Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provides thousands of pages of information online regarding how to immigrate to the U.S.  However, it is often difficult to find information on the USCIS web site.  We have spent many hours locating the most useful information on the government’s website.  Our web site has more links to the USCIS web page than any other site on the Internet.

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The USCIS allows you to check the status of your case online, download all immigration forms without charge; determine the filing fees of immigration petitions and applications; explains immigration services and benefits programs; provides you with the functions, jurisdiction and contact information of each of the agency’s field offices; directs you to immigration laws, regultations and policies; and links to press releases, fact sheets and FAQs.

Our USCIS page is divided into the following subtopics:

• General Information & Website
• Check the Status of Your Immigration Case Online
• “Welcome to the United States: A Guide to New Immigrants”
• FBI Namechecks
• E-Filing of Immigration Petitions and Applications
• INFOPASS: Making an Appointment with the USCIS
• USCIS Ombudsman
• Field Offices
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Reports on the INS/USCIS

GENERAL INFORMATION & WEBSITE

• USCIS Contact Information
• USCIS Web Site (English)
• Adjudicators Field Manual (Redacted Public Version)
• Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)
• Administrative Appeals Office: How Do I Appeal the Denial of My Petition or Application?
• AAO Decisions
• The Beacon – USCIS Blog
• Change Your Address Online
• Civil Surgeon Locator
• Community Relations
• Court Files Permanent Injunction Against USCIS Regarding FOIA Processing – Press Release (5-7-12)
• Permanent Court Injunction Regarding FOIA Processing – PDF (5-7-12)
• Director of USCIS – Alejandro Mayorkas
• E-Mail Updates (USCIS Web Site)
• Employer Information
• Immigration Laws, Regulations & Guides
• Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda
• Immigration Services and Benefits
• Office of Immigration Statistics (DHS)
• Office of Public Engagement
• Processing Times and Case Status
• Spanish-Lanuage Web Site (Espanol)
• RSS Page
• SAVE Program
• Twitter Page
• YouTube Videos
• USCIS Proposed Rule on I-601 Stateside Waivers – Federal Register  (4-2-12)
• USCIS Proposes Process Change for Certain Waivers of Inadmissibility (3-30-12)
• USCIS Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status Teleconference (3-28-12)
• USCIS Announces Citizenship and Integration Grant Opportunity (3-20-12)
• USCIS Notes That I-601 Provisional Waiver is NOT in Effect (2-22-12)
• USCIS Straight from the Source Newsletter (January 2012)
• USCIS Announces Changes to Stand Alone I-130 Filing Locations (12-23-11)
• USCIS Announces Transition from Paper Based to Electronic Based Model (11-16-11)
• USCIS Office of Public Engagement Announces Plan to Adjudicate Bundled L-1B Petitions (11-3-11)
• USCIS Redesigns Employment Authorization Documents to Combat Fraud (10-25-11)
• USCIS Improves Processing for Naturalization and Citizenship Forms (10-19-11)
• USCIS Meeting with AILA – Q and A’s (10-5-11)
• USCIS Announces “Entrepreneurs in Residence” Initiative (10-11-11)
• USCIS Announces Use of Fiscal Year 2011 Employment-Based Visa Allocations (9-16-11)
• DHS Publishes Business Transformation Regulation (8-29-11)
• VIBE FAQ (1-26-11)
• USCIS Issues Two Precedent Appeals Decisions (10-21-10)
• USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Fees for Immigration Benefits (9-23-10)
• New USCIS.gov Features Improve Customer Service (8-02-10)
• Leaked Mayorkas Memo on Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform (7-30-10)
• USCIS Announces First Ten Areas of Focus For Agencywide Policy Review (7-26-10)
• USCIS Policy: Public Survey Results

FBI NAMECHECKS

• USCIS and FBI Release Joint Plan to Eliminate Backlog of FBI Name Checks (4-02-08)
• USCIS AND FBI RELEASE JOINT PLAN TO ELIMINATE BACKLOG OF FBI NAME CHECKS (4-02-08)
• NEW USCIS POLICY REGARDING FBI NAME CHECKS (2-04-08)
• AILF on USCIS/FBI Namecheck Policy

FIELD OFFICES

• Field Offices in U.S. – Alphabetical List
• Application Support Centers
• California Service Center
• National Benefits Center
• National Customer Service Center
• Nebraska Service Center
• Southern California Field Office Zip Codes
• Texas Service Center
• Vermont Service Center

REPORTS ON THE USCIS/INS

• DOJ Office Of The Inspector General
• Congressional Testimony (2001 – Present)
• Special Reports (1996 – Present)