Citizenship and Immigration Services
Managed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the United States’ lawful immigration system is one of the most generous in the world.
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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2011
CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2011
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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: USCIS’ Online Filing and Customer Service Tools Follow Up Questions and Answers
On March 31, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a public webinar to discuss U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) online filing and customer service tools.
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Best Practices on Filing USCIS Forms
The Office of the CIS Ombudsman hosted a public webinar on February 13, 2020, to inform the public on best practices for filing forms with USCIS.
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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: USCIS’ Online Filing and Customer Service Tools
On March 31, 2021, the Office of the CIS Ombudsman hosted a public webinar to discuss USCIS' online filing and customer service tools.
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Overview of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Attorneys and Representatives
March 4, 2021, the Office of the CIS Ombudsman hosted a public webinar regarding USCIS' H-1B electronic registration process for attorneys and representatives.
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CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: How the Department of Homeland Security is Combatting Human Trafficking and Forced Labor in Imported Goods
January 13, 2021, DHS’s Office of the CIS Ombudsman hosted a public webinar to discuss how DHS combats human trafficking and forced labor in imported goods.
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Batalla Vidal, et al. v. Wolf, et al. and State of New York, et al. v. Trump, et al.
On November 14, 2020, a United States District Court issued an order requiring the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate the DACA policy that was in effect on September 4, 2017. On December 4, 2020, the District Court directed DHS to take several steps in compliance with its order.
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USCIS and CIS Ombudsman Joint Engagements on USCIS’ Current State of Operations (Session Two)
November 19, 2020, DHS’s Office of the CIS Ombudsman hosted the second of two webinars to discuss USCIS' current state of operations given fiscal challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Proposed Rule - Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions
The following is the text of the proposed rule that the Acting Secretary approved on October 28, 2020. The official version of this document will publish in the Federal Register and be available at https://www.federalregister.gov. The comment period will open on the date of the official version’s publication in the Federal Register.
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USCIS’ Processing of Concurrently Pending Forms N-400 and Forms I-751
October 7, 2020, the Office of the CIS Ombudsman hosted a public webinar to discuss USCIS’ Processing of Concurrently Pending Forms N-400 (Application for Naturalization) and Forms I-751 (Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence).