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Recent News About Uscis
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USCIS launches H-2A employer data hub to increase 'transparency in employment-based visa programs'
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Feb. 25 the launch of a website that provides information to the public about employers or agents petitioning for H-2A employees.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services calls for the end of Female Genital Mutilation
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services joined other federal agencies in recognizing February 6 as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation and calling for an end to the harmful practice.
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USCIS announces new agency mission statement
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that they have adapted the organization’s mission statement.
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USCIS extends flexibilities for applicants, petitioners and requestors for agency requests due to ongoing pandemic
The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently extended its flexibilities for applicants, petitioners and requestors concerning numerous agency requests due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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USCIS reverts to previous criteria for interviewing petitions requesting asylum
According to the USCIS press release on Dec. 10, the November 2020 policy memorandum is being rescinded, and effective immediately, USCIS will go back to making case-by-case determinations of whether or not to interview those who filed Form I-730.
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USCIS incorporates adjudication guidance into policy manual
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy manual by including existing guidance from the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) to consolidate its policies and remove obsolete information.
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Refund to be issued to some applicants for U nonimmigrant status who submitted before Sept. 30
Certain petitioners for U Nonimmigrant Status may receive a refund for employment authorization applications that were submitted before Sept. 30.