USCIS Launches Web Page with Data Reports

Posted by admin on Jul 19, 2011 in General, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the availability of new data reports covering agency performance in a broad range of data  and operational areas. The reports, prepared at the request of agency stakeholders, advance agency efforts to enhance transparency and improve customer service. USCIS’ Office of Performance and Quality has now made 10 data sets available to the...
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USCIS Introduces Fee Waiver Form

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 27, 2010 in General, News | 0 comments For the first time, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is introducing a standardized form for requesting waivers of the fees charged for immigration-benefit processing. Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, will become available for use on Nov. 23, 2010 – the same day USCIS’s latest fee schedule takes effect. The new form identifies clear requirements for documenting a fee...
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USCIS Naturalizes Highest Number of Service Members Since 1955

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Nov 17, 2010 in General, Naturalization, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that in fiscal year 2010 it granted citizenship to 11,146 members of the U.S. armed forces at ceremonies in the United States and 22 countries abroad. This figure represents the highest number of service members naturalized in any year since 1955. This number is a 6 percent increase from the 10,505 naturalizations in fiscal year...
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Reminder: New Filing Fees Effective November 23rd

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 28, 2010 in General, News | 0 comments We would like to remind our clients and others that the new USCIS fee schedule goes into effect Nov. 23, 2010.  Applications or petitions postmarked or otherwise filed on or after this date must include the new fee, or they will be rejected by USCIS. The new fee schedule increases application and petition fees by an average of about 10 percent but does not increase the naturalization application...
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Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program Now Open

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Oct 12, 2010 in DV Lottery, General, News | 8 comments The Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program is a U.S. Congressionally-mandated lottery program for receiving U.S. Permanent Resident Status (green card).  It is administered on an annual basis, and makes available 50,000 permanent residency visas to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.  Currently, Africa and Europe receive about 80% of the visas in the...
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USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Filing Fees

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Sep 24, 2010 in General, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule adjusting fees for immigration applications and petitions.  This rule will increase overall fees by a weighted average of about 10 percent but will not increase the fee for the naturalization application. The rule will also reduce fees for six individual applications and petitions and will expand the availability of fee...
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