Archive for the ‘General’ Category

 Fri, May 11th, 05:12 AM

The existing Temporary Protected Status designation for Somalia has been extended. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has re-designated Somalia for TPS. It has been extended from September 18, 2012 through March 17, 2014. It allows the eligible citizens of Somalia to register or re-register for TPS according to the notice on the Federal Register. [...]

 Fri, May 4th, 10:13 AM

INFOPASS is a free service which helps you to schedule an appointment with the USCIS immigration officer, by using the internet, at any time. If you have any issues related to immigration which requires the help of a trained USCIS immigration officer, you may schedule an appointment using INFOPASS. By making an appointment through this [...]

 Fri, Mar 23rd, 05:41 AM

Violence Against Women Act is a law of 1994. This is a federal law which was passed by the United States. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is said to be the first law to assist government bureaus and the advocates to work together towards reducing violence against women. This law has created new penalties [...]

 Fri, Mar 9th, 10:40 AM

The Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate (RAIO) provides protection, humanitarian and other immigration benefits and services all over the world, all the while fighting against fraud and to protect national security. They have a worldwide, dedicated workforce that excels in establishing U.S. national security and humanitarian interests, by offering immigration benefits and services. The [...]

 Thu, Dec 22nd, 09:19 AM

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has undertaken an agency-wide effort to transform paper-based filing to a more secure electronic filing system. This effort has been named USCIS Transformation and the system that is being put into place is called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). This secure system will allow people to file forms [...]