U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that petitioners can now complete and file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, online. Online filing allows aliens to submit forms ...

April 1, 2024, will mark the beginning of new changes to USCIS form editions, filing fees, and direct filing addresses for many common immigration applications and petitions. Of particular note are ...

Most green-card holders must wait five years before applying for citizenship.

Last January I posted about "An Unwelcome Update to Start 2023: USCIS Proposing Rule to Raise Filing Fees; Set Specific Filing Fees for Different Types of I-129 Filings". That unwelcome proposal to ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Monday that applicants who have a pending affirmative asylum application with USCIS can now check the status of their applications online at ...

Ricky Murray, a former senior USCIS official, said filing for a green card is “more tedious than ever.” ...

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting applications for the new form "Application for Parole in Place for Certain Noncitizen Spouses and Stepchildren of U.S ...

As of Monday, immigrants can now select a third gender option, or "X," when applying for naturalization. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a news alert that revealed that ...

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a payment update for non-U.S. citizens applying for a green card, officially known as a Permanent Resident Card. The change ...

On March 31, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough electronic ...