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• AILA Issue Paper on Comprehensive Reform (01/14/05)

• USCIS Instructs on Paroles for EB-5 Investors (01/18/05)

• DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Raise Fees for Appeals and Motions to Reopen or Reconsider (11/30/04)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (11/16/04)

• AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule to Expand US Visit to the 50 Busiest Land Ports of Entry (11/02/04)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (10/28/04)

• AILF Practice Advisory for Filing a Petition for Rehearing 10/27/04

• H-1B Cap Reached 10/01/2004

• FY 2005 Cap-Subject H-1B Filings Reach 40,000 (08/20/04)

• Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress? (04/27/04)

• AILA Press Release: Increased Fees Will Not Do The Job (04/15/04)

• New Immigration Filing Fees Effective April 30, 2004 (04/14/04)

• USCIS Updates Adjustment of Status Waiting Times for Asylees (04/12/04)

• Maine Governor Orders Immigration Status Be Kept Confidential (04/09/04)

• Service Centers Instructed on Concurrent Adjudications of I-140s/I-485s (03/31/04)

• DHS Provides Guidance on Length of Custody Before Determination to File Charges (03/30/04)

• Immigration Backgrounders: Basic Immigration Information Provided by AILA (03/03/04)

• Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress? (03/03/04)

• AILA Press Release: A Year in Review: The Department of Homeland Security (02/27/04)

• DHS Publishes Notice Regarding H-1B Processing Now that the Cap is Reached (02/25/04)

• Department of State Advises on New Procedures for Petitions Returned for Revocation (02/25/04)

• US State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Reports (02/25/04)

• DHS Issues Information Regarding Processing of H-1Bs Now that the Cap is Reached (02/20/04)

• USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap (02/17/04)

• HHS Updates Poverty Guidelines for 2004 (02/12/04)

• Federal Judge finds Treatment of Asylees “National Embarrassment” (02/12/04)

• Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress (02/06/04)

• Department of State Requires Personal Appearance by Minors for US Passport Issuance (02/05/04)

• USCIS Publishes Proposed Fee Schedule Increases (02/03/04)

• AILA’s Section-by-Section Analysis of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010) (02/03/04)

• AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule Suspending NSEERS' Re-Registration Requirements (02/02/04)

• Department of State Issues Fact Sheet on Refugee Women (01/26/04)

• Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress? (01/23/04)

• AILA’s Statement on the Introduction of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (01/21/04)

• Immigration Reform Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate (01/21/04)

• USCIS Extends Validity of Medical Exams to When Adjustment is Adjudicated (01/08/04)

• AILA Practice Advisory on the US-VISIT Program (01/08/04)

• AILA’s Statement on the Bush Administration’s Immigration Reform Proposal (01/07/04)

• Questions & Answers from the White House on President Bush's Immigration Proposal (01/07/04)

• President Bush's Immigration Proposal--White House Fact Sheet (01/07/04)

• New IV Unit Phone Number for Ciudad Juarez (01/05/04)

• Ports Equipped with US VISIT Entry Capability as of January 5, 2004 (01/05/04)

• DHS Publishes Interim Final Rule Implementing US VISIT (01/05/04)

• IRS Inspector General Addresses Use of ITINs By Aliens (01/01/04)

• Apply for DV-2005 Visa Lottery Online (11/01/03)

• Washington Update: What's Going On In Congress? (10/24/03)

• USCIS Memo on Tax Exempt Status for Religious Organizations (10/17/03)

• Religious Worker Bill Passes the Senate and Goes To President For Signature (10/03/03)

• State Department Redesignates 25 Foreign Terrorist Organizations (10/02/03)

• USCIS Training Materials on Affidavits of Support (10/01/03)

• USCIS Training Materials on Section 245(k) (10/01/03)

• USCIS Training Materials on Section 212(h) Waivers (10/01/03)

• USCIS Implements Revised N-600 and New N-600K Forms (10/01/03)

• USCIS Memo on Derivative Citizenship for Children Born Out of Wedlock (09/26/03)

• Machine Readable Passport Requirement Deferred for 21 Countries (09/25/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (09/25/03)

• Treasury Department Authorizes Financial Institutions to Accept Foreign Government Issued Identification Documents (09/18/03)

• New York City Executive Order Prohibits Inquiries About Immigration Status (09/17/03)

• USCIS Memo on Sunset of H-1B Training Fee (09/15/03)

• USCIS Guidelines for Service Center Issuance of Notices to Appear (09/12/03)

• TSC Form to Request Expedited Processing of Petitions or Applications (9/12/03)

• DHS Divisions Drop "Bureau" From Names (09/08/03)

• Petition for Rehearing En Banc Filed in Ninth Circuit AWO Case (09/05/03)

• USCIS Modifies Photo Requirements to Accommodate Religious Beliefs (09/04/03)

• Sign-On Letter Urges BCIS to Restore Direct Phone Access to Service Centers (09/04/03)

• Burundi TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)

• Sudan TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)

• AILA Hot Bills -- 108th Congress (09/03/03)

• DHS Extends TPS Designation for Burundi (09/03/03)

• DHS Extends TPS Designation for Sudan (09/03/03)

• DHS Terminates TPS Designation for Sierra Leone Effective May 3, 2004 (09/03/03)

• MALDEF Files Suit in Virginia Challenging College Admissions Denials (09/02/03)

• Service Center Adjudicators May Issue Notices to Appear (08/29/03)

• AILA Press Release: BCIS 800 Number Offers Immigrants Little Service (08/28/03)

• AILA Press Release: Economic Outlook Shows Vital Need for Immigrants in U.S. Economy (08/27/03)

• GAO Report Cites Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in the Inspection Process (08/27/03)

• GAO Report Finds that DHS Needs to Strengthen its Information Sharing Process (08/27/03)

• Seven New BCIS Forms Required On or After October 1, 2003 (08/26/03)

• BCIS Announces Latest H-1B Usage for Fiscal Year 2003 (08/26/03)

• DV-2005 Visa Lottery Instructions Issued (08/21/03)

• Interim Rule to Change DV Lottery System to Strictly Electronic Filing (08/18/03)

• DOS Publishes Final Rule Amending Automatic Revalidation Regulation (08/18/03)

• AILA Backgrounder--The 1-800 Number--A Case of Customer Disservice (08/15/03)

• AILA Backgrounder--Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate (08/14/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (08/11/03)

• DOS Final Rule Creates NIV Classifications for Commuter Students (08/11/03)

• BCIS Guidance on AC21 Applicability to Concurrent Filings and Revoked I-140s (08/04/03)

• DHS Announces Appointment of Citizenship and Immigration Ombudsman (07/29/03)

• DHS Publishes Final Rule on Certificates for Certain Health Care Workers (07/25/03)

• BCIS Extends Policy that Medicals Remain Valid Until I-485 is Adjudicated (07/23/03)

• State Department Publishes Federal Register Notice Lifting Restrictions on Use of US Passports for Travel to Iraq (07/21/03)

• DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for Somalia (07/21/03)

• BCIS Memo Instructs Offices to Expedite Special Immigrant Religious Worker Cases (07/18/03)

• Inspector General's Report to Congress on Implementation of the Patriot Act (07/17/03)

• AILF Practice Advisory, Failure to Depart After a Grant of Voluntary Departure: The Consequences and Arguments to Avoid Them (07/16/03)

• BCIS Issues FAQs on TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/16/03)

• DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for El Salvador (07/16/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (07/14/03)

• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds BIA Streamlining Procedures (07/14/03)

• National Customer Service Center Procedures for Handling Status Requests on Pending Applications (07/10/03)

• BCIS Announces TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/10/03)

• Department of State Requires Personal Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visa Applications (07/07/03)

• Visa Revalidations Through State Department Now Taking 10-12 Weeks (07/07/03)

• AILA Urges President and Congress to Get Serious about Backlog Reduction (07/03/03)

• BCIS Memo on Naturalization Disability Waivers (06/30/03)

• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that 212(c) Relief Available Where Order to Show Cause Served on Alien, but Not Filed with Immigration Court (06/27/03)

• Testimony of DOJ Inspector General on the Detention and Treatment of September 11 Detainees (06/25/03)

• DV-2004 Winners Notified (06/24/03)

• Eduardo Aguirre Confirmed As BCIS Director (06/19/03)

• How the BCIS 800 Number "Tier" System Works (06/18/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (06/17/03)

• BCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For TPS (06/16/03)

• AILA's Student Adjustment Act Packet (06/16/03)

• AILA Hot Bills (Immigration Legislation Currently Pending in Congress) (06/13/03)

• Machine-Readable Passports Will be Required for Visa Waiver Program Entrants Beginning October 1, 2003 (06/12/03)

• Expedited Removal Checklist (06/12/03)

• Civil Liberties Issues Packet (06/12/03)

• BCIS Issues EB-5 Guidance Memo (06/10/03)

• BCIS Consolidates All Phone Inquiries to One Number (06/09/03)

• Inspector General Finds "Significant Problems" with Handling of Immigration Detainees After 9/11 (06/02/03)

• BCIS FAQs on E-Filing (05/29/03)

• BCIS Fact Sheet on E-Filing (in English and Spanish) (05/29/03)

• BCIS Press Release on Online Filing (In English and Spanish) (05/29/03)

• BCIS Begins Electronic Filing of I-90s and I-765s (05/29/03)

• Texas Lawyers Committee and MALDEF File Suit for Proof of Status for Lawful Permanent Residents (05/28/03)

• BCIS Summary of Interim Final Rule on 212(h) Waivers (05/27/03)

• AILA Comments on Proposed Rule Governing the Assignment of SSNs for ‘Valid Non-Work Purposes’ (05/27/03)

• Updating Addresses at the Texas Service Center (05/27/03)

• BCIS Kicks Off Electronic Filing with Chicago Press Conference (05/27/03)

• AILA Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)

• Justice Department Press Release on District Court Decision in the BIA Reform Case (05/23/03)

• AILA Enumerates Concerns with the New ‘U.S. VISIT’ Entry-Exit System (05/21/03)

• Department of Homeland Security Press Release and Remarks on the US-VISIT Program (05/19/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (05/19/03)

• DOS Cable Provides Guidance on Applications Adjudicated Prior to the Effective Date of the CSPA (05/17/03)

• BICE Announces Agency Reorganization Plan (05/16/03)

• BICE Detention and Removal Memo Pursuant to Demore v. Kim Decision (05/15/03)

• LIFE Legalization Application Deadline is June 4, 2003 (05/15/03)

• BICE Unveils "Most Wanted" Criminal Alien List (05/14/03)

• State Department Discusses NSEERS Failure to Exit Through Departure Control (05/10/03)

• AILA Press Release on Ninth Circuit Immigrant Investors Decision (05/09/03)

• Local Police and the Enforcement of Immigration Laws (05/07/03)

• Federal Register Notice Extends TPS for Hondurans (05/05/03)

• Federal Register Notice Extends TPS for Nicaraguans (05/05/03)

• Connect!--What's New in Business Immigration? (05/01/03)

• EOIR Releases FY 2002 Statistical Yearbook (04/30/03)

• 9th Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively (04/29/03)

• Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (04/29/03)

• Supreme Court Decision on Detention of Criminal Aliens (04/29/03)

• List of Nationalities Subject to Port of Entry Identification Procedures (04/29/03)

• Interim Final Rule Authorizes BCIS to Accept E-Filing (04/29/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress (04/28/03)

• Fact Sheet: E-Filing and other BCIS Services Online (04/25/03)

• BCIS Press Release on Filing Online (04/25/03)

• Several BIA Members to Begin New Assignments (04/24/03)

• New Guidance Memo from BCIS on AC21 and H-1B Extensions (04/24/03)

• AILA Press Release Condemns Attorney General's Decision That Purports to Alter the Standards for Bond (04/24/03)

• Attorney General Decision Establishes New Precedent for Setting Bond (04/17/03)

• BCIS Memo on Effect of  Grandparent's Death on §322 Naturalization (04/17/03)

• ACLU Seeks Disclosure of "Secret Law" on Local Police Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws (04/14/03)

• Ciudad Juarez to Resume Some Third Country Processing (04/14/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (04/14/03)

• BCIS Memo on I-751 Waiver Where Divorce Proceedings Have Commenced (04/10/03)

• BCIS Discusses Unlawful Presence in Change of Status and Extension of Stay Context (04/02/03)

• CONNECT! -- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)

• EOIR and AILA Liaison Meeting Questions & Answers (03/27/03)

• State Department Cable Contains Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Processing Update (03/21/03)

• BCIS Answers Spousal Immigration Questions (03/20/03)

• BICE Begins Seeking Out & Apprehending Certain Iraqi Nationals in the US (03/20/03)

• State Department Spokesman Discusses Consular Post Closings (03/20/03)

• AILA Issue Papers (03/17/03)

• BCIS Memo Confirms that Asylees and Refugees are Employment Authorized Incident to Status (03/10/03)

• Example of New Social Security Administration "No-Match" Letter (03/04/03)

• Department of Justice Withdraws Proposed B Regulation (03/03/03)

• AILF Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (03/03/03)

• INS is Now Part of the Department of Homeland Security (03/01/03)

• Department of Justice Press Release on Termination of TPS for Angolans (02/28/03)

• DOJ Inspector General Finds Premium Processing Program Delays Routine Adjudications (02/28/03)

• DOJ Reorganizes 8 CFR, Reflecting End of INS (02/28/03)

• INS Will Only Accept Editions of the Form N-400 Dated 5/31/01 or Later (02/28/03)

• INS Notice to Public Regarding Changes in Filing Fees (02/27/03)

• Filing Fees Return to Pre January 24 Levels (02/27/03)

• AILA Backgrounder on the Draft “PATRIOT Act II” (02/26/03)

• State Department Advises Posts of New Poverty Guidelines (02/22/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (02/21/03)

• President Signs Omnibus Budget Bill, Including Reversal of Fee Change (02/20/03)

• INS Designates Additional Ports for Special Registrant Departures (02/19/03)

• BCIS Will Not Waive I-90 Photo Requirements for Religious Objections (02/14/03)

• Special Registration Groups 3 & 4 Deadlines Extended (02/14/03)

• Update on Fee Surcharge and NSEERS Provisions in Omnibus Budget Bill (02/14/03)

• Letter to INS Commissioner Urging Modification of Proposed B Visa Rule (02/14/03)

