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Feb. 11, 2011
Introduction
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485.
Questions and Answers
On February 9, 2011, the USCIS Field Operations Directorate and Office of Public Engagement held a teleconference to provide families of paroled Haitian orphans with information about filing for lawful permanent resident status (LPR).
In November 2010, USCIS transferred approximately 36,000 Immediate Relative petitions from our California Service Center to our Texas Service Center. We anticipated that this redistribution of work would result in more timely adjudication of these petitions. Due to a number of unforeseen circumstances at our Texas Service Center, many of these cases have not been processed and are beyond our estimated processing times. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this may have caused you and we are making every effort to remedy this situation as soon as possible.
On January 26, 2011, the USCIS Los Angeles Asylum Office (ZLA) hosted an engagement with AILA representatives in Anaheim, California.
On January 29, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Public Engagement invited stakeholders to "Enlace," a free Spanish-language only event where USCIS shared agency updates, a presentation titled "How Do I Help My Relative Become a Permanent Resident in the United States?", and had an open forum segment to respond to questions.
On February 2, 2011, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and the Office of Public Engagement invited stakeholders to attend a national engagement session to discuss issues of importance to the agency and its stakeholders.
On October 20, 2010, the Office of Public Engagement and the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) invited stakeholders to participate in the first ever national engagement with the AAO. This was an opportunity to discuss the precedent decision process and current AAO case processing.
There will be a scheduled application outage starting on Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 a.m. EST until 9 a.m. EST Sunday, Feb 6. During this time you will not be able to access:My Case Status,Change of Address Online,e-Request,Processing Times,Civil Surgeon Locator, orOffice Profiles under Find a USCIS Office.We regret any inconvenience.
The USCIS Long Island Open House scheduled for Thursday Feb 3 has been cancelled because of the weather. It will be rescheduled, new date TBD.
Many USCIS offices, including the Texas and Nebraska Service Centers, closed during the week of January 31, 2011, because of severe snow and ice storms that paralyzed much of the United States. USCIS will make adjustments to acknowledge timely filings for those who submitted immigration filings or responded to a request for additional information by a specific deadline.