USCIS warns Haitians applying for temporary protected status to be aware of immigration scams. USCIS has a dedicated website providing guidance on its response to Haiti at www.uscis.gov/haitianearthquake. Representation You do not need to have an attorney or a representative to apply for temporary protected status. If you choose to have a representative when filing [...]

DHS Advises on Fee Waivers for Hurricane Katrina Victims AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 05092340, Sep. 23, 2005 U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachustts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20529 This notice serves to advise the field to be sensitive to the fact that Hurricane Katrina victims may in fact have no documentation to submit in [...]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it will increase filing fees for immigration applications and petitions filed on or after October 26, 2005. Fees will be increased by an average of $10, though most business immigration filings will incur increases of $5. For more detailed information, please check www.uscis.gov

There is some positive move in processing Asylum adjustment Cases as it moves Forward to November 1999. Asylum cases are processed exclusively at the Nebraska Service Center. There is an annual cap of 10,000 immigrant visa numbers on the number of asylees who may adjust status to permanent resident. Because more than 10,000 have filed [...]