Eligible Palestinians can now apply for EAD valid through Aug. 13, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today posted a Federal Register notice establishing procedures for Palestinians covered by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to apply for Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) that will be valid through Aug. 13, 2025. President Biden issued a memorandum […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced the extension and redesignation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from June 13, 2024, through Dec. 12, 2025, with a notice in the Federal Register. The extension of TPS for Ethiopia allows current beneficiaries to re-register to retain TPS through Dec. 12, 2025, if they
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Starting April 23, we will generally use Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), also known as the Yellow Book, when we audit EB-5 regional centers. By statute, we must audit each designated regional center at least once every five years. See section 203(b)(5)(E)(vii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Regional center audits enhance the integrity of the
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has taken a significant step in streamlining the immigration process, announcing a pivotal change regarding the Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. Effective from November 1, 2023, any Form I-693 that has been properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon will no longer
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We have released a new fact sheet showing significant progress on reducing processing times across a range of different forms. What You Need to Know The fact sheet includes newly published data showing that, for nearly all our highest-volume forms, median processing times are significantly lower in fiscal year 2024 to date than in the previous fiscal year. Notable
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WASHINGTON— Building on extensive modernization efforts that have streamlined and improved access to work permits for eligible noncitizens, USCIS today announced a temporary final rule (TFR) to increase the automatic extension period for certain employment authorization documents (EADs) from up to 180 days to up to 540 days. This announcement follows improvements that have reduced processing times for
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing a temporary final rule (TFR) that amends existing Department of Homeland Security regulations to provide that the automatic extension period applicable to expiring Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain EAD renewal applicants who have timely and properly filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, will be increased from up to 180 days to
We are revising our guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements Final Rule published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31, 2024, and effective on April 1, 2024. Revisions to the policy manual apply to all applications and petitions postmarked on or after April 1.
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We have revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, to provide a third gender option, “X,” defined as “Another Gender Identity.” We are also updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual accordingly to account for this form revision and other forthcoming form revisions that will add a third gender option; see the Policy Alert. The 04/01/24 edition of Form
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