• State Department Implements New DS-156 Form (02/12/03)

• State Department Announces Changes in NIV Photograph Requirements (02/11/03)

• Head of Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services Named (02/10/03)

• HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2003 (02/07/03)

• California Service Center Processing Guidelines for 2003 (02/06/03)

• State Department Advises Posts of Elimination of Visa Waiver for Canadian Landed Immigrants (02/01/03)

• Groups ask Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to Address Visa Processing Concerns (01/31/03)

• Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress (01/31/03)

• Special Registration--Office-by-Office Summary of How INS Is Handling Call-In Special Registration  (01/30/03)

• AILA Urges House Members to Vote to Suspend Funding for NSEERS (01/30/03)

• INS Finalizes Rule Barring Release of Detainee Information (01/29/03)

• AILF and AILA's Comments to Interim Rule on 212(h) Waivers (01/27/03)

• INS Memorandum on Family Unity Benefits and Unlawful Presence (01/27/03)

• New Immigration Filing Fees Effective Immediately (01/24/03)

• Senate Votes to Halt INS Special Registration Program (01/24/03)

• Caracas IV Cases Can Be Transferred to Panama City or Port of Spain (01/24/03)

• AILF Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (01/22/03)

• INS Chart on Who is Subject to Special Registration (01/21/03)

• Five Countries Added to Call-In Registration (01/16/03)

• Update from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)

• Filing Guidelines from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)

• Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)

• Groups Ask President to Address Special Registration Issues (01/13/03)

• AILF Practice Advisory: Arrest, Detention and Bond Procedures for Noncitizens Without Criminal Convictions (01/13/03)

• INS Says Halt Lifted on Approvals of Adjustments/Naturalizations (01/10/03)

• INS Guidance on Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion in NSEERS Cases (01/08/03)

• Department of State Revised Cable on Child Status Protection Act (01/03/03)

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  • Section 245(i) Extension Fails to Pass in This Congressional Session (12/20/01)

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  • AILA Comment on INS Section 245(i) Regulations (05/25/01)

  • INS Implements Procedures to Handle Section 245(i) Cases (01/26/01)

  • Adjustment of Status Processing at the Nebraska Service Center (01/16/01)

  • INS Issues Foreign Travel Advisory for Aliens With Pending Immigration Applications (11/22/00)

  • Adjustment of Status of Indochinese Parolees (11/06/00)

  • New I-485 Form Required After 9/30/00 (08/23/00)

  • Texas Service Center Sends 7,000 I-485 Applications to California Service Center for Fee Processing (Delays in Travel and Work Permits Expected) (06/29/00)

  • New I-485 Form Issued by INS (06/23/00)

  • INS Clarifies Memo on Transfer of Priority Dates (06/23/00)

  • Transfer of Adjustment Application to a New Petition: For New or Subsequent Family or Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Petitions (05/09/00)
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  • INS Resumes Adjudication of Cases Held for CIA Security Checks (11/29/99)
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  • INS Statement Regarding Cambodian Orphans (04/23/02)
  • INS Announces Suspension of Cambodian Adoptions and Offer of Parole in Certain Pending Cases (12/21/01)
  • INS Fact Sheet on Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (01/22/01)
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  • HHS Updates Poverty Guidelines for 2004 (02/12/04)

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  • State Department Advises Posts of New Poverty Guidelines (02/22/03)

  • HHS Poverty Guidelines for 2003 (02/07/03)

  • Substitution of Sponsor on Affidavit of Support (04/15/02)

  • President Signs Affidavit of Support Legislation (03/13/02)

  • Congress Approves Affidavit of Support Amendment (02/26/02)

  • 40 Quarters of Social Security Credits in Lieu of form I-864 (02/22/02)

  • Poverty Guidelines for 2002 (02/14/02)

  • INS Memo on Effect of Child Citizenship Act and Affidavit of Support (05/17/01)

  • Affidavit of Support Not Required Where Alien Already Has 40 Qualifying Quarters (05/17/01)

  • 2001 Poverty Guidelines--Effective April 1, 2001 (04/01/01)
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• AILA Position Papers and Advocacy Updates

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  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (10/28/04)

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  • AILA Press Release: Increased Fees Will Not Do The Job (04/15/04)

  • Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress? (03/03/04)

  • Immigration Backgrounders: Basic Immigration Information Provided by AILA (03/03/04)

  • AILA Press Release: A Year in Review: The Department of Homeland Security (02/27/04)

  • Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress (02/06/04)

  • AILA’s Section-by-Section Analysis of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010) (02/03/04)

  • AILA's Comments on the Interim Rule Suspending NSEERS' Re-Registration Requirements (02/02/04)

  • Washington Update: What's Going on in Congress? (01/23/04)

  • AILA’s Statement on the Introduction of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (01/21/04)

  • AILA’s Statement on the Bush Administration’s Immigration Reform Proposal (01/07/04)

  • Washington Update: What's Going On In Congress? (10/24/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (09/25/03)

  • Sign-On Letter Urges BCIS to Restore Direct Phone Access to Service Centers (09/04/03)

  • AILA Hot Bills -- 108th Congress (09/03/03)

  • AILA Press Release: BCIS 800 Number Offers Immigrants Little Service (08/28/03)

  • AILA Press Release: Economic Outlook Shows Vital Need for Immigrants in U.S. Economy (08/27/03)

  • AILA Backgrounder--The 1-800 Number--A Case of Customer Disservice (08/15/03)

  • AILA Backgrounder--Myths and Facts in the Immigration Debate (08/14/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (08/11/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (07/14/03)

  • AILA Urges President and Congress to Get Serious about Backlog Reduction (07/03/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (06/17/03)

  • AILA's Student Adjustment Act Packet (06/16/03)

  • AILA Hot Bills (Immigration Legislation Currently Pending in Congress) (06/13/03)

  • Civil Liberties Issues Packet (06/12/03)

  • AILA Comments on Proposed Rule Governing the Assignment of SSNs for ‘Valid Non-Work Purposes’ (05/27/03)

  • AILA Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)

  • AILA Enumerates Concerns with the New ‘U.S. VISIT’ Entry-Exit System (05/21/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (05/19/03)

  • AILA Press Release on Ninth Circuit Immigrant Investors Decision (05/09/03)

  • Connect!--What's New in Business Immigration? (05/01/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress (04/28/03)

  • AILA Press Release Condemns Attorney General's Decision That Purports to Alter the Standards for Bond (04/24/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (04/14/03)

  • CONNECT! -- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)

  • AILA Issue Papers (03/17/03)

  • AILF Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (03/03/03)

  • AILA Backgrounder on the Draft “PATRIOT Act II” (02/26/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress? (02/21/03)

  • Letter to INS Commissioner Urging Modification of Proposed B Visa Rule (02/14/03)

  • Groups ask Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to Address Visa Processing Concerns (01/31/03)

  • Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress (01/31/03)

  • AILF and AILA's Comments to Interim Rule on 212(h) Waivers (01/27/03)

  • AILA Urges House Members to Vote to Suspend Funding for NSEERS (01/30/03)

  • AILF Practice Advisory: Arrest, Detention and Bond Procedures for Noncitizens Without Criminal Convictions (01/13/03)

  • Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)

  • American Immigration Law Foundation Q&A About "Call-In" Special Registration (12/17/02)

  • AILA's Statement in Opposition to the Special Registration Program (12/16/02)

  • AILA Washington Update--What's Going On in Congress? (11/08/02)

  • Connect--Business Immigration and Congress--from AILA (11/04/02)

  • AILA Washington Update (10/15/02)

  • AILF and AILA Comments on Proposed St. Cyr Rule (10/15/02)

  • AILF Publishes Report Comparing Japanese Internment with Today's Secret Detentions (10/11/02)

  • AILA's Press Release on the Introduction of the Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act (10/10/02)

  • AILA Washington Update--What's Going On in Congress (10/04/02)

  • AILA Washington Update (09/20/02)

  • AILA Press Release--Ashcroft Changes to BIA: A Slap in the Face to Immigrants (08/26/02)

  • AILA Statement on INS Commissioner Resignation (08/16/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper: Restricting Immigrant Access to Driver's Licenses (08/09/02)

  • AILA Backgrounder on Social Security and Immigration (08/08/02)

  • AILA Washington Update--What's Going on in Congress (07/16/02)

  • AILA Comment on Proposed Alien Registration Regulation (07/15/02)

  • AILA Comments on PERM Regulation (07/05/02)

  • AILA Washington Update (07/01/02)

  • AILA Press Release on Homeland Security and the INS: "The Need to Get it Right" (06/27/02)

  • AILA's Recommended Comments on the DOL's PERM Regulations (06/27/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Employment-Based Immigration (06/08/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Business Immigration to the US (06/08/02)

  • AILA Statement in Opposition to Proposal to Register Aliens (06/06/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Family-Based Immigration (05/31/02)

  • AILA's Legislative Scorecard--Bills Pending in Congress (05/31/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Immigration and Homeland Security (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Essential Workers Help Our Economy (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Immigration Reform in the Context of the US-Mexico Discussions (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--INS Reorganization: Border Inspections and Admissions (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--INS Reorganization (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Section 245(i): Setting the Record Straight (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Extension of Section 245(i) (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Mandatory and Indefinite Detention (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Restore Fairness and Due Process (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visas (05/30/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper--Legal Immigration to the United States (05/30/02)

  • Click Here for More AILA Position Papers and Advocacy Updates

• Asylum and Refugees

  • USCIS Updates Adjustment of Status Waiting Times for Asylees (04/12/04)

  • US State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Reports (02/25/04)

  • Federal Judge finds Treatment of Asylees “National Embarrassment” (02/12/04)

  • Asylum Granted to Iraqi Who Aided Jessica Lynch Rescue (04/29/03)

  • BCIS Memo Confirms that Asylees and Refugees are Employment Authorized Incident to Status (03/10/03)

  • Federal Register Notice Expanding the Expedited Removal Program (11/13/02)

  • INS Asylum Office Discusses Child Status Protection Act (08/07/02)

  • INS Processing Time Information on Asylee Adjustments (06/01/02)

  • President Signs Vietnamese Refugee Legislation (05/30/02)

  • INS Advises Certain Asylees on Change of Addresses (05/10/02)

  • State Department Issues 2001 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (02/25/02)

  • INS Issues Asylum Adjustment Processing Advisory for Fiscal Year 2002 (01/11/02)

  • INS Asylum Program Update (07/06/01)

  • Health & Human Services Memo on Asylees Receiving Unrestricted Social Security Cards (04/05/01)

  • Asylum Statistics from INS (04/01/01)

  • Journalist Wins Award for Articles on US Asylum Abuses (03/26/01)

  • 180 Day Asylum Clock Matrix Draft (03/19/01)

  • INS Training Materials on Asylum 1-Year Deadline (03/15/01)

  • Asylum Office "Quality Assurance Referral Sheet" (03/02/01)

  • New Procedures to Call Asylum Applicant (02/23/01)

  • AILA Comments on New Asylum Definitions (01/17/01)

  • INS Implements New Credible Fear Process for Expedited Removal Cases (12/08/00)

  • INS Proposes Regulation to Clarify Certain Asylum Definitions (12/07/00)

  • INS Answers Questions on Gender-Based Persecution Proposed Rule (12/07/00)

  • INS Answers Questions on New Asylum Rule (12/06/00)

  • INS Issues Final Rule on IIRIRA Changes to Asylum Procedures (12/06/00)

  • INS Proposes New Asylum Application Form (08/07/00)
  • EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status for Certain Fiscal Year 1999 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Policies (08/02/00)
  • INS Asylum Program Update (07/06/01)
  • Determining an Asylee’s Period of Eligibility for Refugee Assistance (06/15/00)
  • Asylum Jurisdiction for Hawaii and Guam Cases Moves to Los Angeles Office (06/06/00)
  • Asylee Adjustment Cut-Off Date (06/06/01)
  • EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status for Certain Fiscal Year 2000 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Policies (06/05/01)
  • Refugee Admission and Adjustment Procedures (05/15/00)
  • Memo on Asylum Processing from the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge (03/22/00)
  • Asylees/Refugees Readmission Without Travel Documents (11/23/99)
  • EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status From Fiscal Year 1998 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control (11/23/99)
  • Refugee Definition from Immigration and Nationality Act
  • Asylum Officer Training - Lesson Plan
  • Refugees - Questions and Answers from INS (8/9/99)
  • Asylum-Related Issues/AILA Meeting (8/2/99)
  • INS Advises on Asylee Exception to Unlawful Presence (6/8/99)
  • C.A.T. - Convention Against Torture
    • EOIR Policy on UN Convention Against Torture (5/14/99)
    • Fact Sheet  - DOJ Rule for Claims Under United Nations Torture Convention (3/1/99)
    • Torture Convention - Formal Rule by INS (2/26/99)
    • Department of Justice Issues Formal Rule for Claims Under the United Nations Torture Convention (2/26/99)
  • US Asylum and Refugee Policy - INS Fact Sheet (10/29/98)
  • INS Asylum Offices--Addresses and Telephone Numbers

• Business Immigration - General Information
  • CONNECT! -- Business Immigration Issues (03/31/03)
  • CONNECT!--Newsletter on Business Immigration (April/May 2001)
  • CONNECT!--Newsletter on Business Immigration (Feb/Mar 2001)
  • CONNECT! A Newsletter on Business Immigration (Oct/Nov)
  • CONNECT! July/August Newsletter (08/00)
  • CONNECT! May/June Newsletter (06/00)
  • CONNECT! Apr. Newsletter (04/00)
  • CONNECT! Feb/Mar Newsletter (03/00)
  • CONNECT! Dec/Jan Newsletter (01/00)
  • CONNECT! A Monthly Newsletter on Business Immigration (11/99)
  • Business Immigration to the United States
  • AILA Position Paper - Business Immigration to the United States (10/20/99)
  • AILA Position Paper - Business Immigration To The United States: A Basic Overview (10/20/99)

