Individuals seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification, or their representatives, now have the option to schedule an appointment within two weeks before their 21st birthday to personally submit Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced revisions to the issuance of receipts for L-1 nonimmigrant intracompany transferees (executives, managers, or specialized knowledge professionals) operating under a previously approved blanket L petition.

With immediate effect, USCIS is updating the guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual (PDF, 343.18 KB) pertaining to the adjudication of Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) petitions. This modification aims to enhance the efficiency of the SIJ adjudication process for certain applicants.

USCIS has revised its Policy Manual, to simplify the identification of individuals subject to the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility. Significant details pertaining to the applicable adjustment of status categories are now moved from Volume 8, Part G's appendices to Chapter 3, Applicability.

In a significant decision today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared the reversal of the previous Administration's terminations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua. The TPS for these countries is now extended for 18 months, ensuring continued protection for existing beneficiaries.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the reestablishment of an international field office in Havana, Cuba, through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The Havana office will facilitate U.S. immigration benefits and services, encompassing interviews and case processing for pending Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) cases and Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petitions.

We are revising the USCIS Policy Manual to provide further clarification on how we will interpret the extraordinary circumstances exception to the “sought to acquire” requirement under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) in response to a policy change on Feb.

News release originally published by the Department of Homeland Security. Redesignation Enables Additional Eligible Venezuelan Nationals Who Arrived in the U.S. by July 31, 2023, to Seek TPS and Employment Authorization Documents

Venezuelan Nationals Entering After July 31, 2023, Are Ineligible for TPS. Those Entering Illegally Will Face Enforcement Consequences

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security is offering a preview of a Federal Register notice for an 18-month extension of Venezuela's 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation and a separate redesignation of Venezuela for TPS. The notice outlines the process for registering for TPS under Venezuela's redesignation and re-registering for the extension.

In a news release originally published by the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas has announced the extension and redesignation of Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective from December 8, 2023, through June 7, 2025. This decision is in response to the ongoing armed conflict and exceptional and temporary conditions in Cameroon, preventing individuals from safely returning.

Release Date: 02/09/2024

In the fiscal year 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State collaborated to address the evolving needs of U.S. employers, enhance immigration services, and fulfill the agency's humanitarian mission.