USCIS would like to remind you that the following teleconference on T and U visas and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will take place today, Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern).

USCIS intends to revise its Policy Manual with respect to this issue, and has prepared a draft () for comment. The comment period expires in just 10 days, Nov 23^rd. Here’s a link to the USCIS webpage: https://www.uscis.gov/outreach/feedback-opportunities/policy-manual-comment. Email your comments to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

I-9 Central – the resource center for everything related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification – has these new features:

Applying for a Social Security number and card is free. To apply:

K-2 can AOS even if over 18 at the time the parent marries the USC because she is not entering as a step-child but rather as the child (under 21) of the K-1. 8 C.F.R. §214.2(k)(6)(ii); Memo, Aytes, Assoc. Dir. Domestic Operations, HQOPRD AD07-04 (Mar. 15, 2007),

Are you seeking to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based preference immigrant visa? If you have not yet had a relative or employer file an immigrant visa petition on your behalf, please learn more about the Adjustment of Status Filing Process. If you already have a petition filed or approved on your behalf, you may have to wait for an available visa in your category (if applicable) before you can file your Form I-485, Application to

Hundreds of deported migrants with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder may qualify to return to the U.S.

USCIS made changes to various forms and revised versions are now available for use. We would like to remind you that previous versions of the forms listed below will no longer be accepted after the dates noted below.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Recently, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has seen an increase in the number of scams targeting unsuspecting international students. Cultural and language barriers often make it difficult for international students to discern genuine offers for assistance from scams, making them particularly vulnerable to deceitful solicitations. For example, scams may take the form of all-inclusive student visa

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invited Guerra & Johnson, P.C. to participate in a listening session on Thursday, June 25, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. (Eastern). USCIS is now inviting all interested stakeholders to provide feedback on a proposed “significant public benefit” parole program for entrepreneurs. This is one of the executive actions on immigration announced by President Obama on November 20, 2014.

USCIS has published information to help eligible H-4 dependent spouses who want to apply for employment authorization under the Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses final rule.

In a precedent decision issued today, the BIA held that a respondent who adjusted status inside the U.S., and who did not enter as an LPR, is not barred from establishing eligibility for a waiver of inadmissibility under INA §212(h).

SEVIS Broadcast Message #1505-03, regarding scammers in the Chicago area targeting students in an attempt to solicit funds on behalf of the I-901 SEVIS Fee. Scammers are demanding those targeted to send up to $4,000 to avoid deportation and threatening students if they do not receive the money.

In response to an AILA FOIA, USCIS provided statistics on approval rates, denial rates, and RFE rates for Forms I-601 and I-601A for FY2010 through FY2015.

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will conduct a national Spanish-language Enlace session as part of an ongoing series of quarterly public engagements. This free session is an opportunity for Spanish-speakers to engage with us in their own language.

To find out if you are eligible for work authorization, please fill out the checklist.

USCIS and plaintiffs have agreed to a stipulation to the Perez-Olano settlement agreement involving cases in which Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) petitions or SIJ-based applications for adjustment of status were denied, terminated or revoked on or after December 15, 2010 because the applicant’s state court dependency order had expired at the time of the filing. USCIS will not deny, revoke, or terminate an SIJ petition (Form I-360) or SIJ-based adjustment of status (Form I-485) if, at the time

CBP released statistics for FY2011 through FY2014, as well as FY2015 to date, containing a breakdown of CBP's use of force incidents by year.

The Task Force represents a critical step toward realizing President Obama’s goal of better integrating the 41.3 million foreign-born individuals living in the United States.

Removal proceedings may be delayed, where warranted, pending the adjudication of a direct appeal of a criminal conviction. Matter of Avetisyan, 25 I&N Dec. 688 (BIA 2012), followed.