• Citizenship / Naturalization
  • USCIS Implements Revised N-600 and New N-600K Forms (10/01/03)
  • USCIS Memo on Derivative Citizenship for Children Born Out of Wedlock (09/26/03)
  • BCIS Memo on Naturalization Disability Waivers (06/30/03)
  • BCIS Memo on Effect of  Grandparent's Death on §322 Naturalization (04/17/03)
  • INS Will Only Accept Editions of the Form N-400 Dated 5/31/01 or Later (02/28/03)
  • INS Guidance on New Expedited Naturalization Order (07/17/02)
  • Expedited Naturalization for Active Duty Service Personnel (07/03/02)
  • INS Requires IBIS Checks for Naturalization Applicants (05/10/02)
  • Revised Application for Naturalization, Form N-400, Effective 1/1/02 (11/16/01)
  • INS Announces New Form N-400 (08/14/01)
  • INS Requires Revised Application for Naturalization Form (N-400) to be used after 1/1/02 (07/20/01)
  • INS Proposes Consolidated Form N-600 (06/13/01)
  • INS Issues Child Citizenship Act Regulations (06/13/01)
  • INS Memo on Effect of Child Citizenship Act and Affidavit of Support (05/17/01)
  • Child Citizenship Act Takes Effect Today (02/27/01)
  • US State Department Fact Sheet on Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (02/27/01)

  • How to Get a Certificate of Citizenship for Your Child (02/27/01)

  • INS Issues Information on Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (02/27/01)

  • INS Fact Sheet on New Child Citizenship Act (12/01/00)
  • Child Citizenship Act of 2000--Complete Text (11/10/00)
  • More on the Disability Oath Waiver (11/08/00)
  • President Signs Naturalization Oath Waiver Bill (11/06/00)
  • INS Offices Instructed Re: Processing Plans for Naturalization and Adjustment of Status (05/01/00)
  • AILA Position Paper - Naturalization Needs to Serve Eligible People  (10/20/99)
  • INS on Effect of Failure to Register for Selective Service on Naturalization Eligibility (6/18/99)

  • INS Proposes Consolidated Form N-600 (06/13/01)

  • INS Issues Child Citizenship Act Regulations (06/13/01)

  • Section 312 Disability Naturalization Adjudications (4/7/99)
  • INS Press Release on Naturalization Applicants with Disabilities (4/14/99)
  • INS Procedures to Remedy Prematurely Filed Naturalization Applications (6/29/99)
  • INS on False Claims to US Citizenship (04/06/98)
  • Department of State on False Citizenship Claims (09/17/97)
  • US Passport Services and Information--How to Obtain a US Passport?
    
    
• Country Specific Legislation or Regulations
  • State Department Publishes Federal Register Notice Lifting Restrictions on Use of US Passports for Travel to Iraq (07/21/03)
  • INS Chart on Who is Subject to Special Registration (01/21/03)
  • Five Countries Added to Call-In Registration (01/16/03)
  • Field Guidance on Special Registration Issued (Provided by AILA) (01/13/03)
  • Final Indochinese Adjustment Regulations (12/26/02)
  • Cambodia Adoption Review To Expand (09/11/02)
  • INS Provides Information on Special Registration Requirements (09/11/02)
  • Five Countries Designated for Special Registration (09/06/02)
  • Jordanian Nationals Now Eligible for E Visas (08/14/02)
  • INS Issues Final Rule for Alien Registration for Certain Nationalities (08/12/02)
  • El Salvadoran TPS Extended for One Year (07/09/02)
  • New Canadian Immigration Laws to Go Into Effect (05/31/02)
  • President Signs Vietnamese Refugee Legislation (05/30/02)
  • INS Announces Old Mexican Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) Are Valid Again Until October 1, 2002 (05/17/02)
  • INS Fact Sheet on TPS Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/02)
  • INS Press Release on TPS Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/02)
  • TPS Extended for Nicaraguans (05/03/02)
  • TPS Extended for Hondurans (05/03/02)
  • INS Statement Regarding Cambodian Orphans (04/23/02)
  • Department of State Issues Worldwide Caution for US Citizens (03/17/02)
  • India Travel Warning--from US State Department (03/13/02)
  • Pakistan Travel Warning--from US State Department (03/02/02)
  • INS Announces Suspension of Cambodian Adoptions and Offer of Parole in Certain Pending Cases (12/21/01)
  • New Requirements for Indian Immigrant Visa Applicants (12/14/01)
  • Canadian Border Crossing Cards Expire October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
  • INS Announces New Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
  • Information on Visas to Mexico (09/18/01)
  • Special Clearance Procedures for Liberians (11/08/00)
  • U. S. Suspends Entry of Persons from Sierra Leone (10/13/00)

• Courts - Immigration  Court / AAO / BIA / Federal Courts
  • BIA Decisions--Synopsis and Complete Text of Important BIA decisions (As they are published)
  • Federal Court Decisions Related to Immigration Law--(Updated Weekly)
  • Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times (12/20/04)
  • DHS Publishes Proposed Rule to Raise Fees for Appeals and Motions to Reopen or Reconsider (11/30/04)
  • Administrative Appeals Office Processing Times (07/31/03)
  • Petition for Rehearing En Banc Filed in Ninth Circuit AWO Case (09/05/03)
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds BIA Streamlining Procedures (07/14/03)
  • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Holds that 212(c) Relief Available Where Order to Show Cause Served on Alien, but Not Filed with Immigration Court (06/27/03)
  • AILA Renews Call for an Independent Immigration Court (05/27/03)
  • Justice Department Press Release on District Court Decision in the BIA Reform Case (05/23/03)
  • EOIR Releases FY 2002 Statistical Yearbook (04/30/03)
  • Supreme Court Decision on Detention of Criminal Aliens (04/29/03)
  • 9th Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively (04/29/03)
  • Several BIA Members to Begin New Assignments (04/24/03)
  • Attorney General Decision Establishes New Precedent for Setting Bond (04/17/03)
  • EOIR and AILA Liaison Meeting Questions & Answers (03/27/03)
  • Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times (10/17/02)
  • AILF and AILA Comments on Proposed St. Cyr Rule (10/15/02)
  • INS Appeal Denied in IAP Legalization Litigation (09/24/02)
  • BIA Updates Chart Tracking Precedent Decisions Cited by the Circuit Courts (08/29/02)
  • BIA Guidelines for Submitting an Optional Supplemental Brief (08/27/02)
  • Justice Department Press Release on Sixth Circuit Court Decision (08/29/02)
  • Blanket Closure of "Special Interest" Hearings Ruled Unconstitutional (08/26/02)
  • AILA Press Release--Ashcroft Changes to BIA: A Slap in the Face to Immigrants (08/26/02)
  • Justice Department Press Release Announcing Final BIA Rule (08/26/02)
  • DOJ Issues Final Rule for Procedural Reforms at the BIA (08/26/02)
  • Department of Justice Fact Sheet on BIA Reform Rule (08/23/02)
  • EOIR Publishes Correction to Proposed "St. Cyr" Rule (08/22/02)
  • Proposed Rule Published to Implement Supreme Court's St. Cyr Decision (08/13/02)
  • Interim Rule Authorizes Immigration Judges to Issue Protective Orders and Seal Records (05/28/02)
  • Supreme Court Holds that Undocumented Aliens Not Entitled to Back Pay (03/27/02)
  • Proposed Rule to Reform the Board of Immigration Appeals (02/19/02)
  • Ninth Circuit Holds INA §236(c) Unconstitutional as Applied to Permanent Resident Aliens 01/09/02)
  • Rule on Custody Orders from the EOIR (10/31/01)
  • EOIR Memo on Closed Court Proceedings (09/21/01)
  • EOIR Announces Interim Measures to Deal with Matters Affected by Terrorist Attacks (09/20/01)
  • Know Your Rights if You are Stopped for Immigration Questioning (09/20/01)
  • BIA Advises on Appellate Filing Information During Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks (09/18/01)
  • Supreme Court Declares Indefinite Detention Unconstitutional (06/28/01)
  • Supreme Court Allows Criminal Aliens to Apply for Waivers (06/25/01)
  • Supreme Court Rules on Citizenship Case (06/11/01)
  • EOIR and INS Lift Conditional Status for Certain Fiscal Year 2000 Asylum Grants Based on Coercive Population Control Policies (06/05/01)
  • New INS Guidelines to Join in a Motion to Reopen (05/17/01)

  • Federal Court Rules in Favor of Immigrant Investors (05/09/01)

  • 9^th Circuit Holds that INA 241(a)(5), Reinstatement of “Removal” Orders, Not Valid When Re-entry was Before IIRIRA's Effective Date of 4/1/97 (01/23/01)
  • US Supreme Court to Hear Criminal Alien Deportation Cases (01/12/01)
  • EOIR Proposes Rule Delineating its Powers and Authority (12/26/00)
  • Federal Courts Award $150,000 for False Arrest of US Citizen and Alien (11/20/00)
  • Supreme Court to Clarify Law on Detaining Criminal Aliens:  How Long Can Immigrants Be Held Before Deportation? (11/17/00)
  • INS Agrees to Settle Gete v INS, a Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Vehicle Seizure Practice (10/25/00)
  • U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Immigrant Detention Cases (10/10/00)
  • AAO Decisions Now Available on INS Website (09/29/00)
  • 9th Circuit Court Grants Mexican Gay Man Asylum (08/24/00)
  • Ninth Circuit Reverses Matter of Roldan (08/01/00)
  • Court Rules That INS Must Take Naturalization Fraud Cases To Court (07/20/00)
  • EOIR News Release and Fact Sheet on New Attorney Professional Conduct Rules and Procedures (06/27/00)
  • EOIR Final Rule Regarding Practice of Attorneys Before the BIA and the Immigration Courts (06/27/00)
  • Florida Federal Court Dismisses Cuban Migrant Suit  (06/12/00)
  • Elian Gonzalez Not Permitted to File for Asylum: Complete 11th Circuit Court Decision (06/01/00)
  • Beltran Tirado v. INS--9th Circuit: Use of Fake Social Security Card Not a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude
  • Ninth Circuit Denies INS's Motion for Rehearing and Rehearing en Banc in Magana-Pizano Case (05/16/00)
  • Immigration Judge Rules that Jailed Iraqi Doctor is Not a Security Risk (05/02/00)
  • 11th Circuit Enjoins Removal of Elian Gonzalez (04/20/00)
  • Court Overturns Illegal Border Stops Based on Hispanic Appearance (04/14/00)
  • Florida Supreme Court Allows Plea Challenges (04/14/00)
  • BIA Expands to 21 Members (04/14/00)
  • Appeals Court Rules Against Indefinite Detention of Immigrants (04/11/00)
  • AILA/EOIR Liaison Meeting (Q&A)- March 30, 2000
  • Federal Judge Prohibits INS from Holding Immigrants Indefinitely (01/28/00)
  • 11th Circuit Court Rules that 212(c) Waiver of Deportation Still Available if Order to Show Cause Served Before Oct. 31, 1996. Alanis-Bustamante v. INS (1/25/00)
  • Court Holds that Criminal Aliens CAN Contest Deportation (12/29/99)
  • 9th Circuit Decision Holding that Criminal Aliens CAN contest Deportation (12/7/99)
  • INS Judges Ratings (10/99)
  • BIA: Final Rule - Streamlined Appellate Review (10/99)
  • Motion to Reopen - Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal (6/26/99)
  • Adjudicating Requests for Stays with the BIA
  • Representation by Unqualified or Unethical Attorneys (9/14/99)
  • Executive Office for Immigration Review--Addresses and Telephone Numbers
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals--Addresses and Phone Nos.

• Cuban Adjustment
  • INS Paroles 9 Cuban Nationals Pending Status Review (09/18/02)
  • BIA Ruling on Cuban Adjustment in Removal Proceedings--In re Artigas (05/11/01)
  • Landing Requirements for Passengers Arriving From Cuba (10/3/00)
  • Cuba Again Criticizes US Immigration Policy--Attacks Cuban Adjustment Act (08/18/00)
  • Cuba Criticizes US Policy on Cuban Adjustment (07/04/00)
  • INS Policy on Cuban Adjustment (8/28/98)

• Deportation / Detention / Removal / Inadmissibility

  • DHS Provides Guidance on Length of Custody Before Determination to File Charges (03/30/04)

  • USCIS Guidelines for Service Center Issuance of Notices to Appear (09/12/03)

  • AILF Practice Advisory, Failure to Depart After a Grant of Voluntary Departure: The Consequences and Arguments to Avoid Them (07/16/03)

  • Expedited Removal Checklist (06/12/03)

  • BCIS Summary of Interim Final Rule on 212(h) Waivers (05/27/03)

  • BICE Detention and Removal Memo Pursuant to Demore v. Kim Decision (05/15/03)

  • Local Police and the Enforcement of Immigration Laws (05/07/03)

  • INS Finalizes Rule Barring Release of Detainee Information (01/29/03)

  • AILF Practice Advisory: Arrest, Detention and Bond Procedures for Noncitizens Without Criminal Convictions (01/13/03)

  • Federal Register Notice Expanding the Expedited Removal Program (11/13/02)

  • INS Fact Sheet on Special Registration -- (For Aliens Already in the US) (11/06/02)

  • AILF and AILA Comments on Proposed St. Cyr Rule (10/15/02)

  • Blanket Closure of "Special Interest" Hearings Ruled Unconstitutional (08/26/02)

  • Proposed Rule Published to Implement Supreme Court's St. Cyr Decision (08/13/02)

  • INS Updates Inspectors' Field Manual Regarding Deferred Inspections (05/18/02)

  • Justice Department Publishes Proposed Surrender Rule (05/09/02)

  • INS Issues Rule Governing Release of Detainee Information (04/18/02)

  • How INS Processes Persons Arrested for Illegal Entry? (11/13/01)

  • Rule on Custody Orders from the EOIR (10/31/01)

  • EOIR Memo on Closed Court Proceedings (09/21/01)

  • EOIR Announces Interim Measures to Deal with Matters Affected by Terrorist Attacks (09/20/01)

  • Know Your Rights if You are Stopped for Immigration Questioning (09/20/01)

  • Interim Rule Granting INS 48 Hours, or more, to Detain Alien Without Filing Immigration Charges (09/20/01)

  • Address for Requests for Release from Detention Pursuant to Zadvydas Case (08/24/01)

  • DOS Alerts Posts on Recent Supreme Court Decision Re: Detained Aliens (08/01/01)

  • Attorney General Memo Re: Detention of Certain Aliens Held Under Final Orders of Removal (07/24/01)

  • Attorney General Memo on Post-Order Custody Review (07/19/01)

  • Soriano Motion to Reopen Deadline is July 23, 2001 (06/12/01)

