Category Archives: USCIS press releases and alerts

DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for FY 2024

Release Date: 11/03/2023 Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department [...]

Tools Outage

Release Date: 10/31/2023 USCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) [...]

Certain Renewal Applicants for Employment Authorization to Receive Automatic 180 Day Extension

Release Date: 10/27/2023 Certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, [...]

Filing Location Change for H-2A, H-2B, CNMI-related Form I-129 Petitions, Form I-129CW Petitions, and CNMI-related Form I-539 Applications

Release Date: 10/27/2023 Beginning Nov. 1, 2023, all H-2A, H-2B, CNMI-related Form I-129 petitions, Form [...]

USCIS Extends Parole by Two Years for Certain Afghan Nationals Under Age 14

Release Date: 10/26/2023 USCIS announced today that we will consider two-year extensions of the initial [...]

USCIS Updates Guidance on EB-5 Regional Center Program

Release Date: 10/26/2023 We are updating the USCIS Policy Manual with new guidance on the [...]

USCIS Issues Policy Guidance Regarding the 2-Year Foreign Residence Requirement for the J Nonimmigrant Classification

Release Date: 10/24/2023 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance (PDF, 275.62 KB) in the USCIS [...]