The one-page flyer provides information about the upcoming fee increase and changes to fee waiver for the N-400 naturalization application. This resource is intended to assist you as you counsel naturalization applicants and suggest best time to file their applications with USCIS.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, is requesting a $1.2 billion bailout from Congress, saying that without it, they will drastically cut services and furlough 13,400 public servants. USCIS, which processes immigration and naturalization applications, is funded primarily by the fees it charges customers – immigrants, their families and employers. Other federal agencies are funded by taxpayer dollars.

This resource is for you and your team and is intended to help raise awareness of the fee changes. It includes CLINIC’s Top 10 Tips for Practitioners as well as an easy-to-print, one-page chart of the top fee increases.

USCIS has issued new guidance on submission of medical examinations (Form I-693), effective November 1, 2018. Under the new guidance, medical examinations submitted on or after November 1, 2018 must have been signed by the civil surgeon within 60 days of submission. Once submitted, they will be valid for two years from the date of civil surgeon signature. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new policy allows adjudicators to deny an application or petition without issuing a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny. Read more to see what this could mean for your clients.

Beginning September 12, 2018, applications and petitions filed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be subject to the agency’s new policy allowing a denial without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID).

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services redesigned the Permanent Resident Card, also known as a Green Card, and the Employment Authorization Document, or EAD, as part of their Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project. USCIS began issuing these new cards in May 2017.

This one-page flyer helps raise awareness of the various fee changes that will impact families seeking to reunite through immigration. The flyer provides helpful examples of family-based residency applications and highlights total costs.

This one-page flyer is intended to raise community awareness of the fee changes. It can be printed and posted in your local parishes, schools, community spaces, etc. It can also be used for social media posting. The flyer recommends individuals contact their legal representative to learn more about how the fees apply to them and includes a link to CLINIC’s affiliate directory.

This one-page flyer raises awareness about the staggering, 95 percent ($580) increase for the N-600 that will go into place. The flyer provides information about what a Certificate of Citizenship is and practical uses, who is eligible and how to apply. Note that this flyer also provides information about alternatives for proving citizenship. When counseling clients, it is important to advise on whether the passport will be accepted as documentation for the intended purpose and if the passport requirements are able to be satisfied (particularly for minors).

Calling USCIS’s National Customer Service Center (NCSC) can be time consuming. Here are some tips on making your communications with the NCSC more productive.