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State Dept. Sends Guidance to Posts on New Electronic Immigrant Visa Application

The Department of State recently sent a cable to all diplomatic and consular posts providing guidance and describing the timeline for deployment of the new electronic DS-260 (Immigrant Visa Application) and DS-261 (Choice of Address and Agent), which replaces the paper-based DS-230 (Application for Immigrant Visa Registration, parts I and II) and the DS-3032 (Choice… Read More

USCIS Implements Identity Verification at Field Offices

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun employing “Customer Identity Verification” (CIV) in its domestic field offices. The tool allows applicants to submit biometric data (fingerprints and photographs) when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit. It will be phased in between September 9 and October 21,… Read More

DACA Reaches One-Year Mark

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) started on August 15, 2013. One year later, the numbers for August 2013 (PDF) show that a total of 588,725 applications have been received. Of those, 567,563 were accepted and 21,162 were rejected. The average number of applications accepted per day is 2,158. 

Thousands Will Be Naturalized at Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Ceremonies

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it plans to naturalize more than 8,000 candidates on September 17, 2013, which is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. More than 18,000 new citizens will be naturalized during more than 180 ceremonies between September 16 and September 23. The event commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in… Read More

Special Immigrant Visa Program for Iraqis To Expire

On September 30, 2013, the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program for Iraqi nationals who worked for or on behalf of the United States government in Iraq will expire. The program covers Iraqi nationals who have been employed by or on behalf of the United States government in Iraq for at least one year, from March… Read More