  • New INS Guidelines to Join in a Motion to Reopen (05/17/01)

  • Department of State Adds Grounds of Ineligibility to Its Regulations (02/15/01)

  • INS Delays Regulation Delegating Authority to Grant Parole (01/26/01)

  • Final EOIR Rule Overturning Soriano (01/22/01)

  • INS Issues National Standard for Treatment of Its Detainees (01/03/01)

  • INS Interim Rule on Authority to Grant Parole (12/28/00)

  • Proposed Class Action Settlement in §274C Document Fraud Cases (12/28/00)

  • INS Final Rule for Detention of Aliens Ordered Removed But Whose Removal Has Not Been Effected Within 90 Days (12/21/00)

  • INS Implements New Credible Fear Process for Expedited Removal Cases (12/08/00)

  • INS Proposes Rule to Convert Cases from Deportation to Removal (11/30/00)

  • INS Memo On Prosecutorial Discretion (11/28/00)

  • INS Issues Memo Instructing its Officers NOT to Deport Soriano Eligible Aliens (08/04/00)
  • Prosecutorial Discretion Memo from General Counsel
  • INS Proposed Rule for the Review Process Governing Detention of Aliens Ordered Deported (06/30/00)
  • Atlanta INS District Office Instructs Prosecutors on Removal of Illegal Aliens (05/23/00)
  • INS Interpretation of Detention and Release Provisions (05/10/00)
  • Immigration Service Issues Field Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion-(Effects of Voting Before Naturalization) (05/05/00)
  • INS Press Release on Enforcement Activities (04/18/00)
  • Use of Prosecutorial Discretion to Avoid Harsh Consequences of IIRAIRA (01/19/00)
  • INS General Counsel Memo on Administrative Closure (12/20/99)
  • AILA Position Paper – Mandatory Detention (10/31/99)
  • AILA Position Paper - Due Process: Recent Immigration Laws Go Too Far (10/20/99)
  • INS Implements New Procedures on Long-Term Detention (8/6/99)
  • INS Legal Interpretation of Mandatory Detention Provisions (6/12/99)
  • Legal Opinion on Misrepresentations on Form I-9

• Employment Authorization / Green Card / Social Security Issues / I-9
  • IRS Inspector General Addresses Use of ITINs By Aliens (01/01/04)
  • BCIS FAQs on E-Filing (05/29/03)
  • BCIS Fact Sheet on E-Filing (in English and Spanish) (05/29/03)
  • BCIS Press Release on Online Filing (In English and Spanish) (05/29/03)
  • BCIS Begins Electronic Filing of I-90s and I-765s (05/29/03)
  • AILA Comments on Proposed Rule Governing the Assignment of SSNs for ‘Valid Non-Work Purposes’ (05/27/03)
  • Example of New Social Security Administration "No-Match" Letter (03/04/03)
  • Social Security Administration Instructions to the Field Regarding Verification of Refugee Status (08/29/02)
  • Social Security Administration Field Instructions on Processing Social Security Number Applications from Aliens (08/28/02)
  • Social Security Administration Advises its Field Offices on How to Verify Immigration Status for Applicants for Social Security Numbers (07/12/02)
  • New Form I-140 Required as of February 1, 2001 (12/19/01)
  • Health & Human Services Memo on Asylees Receiving Unrestricted Social Security Cards (04/05/01)
  • Filing Applications for Replacement Green Cards at Application Support Centers (12/20/00)
  • Effective June 20, Most Green Card Renewal Applicants to Apply at Local INS Application Support Centers (06/20/00)
  • INS Interim Process for I-551 Renewal (9/29/99)
  • INS Discusses Employment with Questionable Social Security Number (04/12/99)
  • Penalties for Misrepresentations on Form I-9--INS General Counsel Opinion (04/30/91)

• Employment - Based Visas
  • Service Centers Instructed on Concurrent Adjudications of I-140s/I-485s (03/31/04)
  • USCIS Training Materials on Section 245(k) (10/01/03)
  • BCIS Guidance on AC21 Applicability to Concurrent Filings and Revoked I-140s (08/04/03)
  • BCIS Issues EB-5 Guidance Memo (06/10/03)
  • 9th Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively (04/29/03)
  • INS Interim Rule Allows I-140/I-485 Concurrent Filing (07/31/02)
  • New Form I-140 Required as of February 1, 2001 (12/19/01)
  • Ciudad Juarez to Stop Processing Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Cases From Third Country Nationals (09/25/01)
  • Texas Service Center Form to Include with I-140 Filings (08/14/01)
  • Federal Court Rules in Favor of Immigrant Investors (05/09/01)
  • AILA Q&A for Employers on LIFE Act (03/12/01)
  • State Department Regulation on Immigrant Religious Workers (12/22/00)
  • State Department Memo to Field that I-864s are Not Normally Needed in Employment-Based Cases (11/08/00)
  • Chintakuntla v. INS Deadline Approaching (10/13/00)
  • INS Instructs on Duplicate I-140’s Requesting Consular Processing (08/08/00)
  • EB-2 Equivalency Cases—Untimely Motions to Reconsider Can Be Filed by 11/01/00 (07/03/00)
  • Clarification of the Court Order in the EB2 Class Action (06/15/00)
  • EB2 Class Action – Permanent Injunction Issued (05/04/00)
  • INS Memo on EB-2 Equivalency (03/27/00)
  • Revocation of Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions (Not necessary to notify INS) (10/20/99)
  • AILA Position Paper - Employment Preference System (10/8/99)
  • AILA Position Paper - "Per County Limits Make No Sense" (10/13/99)
  • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • Employment-Based Immigration

• Family Unity
  • INS Memorandum on Family Unity Benefits and Unlawful Presence (01/27/03)
  • INS Corrects Filing Address for Three LIFE Act Applications (07/23/01)
  • INS Sued for Failure to Timely Adjudicate Family Unity Applications (08/24/00)
  • Family Unity Application--Form I-817 Amendments (07/14/00)
    
    
• Fingerprint Information
  • INS Corrects Fingerprinting Regulation (09/26/00)
  • INS Memo on Fingerprint Waiver Policy (12/15/99)
  • INS Authorized Fingerprint Sites

• Haitian Adjustment
  • INS Instructs on LIFE and NACARA or HRIFA for Persons With Final Orders (02/14/01)
  • INS Advises on LIFE Provisions Relating to NACARA and HRIFA (02/14/01)
  • INS Advises on NACARA and HRIFA Removal (03/31/00)
  • Extension of Work Authorization for Haitians Granted DED (12/17/99)
  • Work Authorization Extended for Haitians Granted DED (12/20/99)
  • New Haitian Adjustment Act (5/11/99)
  • HRIFA at a Glance (5/11/99)
  • INS Announces HRIFA Procedures (5/11/99)
  • Questions and Answers - Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (5/11/99)

• Health Care Workers / Doctors / Nurses
  • DHS Publishes Final Rule on Certificates for Certain Health Care Workers (07/25/03)
  • Nurses Eligible for Schedule A Approval If Eligible for Licensing (12/20/02)
  • HHS To Become Interested Government Agency for J-1 Waivers (12/17/02)
  • INS Memo Provides Guidance on Adjudication of H-1B Petitions for Nurses (11/27/02)
  • State Department Cable on Foreign Medical Graduates Exams (02/02/02)
  • INS Publishes H-1C Nurse Regulation (06/11/01)
  • Certificates for Additional Foreign Health Care Workers (03/19/01)
  • INS Publishes Regulation on Non-Physician Healthcare Workers (01/16/01)
  • INS Makes Corrections to Interim Regulations Governing National Interest Waivers for Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas (09/26/00)
  • HHS Updates List of Health Professional Shortage Areas (09/15/00)
  • INS Issues Interim Regulations for National Interest Waivers for Physicians Practicing in Shortage Areas or at VA Facilities (09/06/00)
  • Department of Labor Regulations on H-1C Nurses (08/22/00)
  • Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (11/99)
  • INS on Waivers of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) (10/12/99)
  • Department of State Cable on IV's for Nurses and Occupational Therapists (12/1/98)
  • New Nurses Bill Becomes Law (11/15/99)
  • Health Professionals--Shortage Areas (Most Recent)

• Immigration Agency News and General Information

  • DHS Divisions Drop "Bureau" From Names (09/08/03)

  • DHS Announces Appointment of Citizenship and Immigration Ombudsman (07/29/03)

  • Eduardo Aguirre Confirmed As BCIS Director (06/19/03)

  • BICE Announces Agency Reorganization Plan (05/16/03)

  • Head of Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services Named (02/10/03)

  • INS Amends Form AR-11 and Changes Filing Address (11/11/02)

  • Annual INS Audit Underway--Processing Delays May Result (09/24/02)

  • INS Case Status Service Online (09/25/02)

  • INS Commissioner Announces His Resignation (08/16/02)

  • INS Restructuring (INS Announces New Chain of Command & Office of Juvenile Affairs) (04/17/02)

  • Key Features of the INS Reform and Restructuring Plan (04/17/02)

  • INS Commissioner Announces Personnel Changes (03/15/02)

  • Proposed Rule to Reform the Board of Immigration Appeals (02/19/02)

  • INS Commissioner Discusses Immigration Policy After September 11 (02/01/02)

  • President's Proposed Budget Includes Large Increases for INS (02/04/02)

  • INS Announces Legal Immigration Figures for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 (01/18/02)

  • List of Immigration Related Acronyms (01/01/02)

  • INS Fees to Increase on February 19, 2002 (12/21/01)

  • New INS Fees to Go Into Effect in February (12/06/01)

  • INS Restructuring Plan Announced (11/15/01)

  • INS to be Divided into Separate Law Enforcement and Service Sections (11/14/01)

  • New Acting Director for Texas Service Center (09/10/01)

  • James W. Ziglar Confirmed as INS Commissioner (07/31/01)

  • New INS Commissioner Nominated (04/27/01)

  • BIA Chairman Paul Schmidt Resigns (03/20/01)

  • Kevin Rooney Appointed Acting INS Commissioner (03/06/01)

  • Premium Processing Fee Authorized by Congress (12/20/00)

  • INS "Premium Processing Fee" Could Become Law (11/17/00)

  • New Acting INS Commissioner Appointed (11/17/00)

  • INS Announces Computer Matching Program to Check Immigration Status and Benefits (11/07/00)

  • INS Commissioner Doris Meissner Announces Retirement (10/18/00)

  • Final Rule on Duplication of Immigration Forms (10/17/00)

  • Executive Office for Immigration Review Announces New Appointments at the BIA (07/31/00)
  • Immigration Applicants Avoid Long Lines and Get Info Via Telephone Through Datatrac's Contact Center (07/20/00)
  • INS Halts Adjudications During Audit--Delays of Several Days to a Month or More Expected (07/11/00)
  • Adkins-Blanch Selected as General Counsel For the Executive Office for Immigration Review (05/22/00)
    
    
• Immigrant Investors
  • USCIS Instructs on Paroles for EB-5 Investors (01/18/05)
  • BCIS Issues EB-5 Guidance Memo (06/10/03)
  • 9th Circuit Holds that Change in EB5 Rules Cannot be Applied Retroactively (04/29/03)
  • Federal Court Rules in Favor of Immigrant Investors (05/09/01)
  • INS Memo on Adjudication of Removal of Conditions Applications for Immigrant Investors
  • EB-5 Immigrant Investors - INS Report to Congress

• Immigrant Visa Categories
  • Legal Immigration to the United States - Part 1
  • Legal Immigration to the United States - Part 2
  • INS Memorandum on DNA Testing to Establish Family Relationships (07/14/00)
    
    

• Labor Certification / Labor Department News / LCAs

  • AILA Comments on PERM Regulation (07/05/02)

  • AILA's Recommended Comments on the DOL's PERM Regulations (06/27/02)

  • Department of Labor Publishes PERM Rule (05/06/02)

  • Department of Labor Memo on RIR Adjudications (03/20/02)

  • Labor Department Discusses RIR Conversions (11/13/01)

  • Department of Labor Advises on Waiver of Deadlines and Extensions (09/18/01)

  • DOL issues Final RIR Conversion Regulation--(Summary from AILA) (08/03/01)

  • Department of Labor Amends Labor Certification Process (08/03/01)

  • How to Resolve LCA Faxback Problems (04/10/01)

  • Department of Labor Advises on Increased Workload Due to Section 245(i) (03/09/01)

  • LCA Form to Use if Filling Out by Hand or Typewriter (02/23/01)

  • Department of Labor--Further Pointers on New H-1B LCA Faxback System (02/22/01)

  • DOL Corrects Interim Final Regulation for H-1B Labor Condition Applications (02/20/01)

  • Department of Labor--Frequently Asked Questions on the New LCA Form (01/31/01)

  • Goodbye "Old" LCA Forms (01/22/01)

  • New LCA Form Available for Download (01/19/01)

  • Update on LCA Faxback System (09/20/00)
  • Fax Numbers for Filing Traditional (non-Faxback) LCAs (10/30/00)

  • LCA Faxback System Update from DOL (09/08/00)

  • DOL Pointers on Use of LCA Faxback System (09/07/00)

  • Labor Department Proposes to Simplify Permanent Labor Certification Program (08/25/00)  
  • En Banc BALCA Decision Finds that Evidence that a High Percentage of Employer's Workforce does not Speak English is Insufficient to Establish the Business Necessity of a Foreign Language Requirement (08/22/00)
  • BALCA Rules It Has Authority Over Prevailing Wage Determinations (07/28/00)
  • US Department of Labor Proposes Regulation to Allow Previously Filed Labor Certification Applications to be Processed as Reductions in Recruitment (07/26/00)
  • DOL Conversion Regulations Clear OMB (06/27/00)
  • GAL 1-00 Published (05/16/00)
  • Labor Department List of Occupations Requiring Two or More Years of Training and/or Experience
  • Department of Labor Offices--Addresses and Phone Numbers
  • Department of Labor Processing Times (Current)
  • Click Here for Other News Articles

• Legislation: Recently Approved, Proposed, or Pending

  • AILA’s Section-by-Section Analysis of the Immigration Reform Act of 2004 (S. 2010) (02/03/04)

  • Immigration Reform Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate (01/21/04)

  • AILA's Student Adjustment Act Packet (06/16/03)

  • President Signs Omnibus Budget Bill, Including Reversal of Fee Change (02/20/03)

