U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

DHS/FEMA/PIA-026 Operational Data Store and Enterprise Data Warehouse

ODS and EDW replicate source system-provided data from other operational FEMA systems and provides a simplified way of producing Agency reports for internal use as well for external stakeholders.

Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

DHS/USCIS/PIA-010 Person Centric Query Service

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) developed the Person Centric Query Service (PCQS) to allow users to submit a single query and view all transactions involving an immigrant or nonimmigrant across multiple DHS and external systems.

E-Verify

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Verification Division administers an electronic employment verification program called E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based service that allows enrolled participants to confirm the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees and, in some cases, current employees to work in the United States. The USCIS Verification Division is launching new enhancements in order to improve E-Verify by reducing errors and increasing the reliability of the employment eligibility verification process. These enhancements include: (1) a new interconnection to the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS), (2) the use of the Person Centric Entity Resolution microservice, and (3) migration to a cloud-hosted environment. USCIS is publishing an update to this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to describe the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII), as well as the risks associated with these enhancements.

DHS/USCIS/PIA-060 Customer Profile Management Service (CPMS)

This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) update is to document the planned implementation of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) algorithm for biometric face verification (hereinafter referred to as “face verification” or “1:1” matching) for Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (hereafter, Form I-765), during adjudication to ensure that the photo submitted by the individual matches a previously taken photo of the individual stored within OBIM’s Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT).

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2015

Recommendations to USCIS and their response for the year 2015.

DHS/USCIS/PIA-059 Known Employer Document Library

DHS/USCIS/PIA-059 Known Employer Document Library

National Appointment Scheduling System

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses the National Appointment Scheduling System (NASS), a cloud-operated system, to schedule appointments for biometric collections at Application Support Centers (ASCs). The Canada Appointment Scheduler was created to allow individuals seeking an immigration benefit with Canada to schedule a biometrics collection appointment at an ASC. This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is being updated to account for the collection, use, maintenance, and dissemination of personally identifiable information (PII) from individuals who are seeking a Canadian immigration benefit and who schedule a biometric collection appointment at an ASC.

Recommendations to Improve the Petitioner Information Management Service

Recommendations to Improve the Petitioner Information Management Service. The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman made recommendations to USCIS, and USCIS issued a response on August 13, 2012.

U.S. Naturalizations: 2011

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon foreign citizens or nationals after fulfilling the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).