PA-2024-27 November 13, 2024 SUBJECT: Immigration Medical Examinations for Certain Afghan Nationals Who Arrived in theUnited States During Operation Allies Welcome PurposeU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCISPolicy Manual regarding immigration medical examinations completed by certain Afghan nationalswho arrived in the United States during Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). BackgroundIn...Read More

Release Date 10/17/2024 Certain Lebanese nationals will be eligible for DED and TPS, allowing them to work and temporarily remain in the United States WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing new actions to provide temporary immigration reprieve to eligible Lebanese nationals currently in the United States and allowing them the opportunity to request work authorization. Included in today’s announcement are details related...Read More

Release Date 09/18/2024 Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.   Lawful permanent residents who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or expired...Read More

August 19, 2024, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (Eastern) Language: Spanish Audience: National Join the Meeting: No registration is required. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will hold two national stakeholder engagements, one in English and one in Spanish, on Keeping Families Together, a new process that will enable certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens...Read More

Release Date: 07/30/2024 In March, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Only those petitioners with selected registrations for FY 2025 are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions during the filing period on their registration selection notice. The initial...Read More

Release Date 07/17/2024 On June 18, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced actions to promote family unity in the immigration process. This announcement is consistent with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to keep families together. DHS is establishing a process to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests for parole in place from certain noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens...Read More

Release Date: July 1, 2024 Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Haiti for TPS from Aug. 4, 2024, through Feb. 3, 2026. Nationals of Haiti and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Haiti for TPS and apply for an EAD....Read More

Release Date: News Item Date: June 20, 2024 USCIS is issuing Form I-797, Notice of Action, to certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who are eligible to re-register for TPS or have a pending application to renew their Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). This notice further extends the validity of their EAD through March...Read More

Release Date: June 18, 2024 WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s actions to keep American families together and to streamline a pathway for Dreamers to access waivers relating to high-skilled labor visas for which they are qualified: “Today, the Department of Homeland Security is taking...Read More

U.S. DEPARTMENT of STATE Home-Office of the Spokesperson-Press Releases REMARKS ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE HARRY S. TRUMAN BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 22, 2024 Secretary Blinken remarks on the release of the 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights PracticesSecretary of State Antony J. Blinken remarks on the release of the 2023 Country Reports on...Read More