  • AILA's Summary of New Homeland Security Bill’s Immigration Provisions (11/15/02)

  • President Signs Department of Justice Authorization Act into Law (11/02/02)

  • Earned Legalization and Family Unification Act of 2002 Introduced in Congress (10/10/02)

  • Congress Passes 21st Century Authorization Act (10/04/02)

  • President Signs Child Status Protection Act (08/06/02)

  • House Judiciary Committee Approves Family Reunification Bill (07/23/02)

  • House Committee to Vote on Family Reunification Act (07/23/02)

  • House Bill to Grant Legal Status to Undocumented Immigrants (07/22/02)

  • AILA Comment on Proposed Alien Registration Regulation (07/15/02)

  • Congressman Gekas Introduces Restrictionist Immigration Bill (06/26/02)

  • Senate Committee Passes Student Adjustment Bill (06/21/02)

  • Proposed Rule Regarding Registration Requirements for Certain Nonimmigrants (06/13/02)

  • National Security Entry-Exit System Proposed--Requires Registration and Monitoring of Certain Aliens (06/06/02)

  • AILA's Legislative Scorecard--Bills Pending in Congress (05/31/02)

  • President Signs Vietnamese Refugee Legislation (05/30/02)

  • INS Proposes New Rule Regarding the Receipt of Academic Honorarium by B Non-Immigrant Aliens (05/30/02)

  • Justice Department Proposes Rule Governing Foreign Student Reporting (05/10/02)

  • Justice Department Publishes Proposed Surrender Rule (05/09/02)

  • AILA Press Release on House Passage of INS Restructuring Bill (04/25/02)

  • House Moves Forward on INS Restructuring Bill (04/25/02)

  • INS Proposed Rule Will Make Changes to Period of Admission for B-1/B-2Visitors and Will Restrict Their Ability to Extend Stay or Change to Student Status (04/12/02)

  • INS Interim Rule Requiring Change to Student Status Before Commencing Studies (04/12/02)

  • INS Proposes New Rules for Students and Suggests 30-day Limit for Visas (04/09/02)

  • AILA's Hot Bills--Pending Immigration Legislation in Congress (04/04/02)

  • Congress Approves Affidavit of Support Amendment (02/26/02)

  • Senate Passes Spousal Work Authorization Bill--Goes to President for Signature (12/20/01)

  • Senate Committee Approves Spousal Employment Legislation (12/13/01)

  • Presidential Order on Use of Military Tribunals to Try Terrorists (11/16/01)

  • President Bush Signs Anti Terrorism Legislation (10/26/01)

  • Patriot Act of 2001--House of Representatives Bill to Combat Terrorism (10/01/01)

  • Click Here for Information on Prior Legislative Efforts
    
    

• LIFE Act and LIFE Act Amendments

  • LIFE Legalization Application Deadline is June 4, 2003 (05/15/03)

  • Missouri Service Center Quick Reference Guide for LIFE Act Cases (06/24/02)

  • INS Issues Final Rule for Adjustment of Status Under the LIFE Act (06/04/02)

  • INS Press Release on Extension of LIFE Legalization Filing Deadline (05/31/02)

  • LIFE Legalization Filing Deadline Extended (05/31/02)

  • LIFE Act Deadline is May 31 (05/30/02)

  • Section 245(i) Update (05/09/02)

  • State Department Issues "How To" Guide to V and K-3 Processing (04/26/02)

  • President Renews Request for Extension of Section 245(i) (03/19/02)

  • House Passes Limited Extension of Section 245(i) (03/13/02)

  • House to Vote on Extension of Section 245(i) (03/11/02)

  • AILA Issue Paper on Section 245(i) (02/27/02)

  • Update on CSS, LULAC/Newman, and the LIFE Act: Federal Court Grants Motion to Amend CSS Case (02/18/02)

  • Model 245(i) Letter to Representatives and Senators (02/06/02)

  • Section 245(i) Extension Fails to Pass in This Congressional Session (12/20/01)

  • K-3 AND K-4 VISA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (From the US Department of State Web Site)

  • State Department Cable Re: INS K-3 Regulation (09/07/01)

  • INS Press Release on the V Regulation (09/07/01)

  • INS Issues V Regulations (09/07/01)

  • 245(i) Compromise Reached (09/06/01)

  • The V Visa Regulations are Coming (09/04/01)

  • US State Department Issues Important V Visa Processing Information (09/01/01)

  • INS Still NOT Accepting V Applications (08/24/01)

  • V Visa Problems at Consulates (08/21/01)

  • INS Press Release on the New K-3/K-4 Regulation (08/14/01)

  • INS Issues Interim K-3/K-4 Regulation (08/14/01)

  • Model 245(i) Letters for Representatives and Senators (08/14/01)

  • AILA Comment on LIFE Legalization Regulations (07/31/01)

  • INS Update on V and K Regulations (07/27/01)

  • Tentative Agreement Reached in Senate Committee on 245(i) (07/26/01)

  • INS Corrects Filing Address for Three LIFE Act Applications (07/23/01)

  • Section 245(i) Postponed; Permanent Extension in Senate Spending Bill (07/20/01)

  • Interim Rule Published for Certain NACARA Beneficiaries to File Motions to Reopen to Apply for Suspension Of Deportation/Cancellation of Removal under LIFE Amendments (07/17/01)

  • Section 245(i) Extension--Latest News (07/12/01)

  • Update on Section 245(i) Extension (07/06/01)

  • Extension of 245(i) Being Debated by Congress (06/12/01)

  • "Late Amnesty" Regulation (06/01/01)

  • INS Questions & Answers on the Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act (05/31/01)

  • INS Press Release on Implementation of "Late Amnesty" Provisions of LIFE Act (05/31/01)

  • LIFE-Related NACARA / HRIFA Regulation (05/31/01)

  • INS Press Release--INS Implements NACARA/HRIFA Provision of the LIFE Act (05/31/01)

  • INS Guidance Memo on "Late Amnesty" Cases (05/30/01)

  • "Late Legalization" Filing Period to Begin June 1 (05/30/01)

  • AILA Comment on INS Section 245(i) Regulations (05/25/01)

  • House Extends 245(i) Deadline -- Senate Next (05/21/01)

  • House to Vote on Extension of 245(i) (05/17/01)

  • INS Wants Extension of 245(i) Deadline (05/09/01)

  • President Bush Seeks Extension of Immigration Deadline (05/01/01)

  • INS Memo on 245(i) Postmarks, Filing Procedures, and Fees (04/30/01)

  • INS Limits Removal Against 245(i) Applicants (04/27/01)

  • INS on the New "V" Visa Application (04/18/01)

  • State Department Issues Interim Final Regulations on V and K Visas (04/16/01)

  • INS Memo on Procedures for Handling Petitions and Applications Under Section 245(i) (04/06/01)

  • Filing for "V" Non-Immigrant Status in the United States (04/02/01)

  • INS Tells "V" Visa Applicants to Wait to Apply (03/30/01)

  • INS Proposes Using Revised I-129F Form for K3 Petitions (03/26/01)

  • INS Issues Interim Final Regulation on Section 245(i) Under LIFE Act Amendments (03/26/01)

  • INS Answers Questions About Section 245(i) (03/23/01)

  • INS Press Release on Section 245(i) (03/23/01)

  • Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre la Sección 245(i) de INS (03/23/01)

  • La Sección 245(i)--Informacion en Español (03/23/01)

  • New DS-3052 "V" Visa Form (03/12/01)

  • National Visa Center to Begin Sending "V" Visa Packages (03/12/01)

  • "Late Amnesty Cases"--Frequently Asked Questions (03/12/01)

  • New and Improved Form OF-156 for Non-immigrant Visa Applications  (03/12/01)

  • State Department Announces New Non-Immigrant Visa Application Form (03/12/01)

  • State Department Announces New Form for "V" Visa Applications (03/12/01)
  • AILA Q&A for Employers on LIFE Act (03/12/01)
  • V and K3 Visa Information from the State Department Web Site
  • Diez Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Nuevas Visas Para Familiares (03/12/01)
  • INS Memo on LIFE Provisions as they affect NACARA Section 203 Relief (02/27/01)
  • LIFE Act Applicability to NACARA 203 Relief (02/23/01)
    INS Memo on LIFE Provisions as they affect NACARA Section 203 Relief (02/22/01)
  • INS Instructs on LIFE and NACARA or HRIFA for Persons With Final Orders (02/14/01)
  • INS Advises on LIFE Provisions Relating to NACARA and HRIFA (02/14/01)
  • 245(i) Extension--Frequently Asked Questions in Different Languages (02/14/01)
  • US State Department on the New V and K Visas (01/30/01)
  • INS Implements Procedures to Handle Section 245(i) Cases (01/26/01)
  • State Department Notice to Consuls on V Visa Workload (01/19/01)
  • INS Publishes Advisory on New LIFE Act (01/15/01)
  • Questions and Answers on the New V Visa and the New K Visa Rules (01/12/01)
  • LIFE Act -- Final Summary from AILA (01/04/01)
  • Late Amnesty Cases--Memo from the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (12/30/00)
  • Late Amnesty Cases--Background Information from the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Foundation (12/30/00)
  • Full Text of Immigration Bill (12/21/00)
  • President Signs LIFE Act and LIFE Act Amendments (12/21/00)
  • Extension of Section 245(i)--Frequently Asked Questions (12/21/00)
  • Diez Preguntas Y Respuestas Sobre la Nueva 245(i) (12/21/00)
  • INS Publishes Brief Summary of LIFE Legislation (12/21/00)
  • Information on § 245(i) Provisions In New Immigration Bill (12/18/00)
  • AILA Press Release on the Immigration Deal (12/15/00)
  • Immigration Deal Reached -- Summary of the Key Provisions (12/15/00)
  • Link to LIFE Act Information on the INS Web Site
  • LIFE Act Home Page--all the information in one place
    
    
• LULAC / CSS / Zambrano / Newman Class Members

  • INS Appeal Denied in IAP Legalization Litigation (09/24/02)

  • INS Press Release on Extension of LIFE Legalization Filing Deadline (05/31/02)

  • LIFE Legalization Filing Deadline Extended (05/31/02)

  • LIFE Act Deadline is May 31 (05/30/02)

  • Overview of the Legalization-Litigation Cases: LULAC, CSS, Newman (03/12/02)

  • Update on CSS, LULAC/Newman, and the LIFE Act: Federal Court Grants Motion to Amend CSS Case (02/18/02)

  • AILA Comment on LIFE Legalization Regulations (07/31/01)

  • INS Corrects Filing Address for Three LIFE Act Applications (07/23/01)

  • "Late Amnesty" Regulation (06/01/01)

  • INS Questions & Answers on the Legalization Provision of the LIFE Act (05/31/01)

  • INS Press Release on Implementation of "Late Amnesty" Provisions of LIFE Act (05/31/01)

  • INS Guidance Memo on "Late Amnesty" Cases (05/30/01)

  • "Late Legalization" Filing Period to Begin June 1 (05/30/01)

  • CSS Class Members--Employment Renewal Procedures (03/15/01)

  • "Late Amnesty Cases"--Frequently Asked Questions (03/12/01)

  • Late Amnesty Cases--Memo from the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (12/30/00)

  • Late Amnesty Cases--Background Information from the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Foundation (12/30/00)

  • Federal Court Rules in Favor of CSS Applicants (11/22/00)
  • CSS Case to be Reheard en Banc (12/15/99)
  • INS Press Release on LULAC Permanent Injunction (7/2/99)
  • LATE AMNESTY Home Page--all the information in one place

• Medical Requirements
  • Medical Examinations (Vaccinations, Civil Surgeons, Panel Physicians, Forms and Medical Waivers)
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Form I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status
  • Vaccination Requirements for Refugees and Asylees Applying for Adjustment of Status in the United States
  • Vaccination Requirements for Immigrant Visa Applicants and Adjustment of Status Applicants
  • Form I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status
  • USCIS Recommended Civil Surgeons Find a Doctor in Your Area of the Country Authorized to Perform Immigration Medical Exams
     
• NACARA
  • Interim Rule Published for Certain NACARA Beneficiaries to File Motions to Reopen to Apply for Suspension Of Deportation/Cancellation of Removal under LIFE Amendments (07/17/01)
  • LIFE-Related NACARA / HRIFA Regulation (05/31/01)
  • INS Press Release--INS Implements NACARA/HRIFA Provision of the LIFE Act (05/31/01)
  • INS Memo on LIFE Provisions as they affect NACARA Section 203 Relief (02/27/01)
  • LIFE Act Applicability to NACARA 203 Relief (02/23/01)
  • INS Instructs on LIFE and NACARA or HRIFA for Persons With Final Orders (02/14/01)
  • INS Advises on LIFE Provisions Relating to NACARA and HRIFA (02/14/01)
  • INS Advises on NACARA and HRIFA Removal (03/31/00)
  • Adjustment of NACARA Principals and Dependents--Deadline Near(3/00)
  • Deadline for Supplementing NACARA Motions to Reopen Approaching (11/15/99)
  • INS Adjudicator's Field Manual Update on Adjudication of Advance Parole Requests Filed by NACARA Section 202 Dependents (10/15/99)
  • EOIR Confirms Deadline for Supplementing NACARA Motions to Reopen (8/13/99)
  • NACARA - All the Latest Information (5/14/99)
    
    
• NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
  • Canadian Government Guide to Entry to the United States under NAFTA (12/01/01)
  • INS Proposes New NAFTA Occupations (12/19/00)
  • TN Visas: Professionals Under NAFTA

• National Visa Center (NVC)
  • National Visa Center Model Letters for Certain Immigrant Visa Cases (05/07/01)
  • New Procedures for Immigrant Visa Processing and Communicating with the National Visa Center (12/19/00)
  • NVC Reinstates Public Inquiry Times (11/29/99)

• Non-Immigrant Visa Categories
  • General Information

    • DOS Publishes Final Rule Amending Automatic Revalidation Regulation (08/18/03)

    • Department of State Requires Personal Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visa Applications (07/07/03)

    • Department of Homeland Security Press Release and Remarks on the US-VISIT Program (05/19/03)

    • State Department Implements New DS-156 Form (02/12/03)

    • Department of State Raises Visa Application Fee to $100.00 (10/09/02)

    • INS Designates Ports for Special Registrant Departures (09/30/02)

