (Senate) (64KB PDF) 02/10/2000
Visa Waiver Pilot Program (House) (26KB PDF) 02/10/2000
Asylum Reform: Five Years Later (22KB PDF) 02/01/2000
October 1999
May 1999
Public Charge Fact Sheet (Chinese version) (252KB PDF) 05/25/1999
Public Charge Fact Sheet (Vietnamese version) (262KB PDF) 05/25/1999
Public Charge Questions & Answers (Chinese version) (876KB PDF) 05/25/1999
Public Charge Fact Sheet (Korean version) (188KB PDF) 05/25/1999
Public Charge Questions & Answers (Korean version) (685KB PDF) 05/25/1999
Public Charge Fact Sheet (Thai version) (213KB PDF) 05/25/1999
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