U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) oversees lawful immigration to the United States and is funded primarily by certain application and petition fees. Waiving a fee for certain individuals transfers the cost of processing applications and petitions to other applicants and petitioners and often necessitates increasing fees for everyone. However, we recognize that some individuals [...]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will grant parole-in-place status to certain foreign nationals in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).  Foreign nationals without umbrella permits whose work permits expire before new visa categories are available to them under federal immigration laws may be eligible for this interim status. [...]

The USCIS Office of Public Engagement and Verification Division invite you to a listening session on the topic of employment eligibility verification – the process by which an employer confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States. The USCIS Verification Division is responsible for administering both the Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) and [...]

Foreign nationals stranded in the U.S. because of the airport closures in Europe due to the Icelandic volcano eruption and who are about to exceed their authorized stay in the U.S. have two avenues for relief.  If at an airport and traveling under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), they should contact the U.S. Customs and [...]

On March 26, 2010, the Office of Public Engagement (OPE) hosted a listening session with medical professionals and legal practitioners who represent medical professionals. The purpose of the session was to understand the implications of the January 8, 2010 H-1B memo, which provides guidance on determining if a valid employer-employee relationship exists, on the healthcare [...]