    • INS Provides Information on Special Registration Requirements (09/11/02)

    • State Department Notice on Delays in Current Visa Processing (08/27/02)

    • State Department Restricts Eligibility for Automatic Revalidation of Expired Visas (03/07/02)

    • INS to Accept Old Version of Form I-539 Through March 30, 2002 (01/08/02)

    • State Department Issues Clarification on Use of New Form DS-157 (01/02/02)

    • State Department Announces New NIV Application Form for Male Applicants Between 16 and 45 (01/02/02)

    • Old OF-156 Forms No Longer Valid--Use of New DS-156 Required (12/01/01)

    • State Department Urges Consuls to Be Cautious in Granting Non-Immigrant Visas for US Medical Treatment (11/20/01)

    • Canada and Mexico Suspend Processing of Visa Applications for Third Country Nationals (11/16/01)

    • Revised Procedural Notes Concerning NIV Photo Requirements (11/01/01)

    • State Department Reminds Posts of "Importance of Photo Quality in Visa Processing" (11/01/01)

    • Information on Visas to Mexico (09/18/01)

    • State Department Announces New Form DS-156 (Replaces OF-156) (08/01/01)

    • State Department Memo to Consular Posts on Visa Revocations (07/01/01)

    • INS Memo on Travel While Application for Change of Status is Pending (06/18/01)

    • State Department Cable Discusses Visa Refusal Procedures (06/12/01)

    • DOS Directs Consuls to Issue Full-Validity Visas Whenever Possible (03/15/01)

    • New and Improved Form OF-156 for Non-immigrant Visa Applications  (03/12/01)

    • State Department Announces New Non-Immigrant Visa Application Form (03/12/01)

    • INS Memo on Section 212 Unlawful Presence (03/07/00)
    • INS Memo - No Unlawful Presence while EOS or COS Pending (03/03/00)
    • NIV Interviews in Manila By Appointment Only (11/15/99)
    • AILA Position Paper - Non-Immigrant Visas: A Primer (10/20/99)
    • Non-Immigrant Visa Categories
    • Non-immigrant (Temporary) Visas: A Basic Primer
    • Classes of Aliens Ineligible to Receive Visas - State Department Tips
    • Extension of Stay in the US - State Department Tips
    • Non-Immigrant Visa Appointment Reservation System
    • Revalidation of H, L, O, & P Visas in US
    • Third Country Nationals - Applying for a Visa at a Border Post - State Department Tips
    • Visa Denials - State Department Tips
  • B-1 (Visitor for Business) and B-2 (Visitor for Pleasure) / Border Crossing Cards (BCC)
    • Department of Justice Withdraws Proposed B Regulation (03/03/03)
    • INS Proposes New Rule Regarding the Receipt of Academic Honorarium by B Non-Immigrant Aliens (05/30/02)
    • AILA's Comments to the Proposed B Visa Regulations (05/13/02)
    • INS Memo on New Change to Student Status Regulation (04/12/02)
    • INS Proposed Rule Will Make Changes to Period of Admission for B-1/B-2Visitors and Will Restrict Their Ability to Extend Stay or Change to Student Status (04/12/02)
    • INS Interim Rule Requiring Change to Student Status Before Commencing Studies (04/12/02)
    • INS Announces New Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
    • Department of State Cable Re: B-1 Status for Missionaries (08/01/01)
    • State Department Memo on B-2 Classification for Cohabitating Partners (07/01/01)
    • State Department Advises Posts on the Use of the B-1 Visa for Building and Construction Work (05/24/01)
    • Inpass Program Update (12/09/99)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • E-1 (Treaty Trader) and E-2 (Treaty Investor)
    • Jordanian Nationals Now Eligible for E Visas (08/14/02)
    • Further Guidance on Employment for E-1, E-2, and L-2 Spouses (04/05/02)
    • E & L Spousal Employment--(Questions and Answers) (02/25/02)
    • INS Issues Guidance on E and L Spousal Employment and 6-Month Blanket L Requirements (02/22/02)
    • Department of State Cable on the New Spousal Work Authorization Bills (01/29/02)
    • President Bush Signs Work Authorization Bill for Spouses of E and L Aliens (01/16/02)
    • E Visa Application Form at Consulate (10/10/01)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
    • Revalidation of E Visas in US (6/1/97)
    • E-1 Treaty Trader Countries 
    • E-2 Treaty Investor Countries
  • F-1 (Student Visas)
    • DOS Final Rule Creates NIV Classifications for Commuter Students (08/11/03)
    • President Signs Border Student Commuter Bill (11/02/02)
    • INS Interim Rule Requiring Re-Certification of All Schools (09/25/02)
    • Dept. of Education Announces Computer Matching Program with INS (09/19/02)
    • DOS Cable Announces the Interim Student and Exchange Authentication System (09/11/02)
    • INS Rule Regarding Part-Time Commuter Students (08/27/02)
    • INS Fact Sheet on New Rule to Assist Part-time Commuter Students (08/26/02)
    • INS Announces New Rule to Assist Part-time Commuter Students (08/26/02)
    • New Form DS-158 Required for all F, M & J Non-Immigrants (07/25/02)
    • INS Begins SEVIS Preliminary Enrollment (07/01/02)
    • State Dept. Cable on the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) (06/12/02)
    • INS to Track Foreign Students Via Web (05/10/02)
    • INS Memo on New Change to Student Status Regulation (04/12/02)
    • INS Proposed Rule Will Make Changes to Period of Admission for B-1/B-2Visitors and Will Restrict Their Ability to Extend Stay or Change to Student Status (04/12/02)
    • INS Interim Rule Requiring Change to Student Status Before Commencing Studies (04/12/02)
    • Monitoring Foreign Students in the US--Fact Sheet from the American Immigration Law Foundation (09/21/01)
    • Educators' Letter to INS Commissioner Opposing New Student Fees (04/04/01)
    • State Department Memo to Posts Regarding Implementation of the INS CIPRIS Program (02/06/01)
    • State Department Issues Cable on CIPRIS Program to Monitor International Students (12/01/00)
    • INS Creating Student Database (06/21/00)
    • State Department Memo re: F-1s in Public Schools (03/28/00)
    • F-1--(Student Visa): What Consuls Look For
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
    • Students in Public Schools - State Department Memo (3/1/99)
  • H-1B (Professional Visas)

    • DHS Publishes Notice Regarding H-1B Processing Now that the Cap is Reached (02/25/04)

    • DHS Issues Information Regarding Processing of H-1Bs Now that the Cap is Reached (02/20/04)

    • USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap (02/17/04)

    • USCIS Memo on Sunset of H-1B Training Fee (09/15/03)

    • BCIS Announces Latest H-1B Usage for Fiscal Year 2003 (08/26/03)

    • New Guidance Memo from BCIS on AC21 and H-1B Extensions (04/24/03)

    • Removal of New Petition Requirement for Certain H1-B Applicants (01/25/02)

    • INS Memo Discusses H-1Bs and Licensing Requirements (11/20/01)

    • INS Provides H-1B Cap Update (08/03/01)

    • INS Provides Guidance on AC21 (06/19/01)

    • Department of State Advises on Issuance of H-1B Visas Beyond Six Years (06/11/01)

    • Senate Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Comments on DOL H-1B Regulations (04/23/01)

    • How to Resolve LCA Faxback Problems (04/10/01)

    • New Version of I-129W Required Beginning April 13, 2001 (03/30/01)

    • CSC Processing of H-1Bs Filed Without Certified LCAs (03/28/01)

    • INS Opinion Letter on Corporate Restructuring (03/22/01)

    • INS to Allow H-1B Filings Without Certified LCAs--For Now (03/21/01)

    • INS on Out of Status H-1Bs (03/21/01)

    • State Department on the AC21 H-1B Portability Provisions (02/14/01)

    • INS Issues Instructions to Inspectors on New AC21 Portability Provisions (01/29/01)

    • INS Memo on Use of New I-129W (12/29/00)

    • AILA Summary of Provisions Relating to H-1B Dependent Employers (12/29/00)

    • LCA Faxback News: New LCA Form Required; and Backlog Report (12/27/00)

    • New Version of Form I-129W Now in Effect (12/27/00)

    • Nebraska Service Center on H-1B Computer Related Positions (12/22/00)
    • Department of Labor Requires New LCA Form Starting January 19, 2001 (12/21/00)
    • Summary of New Department of Labor H-1B Regulations (12/20/00)
    • Department of Labor Publishes H-1B Regulations Implementing ACWIA (12/20/00)
    • Reminder—H-1B “Training Fee” Increases to $1000 Effective December 17, 2000 (12/07/00)
    • INS--Questions & Answers on Recent Changes to the H-1B Program (11/21/00)
    • State Department Cable to Field on New H-1B Law (11/08/00)
    • H-1B Bill—Complete Text

    • Frequently Asked Questions on the New H-1B Bill (Courtesy of AILA) (10/17/00)

    • Section by Section Analysis of New H-1B Bill (10/6/00)
    • INS Issues New I-129 H Supplement Form (06/27/00)
    • INS Issues Revised Form I-129 H Supplement (06/06/00)
    • Revised INS Memo on H & L Dual Intent When Adjustment Application Pending (05/26/00)
    • INS Memo on H and L "Dual Intent" when Adjustment Application Pending (05/14/00)
    • INS Addresses Successorship for H-1B Purposes (02/04/00)
    • INS Guidance on Completing Form I-129 for H-1Bs (12/17/99)
    • H & L Visas:  Elimination of Advance Parole Requirements (6/1/99)
    • North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes--For Use With Form I-129W (07/98)
    • INS List of Recognized Professions
    • CLICK HERE for Other H-1B News Items
  • H-2A (Temporary Agricultural Workers)        

    • INS Withdraws Agricultural Worker Regulation (10/01/02)

    • H-2As Suspended from Premium Processing Program (06/20/01)

    • DOL Publishes List of H-2A Processing Locations (04/17/01)

    • DOL Authority Over H-2A Petitions Deferred Until 10/01/2001 (11/13/00)

    • US Consuls Now Authorized to Accept H-2A Petitions from Department of Labor (08/29/00)

    • New Fees Proposed for H-2A Certifications (07/13/00)

    • H-2A Petitions to be Filed with Labor Department (07/13/00)

  • H-2B (Temporary Workers)

    • H-2B Program Certifications by Occupation (06/99--05/00)

  • I (Foreign Information Media Representatives)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • J-1  - Educational Exchange Visitors
    • HHS To Become Interested Government Agency for J-1 Waivers (12/17/02)
    • Dept. of Education Announces Computer Matching Program with INS (09/19/02)
    • DOS Cable Announces the Interim Student and Exchange Authentication System (09/11/02)
    • New Form DS-158 Required for all F, M & J Non-Immigrants (07/25/02)
    • State Department Implements On-Line Case Tracking for J-1 Waiver Cases (07/01/02)
    • State Department Announces New J-1 Visa Waiver Review Application Form (06/07/02)
    • Department of State Answers Questions Regarding New J-1 Waiver Procedures (04/28/00)
    • Department of State Changes 212(e) Waiver Procedures (03/15/00)
    • Department of State Waiver Review Branch--Processing Times (02/00)
    • US State Department--Waiver of the J Visa Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement, 212(e)
    • Report from State Dept. on J-1 Waiver Cases (01/00)
    • INS on Waivers of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) (10/12/99)
    • Reinstatement of Exchange Visitors Who Fail To Maintain Valid Program Status - Interim Final Rule (8/13/99)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • K-1 (Fiancée Visas)
    • State Department Revises Foreign Affairs Manual Relating to K Visas (11/01/01)
    • Fiancée Visa Application Form at Consulate (10/10/01)
    • State Department Issues Instructions on Use of Discretion in K-1 Petitions
  • K-3 Visas - (Marriage to US Citizen Outside of US)
    • State Department Issues "How To" Guide to V and K-3 Processing (04/26/02)
    • State Department Revises Foreign Affairs Manual Relating to K Visas (11/01/01)
    • How to Check Status of Pending K-3 Application with the NVC (11/01/01)
    • Fiancée Visa Application Form at Consulate (10/10/01)
    • State Department Cable Re: INS K-3 Regulation (09/07/01)
    • INS Press Release on the New K-3/K-4 Regulation (08/14/01)
    • INS Issues Interim K-3/K-4 Regulation (08/14/01)
    • INS Update on V and K Regulations (07/27/01)
    • State Department Issues Interim Final Regulations on V and K Visas (04/16/01)
    • INS Proposes Using Revised I-129F Form for K3 Petitions (03/26/01)
    • US State Department on the New V and K Visas (01/30/01)
    • Questions and Answers on the New V Visa and the New K Visa Rules (01/12/01)
    • K-3 AND K-4 VISA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (From the US Department of State Web Site)
  • L-1 (Intercompany Transfer Visas)
    • Further Guidance on Employment for E-1, E-2, and L-2 Spouses (04/05/02)
    • E & L Spousal Employment--(Questions and Answers) (02/25/02)
    • INS Issues Guidance on E and L Spousal Employment and 6-Month Blanket L Requirements (02/22/02)
    • Department of State Cable on the New Spousal Work Authorization Bills (01/29/02)
    • President Bush Signs Work Authorization Bill for Spouses of E and L Aliens (01/16/02)
    • INS Headquarters Issues Instructions Regarding the L-1 Blanket Petition Process (02/22/01)
    • Revised INS Memo on H & L Dual Intent When Adjustment Application Pending (05/26/00)
    • INS Memo on H and L "Dual Intent" when Adjustment Application Pending (05/14/00)
    • AAO Holds that a 50/50 Joint Venture is a Subsidiary for L-1 Purposes
    • H & L Visas:  Elimination of Advance Parole Requirements (6/1/99)
    • INS Memo on Definition of "Specialized Knowledge" for L-1B Purposes (03/09/94)
  • M-1 - Vocational Students
    • DOS Final Rule Creates NIV Classifications for Commuter Students (08/11/03)
    • President Signs Border Student Commuter Bill (11/02/02)
    • INS Interim Rule Requiring Re-Certification of All Schools (09/25/02)
    • Dept. of Education Announces Computer Matching Program with INS (09/19/02)
    • DOS Cable Announces the Interim Student and Exchange Authentication System (09/11/02)
    • New Form DS-158 Required for all F, M & J Non-Immigrants (07/25/02)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • O-1 - Aliens of Extraordinary Ability
    • O and P Visas Available for Re-Issuance Through State Department (02/28/01)
  • P-1 - Internationally Recognized Athletes and Certain Artists and Entertainers
    • O and P Visas Available for Re-Issuance Through State Department (02/28/01)
  • Q-1 - International Cultural Exchange Visitors
    • Department of State Regulations for Q-2 (Walsh) Visa (03/17/00)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • R-1 - Temporary Religious Workers
    • Department of State Cable Re: B-1 Status for Missionaries (08/01/01)
    • State Department Regulation on Immigrant Religious Workers (12/22/00)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • S-1 - Aliens With Critical Information Concerning a Criminal Organization or Enterprise
    • State Department Issues Final ‘S’ Visa Rule (11/04/02)
  • T-1 - Victim of Trafficking in Persons Visa
    • State Department Cable on New Non-Immigrant T Visa Category (05/29/02)
    • INS Publishes "T" Visa Regulations (01/31/02)
    • "T" Visa Regulation Signed by Attorney General (01/24/02)
  • TN Visas for Canadian & Mexican Professionals
    • Expedited Removal for Canadian TN Applicants (05/25/01)
    • State Department Tips (2/1/98)
  • V Visas - (Spouses and Minor Children of Permanent Residents)

