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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a federal agency under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. The USCIS performs a broad variety of administrative functions, including processing visa and naturalization petitions, as well as applications for asylum and refugee status. less -

USCIS Proposal Ends “Duration of Status” for F, J, and I Visa Holders

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 9/5/2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a copy of a proposed regulation, which would replace and limit the agency’s current policy regarding F1 (foreign students), J1(exchange visitors), and I...more

USCIS Issues Regulation Requiring Alien Registration

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/17/2025

On March 12, 2025, USCIS issued an Interim Final Regulation (IFR) designating a new registration form to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. The IFR goes into effect on April 11, 2025....more

White House Issues Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 11/8/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a comprehensive Executive Order directing several federal agencies to undertake numerous initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI). The Executive Order includes several...more

USCIS Proposes Significant Fee Hikes

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/21/2019

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a new fee schedule designed to mitigate an approximate $1.3 billion shortfall in the annual budget of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). According to DHS,...more

F-1 Optional Practical Training Proposed Rule Released; Work Authorization Expanded for STEM Students

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/30/2015

The long-awaited proposed rule on F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) was published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2015, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The proposed rule is titled “Improving and...more

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