USCIS Reaches FY 2017 H-1B Cap
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption. USCIS will use a computer-generated process, also known as the lottery, to randomly select the petitions needed to meet the caps …
Read MoreUSCIS Wins Igniting Innovation Award
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services won the overall Igniting Innovation Award Monday at The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s Igniting Innovation Showcase and Award event in Washington, D.C. A panel of government and industry judges selected USCIS as the overall winner for their work with myUSCIS, a service, available in both English and Spanish, that …
Read MoreTemporary Protected Status Extended for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for Six Months
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended the designations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for an additional six months. Although there have been significant improvements in the conditions in all three countries since their designations for TPS in November 2014, the lingering effects of the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak and continued recovery challenges …
Read MoreStatut de protection temporaire prolongé pour la Guinée, le Liberia, la Sierra Leone pendant six mois
WASHINGTON — Le Secrétaire à la Sécurité Intérieure, Jeh Johnson, a prolongé le Statut de Protection Temporaire (SPT) de la Guinée, du Liberia et de la Sierra Leone pour un délai supplémentaire de six mois. Bien que des améliorations significatives aient été observées au niveau des conditions des trois pays depuis leurs désignations au SPT en novembre 2014, les séquelles …
Read MoreUSCIS Announces Citizenship and Integration Grant Opportunities
Grants will support citizenship preparation services for permanent residents WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now accepting applications for two funding opportunities under the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program. These are competitive grant opportunities for organizations that prepare permanent residents for naturalization and promote civic integration through increased knowledge of English, U.S. history and civics. The two programs will …
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