    • State Department Issues "How To" Guide to V and K-3 Processing (04/26/02)

    • V Visa Issuance Chart (02/22/02)

    • Department of State Cable on V Visa Issuance Where I-130 Not Yet Approved (12/12/01)

    • Notes from the Missouri Service Center on Filing a Change to V Status (11/12/01)

    • State Dept. Advises on Processing of V Visas Where I-130s Not Yet Adjudicated (10/31/01)

    • INS Press Release on the V Regulation (09/07/01)

    • INS Issues V Regulations (09/07/01)

    • The V Visa Regulations are Coming (09/04/01)

    • US State Department Issues Important V Visa Processing Information (09/01/01)

    • INS Still NOT Accepting V Applications (08/24/01)

    • V Visa Problems at Consulates (08/21/01)

    • INS Update on V and K Regulations (07/27/01)

    • INS Corrects Filing Address for Three LIFE Act Applications (07/23/01)

    • INS on the New "V" Visa Application (04/18/01)

    • State Department Issues Interim Final Regulations on V and K Visas (04/16/01)

    • Filing for "V" Non-Immigrant Status in the United States (04/02/01)

    • INS Tells "V" Visa Applicants to Wait to Apply (03/30/01)

    • New DS-3052 "V" Visa Form (03/12/01)

    • National Visa Center to Begin Sending "V" Visa Packages (03/12/01)

    • State Department Announces New Form for "V" Visa Applications (03/12/01)
    • Diez Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre Nuevas Visas Para Familiares (03/12/01)
    • US State Department on the New V and K Visas (01/30/01)
    • State Department Notice to Consuls on V Visa Workload (01/19/01)
    • Questions and Answers on the New V Visa and the New K Visa Rules (01/12/01)
      
      
• Passports & Travel Documents (US and Foreign)--Re-entry Permits, Border Crossing Cards, Humanitarian Parole
  • Department of State Requires Personal Appearance by Minors for US Passport Issuance (02/05/04)
  • AILA Practice Advisory on the US-VISIT Program (01/08/04)
  • Ports Equipped with US VISIT Entry Capability as of January 5, 2004 (01/05/04)
  • Machine-Readable Passports Will be Required for Visa Waiver Program Entrants Beginning October 1, 2003 (06/12/03)
  • New Biometric BCCs Required Beginning October 1, 2002 (09/16/02)
  • United States and Canada Nexus Program (08/06/02)
  • INS Announces Old Mexican Border Crossing Cards (BCCs) Are Valid Again Until October 1, 2002 (05/17/02)
  • US Passports Will No Longer be Issued Abroad (04/02/02)
  • Chicago Passport Agency Dedicates New Passport Processing System Marking Nationwide Conversion to the Photo digitization Issuance System (01/31/02)
  • Canadian Border Crossing Cards Expire October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
  • INS Announces New Mexican Border Crossing Cards Take Effect October 1, 2001 (09/28/01)
  • Mexican Border Crossing Cards to Expire September 30, 2001 (03/21/01)
  • INS Advises Field on Transfer of Humanitarian Parole Authority (03/15/01)
  • State Department Updates Passport Validity List (02/02/01)
  • Countries With Agreements with the United States to Extend Passport Validity an Additional Six Months (05/14/00)
  • Entry Requirements to Foreign Countries: http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
  • US Passport Services and Information: http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
    
    
• Premium Processing Program

  • DOJ Inspector General Finds Premium Processing Program Delays Routine Adjudications (02/28/03)

  • Error in CSC Premium Processing Phone Number (08/30/01)

  • Wrong Number for Premium Processing Information (08/17/01)

  • INS Clarification on Premium Processing for H-1B Cases (08/02/01)

  • AILA Comment on the Premium Processing Program (07/31/01)

  • H-1Bs, TNs and Rs To Be Added to Premium Processing Program (07/17/01)

  • New Premium Processing Phone Number for Vermont Service Center (07/02/01)

  • H-2As Suspended from Premium Processing Program (06/20/01)

  • State Department Cable to Posts on Premium Processing Program (06/11/01)

  • Vermont Service Center Letter on Premium Processing (06/01/01)

  • INS Press Release on Premium Processing Service (06/01/01)

  • INS Fact Sheet--How to Apply for Premium Processing (06/01/01)

  • Premium Processing Application Form Now Available (06/01/01)

  • Premium Processing Fee Regulation (06/01/01)

  • INS Fact Sheet on Premium Processing Program (05/29/01)

  • Premium Processing Program to Start June 1 (05/24/01)

  • INS Discusses Premium-Processing Program (01/25/01)

• Registry
  • Amnesty for Illegals Sought by Advocacy Groups--Supported by Key Members of Congress (05/17/00)
  • White House Letter to Congress Supporting H-1B Increase in Numbers and Moving Registry Date to 1986 (05/11/00)
  • Vice President Announces an Administration Proposal to Move the Registry Date to 1986 (03/31/00)

• Service Center Information
  • General Information
    • National Customer Service Center Procedures for Handling Status Requests on Pending Applications (07/10/03)
    • How the BCIS 800 Number "Tier" System Works (06/18/03)
    • VSC Congressional Newsletter--Discusses H-1C and K-3/K-4 Visas, and DV2003 Lottery (09/01)
    • INS Service Center Operations in Aftermath of September 11, 2001 (09/18/01)
    • INS Offices Instructed Re: Processing Plans for Naturalization and Adjustment of Status (05/01/00)
    • INS Announces Priorities for Service Center Adjudications (02/14/00)
    • Service Center Adjudication Priorities (3/18/99)
    • INS Service Center Telephone Numbers
    • Jurisdiction of INS Service Centers
  • California Service Center
    • Processing Times (09/19/03)
    • Processing Times (09/01/03)
    • Processing Times (08/15/03)
    • Processing Times (08/11/03)
    • Processing Times (07/15/03)
    • Processing Times (07/01/03)
    • Processing Times (06/16/03)
    • California Service Center Processing Guidelines for 2003 (02/06/03)
    • Error in CSC Premium Processing Phone Number (08/30/01)
    • California Service Center--Processing Times for Receipt of Notices of Filing (08/17/01)
    • California Service Center Issues Processing Times to Receive Receipt Notices (08/07/01)
    • California Service Center – Organizational Chart & Fax Inquiry Numbers
    • California Service Center Fax Inquiry Sheet
  • National Benefits Center / Missouri Service Center
    • Processing Times (10/15/03)
    • Processing Times (09/01/03)
    • Processing Times (08/15/03)
    • Processing Times (07/15/03)
    • Processing Times (06/30/03)
    • Processing Times (06/15/03)
    • Missouri Service Center -- Order of Documents for Filing (09/23/02)
    • Missouri Service Center Quick Reference Guide for LIFE Act Cases (06/24/02)
    • Missouri Service Center Lists Top Ten Filing Problems (06/18/02)
    • Missouri Service Center Guide to Efficient Filing Under the LIFE Act
    • Missouri Service Center -- Form I-129 Filing Instructions
    • Missouri Service Center -- Form I-485 Filing Instructions
    • Missouri Service Center -- Form I-539 Filing Instructions
    • Missouri Service Center -- Form I-765 Filing Instructions
    • Notes from the Missouri Service Center on Filing a Change to V Status (11/12/01)
    • Notes from the Missouri Service Center (11/02/01)
  • Nebraska Service Center
    • Processing Times (10/15/03)
    • Processing Times (10/01/03)
    • Processing Times (09/01/03)
    • Processing Times (08/15/03)
    • Processing Times (07/15/03)
    • Processing Times (07/01/03)
    • Processing Times (06/15/03)
    • NSC PO Box for Address Changes (11/14/02)
    • NSC Issues Processing Guidelines
    • Nebraska Service Center Newsletter (08/19/02)
    • Nebraska Service Center Ombudsman Report (05/06/02)
    • New NSC Public Inquiry Number (8/24/99)
    • Service Center PO Box Updated List (9/28/98)
  • Texas Service Center
    • Processing Times (10/15/03)
    • Processing Times (09/30/03)
    • Processing Times (09/15/03)
    • Processing Times (08/31/03)
    • Processing Times (08/15/03)
    • Processing Times (07/15/03)
    • Processing Times (06/30/03)
    • Processing Times (06/15/03)
    • TSC Form to Request Expedited Processing of Petitions or Applications (9/12/03)
    • Update from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)
    • Filing Guidelines from Texas Service Center (01/16/03)
    • Processing Times (01/15/03)
    • Processing Times (01/01/03)
    • New Acting Director for Texas Service Center (09/10/01)
    • Texas Service Center Form to Include with I-140 Filings (08/14/01)
    • Texas Service Center Form to Advise When an I-130 Petitioner Has Naturalized (07/00)
    • Texas Service Center Guidelines (9/28/98)
    • Service Center PO Box Updated List (7/1/99)
  • Vermont Service Center
    • Processing Times (10/15/03)
    • Processing Times (09/15/03)
    • Processing Times (09/01/03)
    • Processing Times (08/15/03)
    • Processing Times (08/01/03)
    • Processing Times (07/15/03)
    • Processing Times (07/01/03)
    • Processing Times (06/15/03)
    • Processing Times (06/01/03)
    • Vermont Service Center Advises on Mail Delivery to New York (09/13/01)
    • VSC Congressional Newsletter--Discusses H-1C and K-3/K-4 Visas, and DV2003 Lottery (09/01)
    • New Premium Processing Phone Number for Vermont Service Center (07/02/01)

    • Vermont Service Center Congressional Newsletter (05/01/01)

    • Vermont Service Center Congressional Unit Newsletter (04/30/01)

    • Vermont Service Center Summary of I-751 Processing Procedures (09/00)
    • Congressional News From the Vermont Service Center (08/00)
    • Report to Congressional Aides from the Vermont Service Center (06/00)
    • New Phone Number for the Vermont Service Center (02/02/00)
    • Procedures for Vermont Service Center Inquiries (9/28/98)

• Special Immigrants -- Religious Workers
  • BCIS Memo Instructs Offices to Expedite Special Immigrant Religious Worker Cases (07/18/03)
  • State Department Amends Regulation on Sunset Date for Religious Workers (12/22/00)
  • Religious Workers Provisions Sunset (09/28/00)
    
