Important Announcements

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that a naturalization applicant’s burden to demonstrate they have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence applies only to their initial admission as a lawful permanent...

On November 7, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in State of Texas v. Department of Homeland Security, Case Number 24-cv-306 (E.D.T.X. Nov. 7, 2024) issued a final judgment vacating the Keeping Families Together (KFT) parole...

Full immigrant visa processing has resumed at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut for Lebanese family members of U.S. citizens. The National Visa Center (NVC) will directly email petitioners, beneficiaries, and representatives of spouses, children under 21, and parents of U.S....

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated the USCIS Policy Manual to reflect new guidance on determining whether a case warrants expedited treatment effective immediately. Relevant criteria or circumstances that may be considered in determining whether to grant an expedited request...

WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security today announced a Federal Register notice to implement Keeping Families Together, a process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens. This is part of an effort to promote the unity and stability of families, increase...

USCIS began accepting requests to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests for certain noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens who have been continuously physically present without admission or parole in the United States for ten years or more; have no disqualifying...

On Aug. 19, USCIS will begin accepting requests to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests for certain noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens who have been continuously physically present without admission or parole in the United States for ten years or...