USCIS News Releases

January 15th, 2019 JTF-W STC Arrests USCIS Target Tied To Illicit Funds, Marriage Fraud MCALLEN, TEXAS – On January 8, 2019, agents assigned to the Joint Task Force - West, South Texas Corridor’s McAllen Joint Targeting Team (JTT) in coord
January 7th, 2019 New USCIS Tool Calculates Fees, Helps Avoid Incorrect Payments WASHINGTON— USCIS has launched a new Online Fee Calculator to assist members of the public in calculating the correct fee amount to include when fil
December 20th, 2018 Update on Case Assistance by Service Centers As part of the agency’s efforts to streamline requests for case assistance, we are discontinuing the use of USCIS service center e-mail boxes for case-specific questions on Jan. 21, 2019.
December 11th, 2018 USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2019 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2019.
December 9th, 2018 North Carolina Licensed Attorney Indicted for Aiding and Abetting Visa Fraud and False Statements in Immigration Proceedings RALEIGH, N.C.—Robert J.

USCIS Alerts

January 16th, 2019 Tools Outage USCIS will conduct system maintenance on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, from 9 p.m. until midnight (Eastern).
January 3rd, 2019 Civics Test Answer Updates Are you preparing for the naturalization test? As you study for the U.S.
December 26th, 2018 Termination of the Categorical Parole Programs for Certain Individuals Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Effective immediately, the categorical CNMI parole programs are terminated. This affects USCIS parole programs for
December 21st, 2018 Lapse in Federal Funding Does Not Impact Most USCIS Operations The current lapse in annual appropriated funding for the U.S. government does not affect USCIS’s fee-funded activities.
December 20th, 2018 USCIS Offices Closed Monday per White House Executive Order U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24.