    
• State Department - Memos and Regulations - Consular Processing
  • Department of State Advises on New Procedures for Petitions Returned for Revocation (02/25/04)
  • US State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Reports (02/25/04)
  • Department of State Issues Fact Sheet on Refugee Women (01/26/04)
  • New IV Unit Phone Number for Ciudad Juarez (01/05/04)
  • DOS Publishes Final Rule Amending Automatic Revalidation Regulation (08/18/03)
  • Department of State Requires Personal Interviews for Most Nonimmigrant Visa Applications (07/07/03)
  • Visa Revalidations Through State Department Now Taking 10-12 Weeks (07/07/03)
  • Machine-Readable Passports Will be Required for Visa Waiver Program Entrants Beginning October 1, 2003 (06/12/03)
  • DOS Cable Provides Guidance on Applications Adjudicated Prior to the Effective Date of the CSPA (05/17/03)
  • State Department Discusses NSEERS Failure to Exit Through Departure Control (05/10/03)
  • State Department Cable Contains Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Processing Update (03/21/03)
  • State Department Spokesman Discusses Consular Post Closings (03/20/03)
  • State Department Implements New DS-156 Form (02/12/03)
  • State Department Announces Changes in NIV Photograph Requirements (02/11/03)
  • State Department Advises Posts of Elimination of Visa Waiver for Canadian Landed Immigrants (02/01/03)
  • Department of State Revised Cable on Child Status Protection Act (01/03/03)
  • Ciudad Juarez Will Handle Some Third Country National Student Visa Applications (11/07/02)
  • Ciudad Juarez to Cease Third Country NIV Processing (10/18/02)
  • Department of State Raises Visa Application Fee to $100.00 (10/09/02)
  • State Department Expects Security Clearance Timing to Improve (09/24/02)
  • Department of State Cable on Child Status Protection Act (09/08/02)
  • State Department Notice on Delays in Current Visa Processing (08/27/02)
  • State Department Announces Special Visa Processing Procedures for Nationals of Terrorist Sponsoring Countries (08/27/02)
  • State Department Fact Sheet on Foreign Terrorist Organizations (07/31/02)
  • New Form DS-158 Required for all F, M & J Non-Immigrants (07/25/02)
  • State Department Issues Further Instructions Regarding Automatic Extension of Visas (06/12/02)
  • State Department Issues New Rules on Spot Checking Issued Visas (06/08/02)
  • State Department Cable on New Non-Immigrant T Visa Category (05/29/02)
  • State Department Advises that IRS Form 9003 No Longer Needed (05/16/02)
  • State Department Cable Summarizes New Border Security Law (05/15/02)
  • Department of State Proposes New Fees for Consular Services (03/28/02)
  • State Department Restricts Eligibility for Automatic Revalidation of Expired Visas (03/07/02)
  • State Department Issues Clarification on Use of New Form DS-157 (01/02/02)
  • State Department Announces New NIV Application Form for Male Applicants Between 16 and 45 (01/02/02)
  • US Consulates in India to Require Police Certificates for Immigrant Visa Cases Effective February 1, 2002 (01/08/02)
  • Information on Conversion to the Euro--Consulates in Euro Countries to Only Accept Dollars or Euros (01/01/02)
  • New Requirements for Indian Immigrant Visa Applicants (12/14/01)
  • Department of State Cable on V Visa Issuance Where I-130 Not Yet Approved (12/12/01)
  • Old OF-156 Forms No Longer Valid--Use of New DS-156 Required (12/01/01)
  • US Consulates to Eliminate Immigrant Visa Packet System (12/01/01)
  • State Department Provides Guidance to Consulates on Prescreening of Immigrant Visa Cases (12/01/01)
  • More on Third Country National Processing at Border Posts (11/21/01)
  • State Department Urges Consuls to Be Cautious in Granting Non-Immigrant Visas for US Medical Treatment (11/20/01)
  • Canada and Mexico Consulates Suspend Processing of Visa Applications for Third Country Nationals (11/16/01)
  • Latest Travel Warnings from the State Department
  • Revised Procedural Notes Concerning NIV Photo Requirements (11/01/01)
  • State Department Reminds Posts of "Importance of Photo Quality in Visa Processing" (11/01/01)
  • State Dept. Advises on Processing of V Visas Where I-130s Not Yet Adjudicated (10/31/01)
  • Kentucky Consular Center--Contact Information (10/31/01)
  • State Department Designates Additional Posts for Special Fee Payment Procedures (10/01/01)
  • Department of State Cable on Expedited Visa Processing for Family Members of Terrorist Attack Victims (Part 2) (09/26/01)
  • Department of State Cable on Expedited Visa Processing for Family Members of Terrorist Attack Victims (Part 1) (09/25/01)
  • Department of State Cable Regarding Expiring Immigrant Visas and K Visas (09/25/01)
  • Ciudad Juarez to Stop Processing Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Cases From Third Country Nationals (09/25/01)
  • Department of State Says No Changes in Visa Procedures (09/18/01)
  • Information on Visas to Mexico (09/18/01)
  • State Department Announces New Form DS-156 (Replaces OF-156) (08/01/01)
  • New Instructions Issued for Department of State Panel Physicians (08/01/01)
  • DOS Alerts Posts on Recent Supreme Court Decision Re: Detained Aliens (08/01/01)
  • State Department Memo to Consular Posts on Visa Revocations (07/01/01)
  • State Department Cable Discusses Visa Refusal Procedures (06/12/01)
  • State Department Advises Posts on the Use of the B-1 Visa for Building and Construction Work (05/24/01)
  • Department of State Advises Consular Posts on Use of New Forms (05/30/01)
  • State Department Public/Diplomatic Liaison Visa Contact Information (05/01/01)
  • National Visa Center to Begin Sending I-864 and Choice of Agent Form (03/10/01)
  • State Department Provides Guidance to Posts Regarding DNA Testing (02/08/01)
  • New State Department Designation of Agent Form (01/10/01)
  • New Procedures for Immigrant Visa Processing and Communicating with the National Visa Center (12/19/00)
  • Ciudad Juarez to Accept IV Cases with I-824s Filed After 9/20/00 (11/22/00)
  • State Bar of Texas Meeting on Immigration--Contains Useful Information on Consular Processing in Ciudad Juarez (11/17/00)
  • Visa Office--AILA Meeting "Questions and Answers" (10/30/00)
  • Ciudad Juarez Advises on Non-Immigrant Visa Processing for “B” Visa Holders (10/17/00)
  • Ciudad Juarez IV Processing – Procedures Change Again (10/11/00)
  • More News on Ciudad Juarez IV Processing (10/02/00)
  • State Department--Who's Who in the Visa Office: Names and Phone Numbers (10/01/00)

  • New Procedures for Third Country National Non-Immigrant Visa Processing in Ciudad Juarez (09/29/00)

  • More News on Ciudad Juarez Employment-Based IV Processing (09/29/00)
  • Department of State Issues Cable on Immigrant Visa Processing of Adjustment Cases (09/27/00)
  • Ciudad Juarez to Accept for Consular Processing Any Employment-Based Case Where There is a Pending Adjustment of Status (09/22/00)
  • State Department Announces 10 Consular Posts Where Immigrant Visa Fees to Be Paid in Advance (09/08/00)
  • State Department Issues Annual Report on Security Clearance Requirements for Nationals of Certain Countries (06/08/00)
  • State Department Reciprocity Fee Information Available On-Line (04/15/00)
  • Department of State Cable on NIV Revocations (12/30/99)
  • Procedure to Revalidate Non-Immigrant Visas in the US
  • DOS Cable - I 864 (12/15/99)
  • DOS Instructs Posts on IV Packets (12/08/99)
  • US Visa Processing In Ciudad Juarez/Tijuana, Mexico (12/1/99)
  • DOS Cable - List of Foreign Terrorist Organizations Revised (10/15/99)
  • Proposed Rule - Collection of Filing Fees (10/99)
  • Portugal, Singapore and Uruguay Added to Visa Waiver List (8/5/99)
  • Inspected Canadian Entrants To Be Treated Same As Duration-of-Status Cases (10/99)
  • State Department Cable for Visa Overstays - Section 222(g) (6/1/98)
  • US State Department--Updated Telephone Numbers and Web Addresses (04/21/00)
  • US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs--Important Phone #s
  • Police Certificates and Military Records--List of Availability for Consular Processing
  • User Guide to Bureau of Consular Affairs Automated FAX System
  • Visa Numbers on Mumbai Web Site

• TPS /  DED

  • Burundi TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)

  • Sudan TPS--Questions and Answers (09/04/03)

  • DHS Extends TPS Designation for Burundi (09/03/03)

  • DHS Extends TPS Designation for Sudan (09/03/03)

  • DHS Terminates TPS Designation for Sierra Leone Effective May 3, 2004 (09/03/03)

  • DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for Somalia (07/21/03)

  • BCIS Issues FAQs on TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/16/03)

  • DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending TPS Designation for El Salvador (07/16/03)

  • BCIS Announces TPS Extension for El Salvador (07/10/03)

  • BCIS Reminds Eligible Hondurans and Nicaraguans to Re-register For TPS (06/16/03)

  • Federal Register Notice Extends TPS for Hondurans (05/05/03)

  • Federal Register Notice Extends TPS for Nicaraguans (05/05/03)

  • Department of Justice Press Release on Termination of TPS for Angolans (02/28/03)

  • Liberia Designated for Temporary Protected Status (09/27/02)

  • Extension of TPS for Salvadorans (09/09/02)

  • INS Issues Reminder to Employers About Extension of TPS for Eligible Salvadorans (09/09/02)

  • TPS Re-registration Opens for Salvadorans Today (09/09/02)

  • INS Extends TPS for Nationals of Sudan (08/30/02)

  • INS Extends TPS for Nationals of Burundi (08/30/02)

  • El Salvadoran TPS Extension--Department of Justice Fact Sheet (07/09/02)

  • El Salvadoran TPS Extended for One Year (07/09/02)

  • INS Fact Sheet on TPS Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/02)

  • INS Press Release on TPS Extension for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/02)

  • TPS Extended for Nicaraguans (05/03/02)

  • TPS Extended for Hondurans (05/03/02)

  • TPS Applicants Will NOT Be Entered in FBI Crime Database (01/15/02)

  • Texas Service Center Requests Re-filing of Certain TPS EAD Applications (11/20/01)

  • Somalia TPS Extended to September 17, 2002 (09/04/01)

  • Sudan TPS Extended to November 2, 2002 (08/31/01)

  • Sierra Leone TPS Extended to November 2, 2002 (08/31/01)

  • Burundi TPS Extended to November 2, 2002 (08/31/01)

  • Blanket EAD Approval for Honduran and Nicaraguan TPS Extensions (07/02/01)

  • INS Extends TPS for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/03/01)

  • Diez Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre el TPS para los salvadoreños (03/12/01)

  • TPS Regulation Issued for El Salvador (03/09/01)

  • El Salvador Designated for TPS (03/02/01)

  • INS Delays Regulation Imposing I-765 Fee on TPS Applicants (01/26/01)

  • INS Temporarily Suspends Removal of Salvadorians (01/18/01)

  • Interim Regulation Requiring All TPS Applicants to Pay I-765 Fee (12/28/00)

  • Corrections to Somalia TPS Designation(12/8/00)

  • INS Issues Employment Authorization Documents For Hondurans and Nicaraguans Who Have Re-registered For Temporary Protected Status (12/01/00)

  • TPS for Somalia Extended (11/20/00)

  • TPS for Sudan Extended One Year (11/09/00)

  • TPS for Sierra Leone Extended One Year (11/09/00)

  • TPS for Burundi Extended One Year (11/09/00)

  • Liberian DED Extended for One Year (09/29/00)
  • TPS For Bosnia to End February 10, 2001--Applicants Must Re-Register Before September 29 (08/30/00)
  • July 5th Deadline Approaching for TPS Re-Registration for Honduras and Nicaragua (06/30/00)
  • TPS Re-Registration Period Extended for Hondurans and Nicaraguans Until July 5, 2000 (06/06/00)
  • INS Terminates TPS for Kosovo (05/22/00)
  • INS Memo--Procedure to Extend Nicaraguan and Honduran TPS (05/11/00)
  • TPS Extended for Hondurans and Nicaraguans (05/08/00)
  • INS Extends TPS for Nicaraguans and Hondurans to July 5, 2000 (05/05/00)
  • TPS approved for Angolan Nationals (03/29/00)
  • TPS for Guinea-Bissau Extended 6 Months (03/20/00)
  • INS Extends Nicaraguan and Honduran TPS to August 20, 1999 (8/1/99)
  • Countries Designated for Temporary Protected Status--Up to Date

• TWOV (Transit Without Visa)
  • INS Delays Updating List of Countries Not Eligible for Transit Without Visas (02/02/01)
  • Transit Without Visas -- Ineligible Countries (01/05/01)

• Unlawful Status - 3/10 Year Bars

  • BCIS Discusses Unlawful Presence in Change of Status and Extension of Stay Context (04/02/03)

  • When Agencies Providing Benefits Must Notify INS of Unlawful Presence (09/28/00)

  • Section 110 Bill Becomes Law (06/15/00)

  • Department of State Cable on Unlawful Presence for Adjustment Applicants (05/30/00)

  • Department of State Cable on Unlawful Presence for Extension of Stay or Change of Status Applicants (05/30/00)

  • INS Declares No Section 212 Unlawful Presence for Some Departures (03/07/00)
  • INS Declares no Unlawful Presence While Extension of Stay or Change of Status Pending (03/03/00)
  • State Department Memo on Unlawful Presence and 3/10 Year Bars (04/98)
    
    
• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and (VTVPA)
  • INS Memo on the Expanded Meaning of INA § 319(a) (10/15/02)
  • Eligibility to Petition as an "Intended" Spouse  of an Abusive US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (08/21/02)
  • Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 (VTVPA) (01/01/02)
  • Departments of Justice and State Guidance for Implementing TVPA (07/24/01)
  • Violence Against Women Act--Updated Provisions (11/01/00)
  • Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (10/28/01)
  • Violence Against Women Act and Trafficking Victims Protection Act Sent to President for Signature (10/12/00)
  • VAWA Unit Authorized to Extend Deferred Action (09/08/00)

• Visa Lottery Program

  • Apply for DV-2005 Visa Lottery Online (11/01/03)

  • DV-2005 Visa Lottery Instructions Issued (08/21/03)

  • Interim Rule to Change DV Lottery System to Strictly Electronic Filing (08/18/03)

  • DV-2004 Winners Notified (06/24/03)

  • State Department Announces DV-2004 Lottery Rules (08/22/02)

  • DV-2003 Visa Lottery Home Page

  • Diversity Visa Program Requirements Clarified in New Interim Rule (08/09/02)

  • State Department Sets DV-2003 Processing Fee (06/18/02)

  • State Department Announces DV-2003 Results (06/18/02)

  • DV-2003 Lottery Filing Period Ends (11/01/01)

  • Kentucky Consular Center--Contact Information (10/31/01)

  • Federal Register Notice Announcing DV-2003 Program (08/01/01)

  • State Department Press Release on the DV-2003 Visa Lottery (08/01/01)

  • State Department Announces Instructions for the DV-2003 Visa Lottery (08/01/01)

  • State Department Cable to Consulates on DV-2003 Visa Lottery Program (08/01/01)

  • DV-2002 Packets 3 and 4 Now Available (08/01/01)

  • Department of State Amendments to the Diversity Visa Program (07/31/01)

  • Diversity Visa Lottery 2002 (DV-2002) Results (05/10/01)

  • Everything You Need to Know About the DV-2002 Visa Lottery

  • DV-2002 Lottery – Filing Instructions (07/31/00)
  • RESULTS OF THE DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2001) (06/23/00)
  • DV-2002 Visa Lottery – Latest Information (05/31/00)
  • State Department Warns that DV-2000 Visa Numbers are Running Out (05/31/00)
  • High School Equivalencies (12/9/99)
  • DV-2001 Visa Lottery - State Department Announcement (8/2/99)
  • DV-2001 Visa Lottery - Regulations (8/2/99)
  • DV-2001 Qualifying Countries (8/2/99)

• Visa Waiver Program
  • INS Discusses Visa Waiver Program (02/28/02)
  • INS Publishes Interim Rule Terminating Argentina as a Visa Waiver Participant (02/21/02)
  • Argentina Removed from Visa Waiver Program (02/20/02)
  • State Department Begins Review of Visa Waiver Program Participants (10/30/01)
  • US State Department Issues Instructions on Visa Waiver Program (12/01/00)
  • State Department Advises Posts of Visa Waiver Program (11/08/00)
  • Text of Visa Waiver Bill (10/30/00)
  • Visa Waiver Pilot Program – Final Bill (10/17/00)
  • Visa Waiver Program – Congress Passes Permanent Extension (10/10/00)
  • Parole for Visa Waiver Applicants Extended to September 30 (07/28/00)
  • INS To Continue Parole Policy in Lieu of VWPP (06/30/00)
  • Visa Waiver Program Expires--INS Announces Interim Measures (05/02/00)
  • Visa Waiver Pilot Program - Participating Countries

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