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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited interested individuals to participate in a teleconference regarding the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 from 3:00 to 4:00pm (Eastern).
The USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate invited interested stakeholders to participate in the next Stakeholder Teleconference scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm Eastern Time.
FY 2012 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program Award RecipientsIn FY 2012, USCIS awarded approximately $5 million in grants to 31 organizations. The performance period was October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014.
The USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate hosted an engagement with AILA representatives.
Q: What is the TN nonimmigrant classification?A: The TN nonimmigrant classification permits qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level. The TN classification was created following Congressional approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on December 8, 1993.
Canadian TN NonimmigrantsOn Oct. 1, 2012, USCIS will begin accepting the Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, filed on behalf of Canadian citizens who are outside the United States and seeking classification as a TN nonimmigrant.With respect to the TN classification, USCIS currently only accepts Form I-129 in connection with a request to extend a TN nonimmigrant’s stay or to change a nonimmigrant’s status to TN.
August 8, 2012, the USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate hosted an engagement with AILA representatives.
Released Sept. 25, 2012U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds Syrian nationals (and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Syria) that the registration deadline for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is Sept. 25, 2012.Syrian nationals who have continuously resided in the United States since March 29, 2012, and who meet other TPS eligibility requirements, must file their applications for TPS with a postmark date no later than Sept. 25, 2012. The TPS designation for Syria will remain in effect through Sept. 30, 2013.
Released Sept. 21, 2012Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has extended Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Next week, the Department of Homeland Security will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing this decision.The Federal Register notice will provide additional guidance on: