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2006

  • USCIS Forms Updated, But Not Posted Yet (12/21/2006)
    USCIS updates seven immigration forms during the week of 12/12–12/17; however, four of the forms are updated on the chart (I-589 (6/16/06), I-864 (11/1/06), I-864A (11/1/06), & I-864W (11/1/06)), but the new forms are not posted yet (I-589 (7/3/03), I-864 (1/15/06), I-864A (1/15/06), & I-864W (1/15/06)). AILA Doc. No. 06122173.
    AILA Doc. No. 06122173.
  • AILA-USCIS Liaison Meeting Minutes (9/26/06)(94 KB - 11/21/2006)
    On September 26, 2006, AILA Liaison met with USCIS HQ. The meeting minutes are unofficial and do not represent enunciation of formal policy on the part of USCIS. AILA Doc. No. 06112165.
    AILA Doc. No. 06112165.
  • Robert C. Divine to Step Down as USCIS Chief Counsel (10/9/2006)
    USCIS Chief Counsel Robert C. Divine has tendered his resignation. AILA Doc. No. 06101002.
    AILA Doc. No. 06101002.
  • Acting Director of Service Center Operations Steven Bucher Reassigned (10/9/2006)
    Steven Bucher, Acting Chief of Service Center Operations (SCOPS), to take a position with the USCIS National Security and Records Verification Directorate. AILA Doc. No. 06101001.
    AILA Doc. No. 06101001.
  • USCIS Customer Service Phone Problem (10/6/2006)
    The USCIS NCSC phone system is experiencing a software problem that prevents transfers of calls to service centers. AILA Doc. No. 06100662.
    AILA Doc. No. 06100662.
  • Be on the Lookout for Increased NTA Activity (9/28/2006)
    The May 2006 memo on discretionary factors in adjudication, comments by USCIS leadership, and the July 2006 NTA guidance point to the likelihood of increased NTA issuance in the near term. AILA Doc. No. 06092860.
    AILA Doc. No. 06092860.
  • Minutes of AILA USCIS Liaison Meeting March 23, 2006(98 KB - 6/7/2006)
    USCIS discusses various liaison topics: H-1B eligibility, EB-2 and EB-3 educational equivalencies, I-90 biometrics, nunc pro tunc reinstatement for dependents, I-765 and I-131 extension, change of status (L-1B to L-1A), naturalization (divorce notice, reexamination for alcohol-related driving incidents, traffic tickets and good moral character). AILA Doc. No. 06060761.
    AILA Doc. No. 06060761.
  • USCIS Office of Communications Provides Update Regarding TPS Re-registration Numbers (5/22/2006)
    The USCIS Office of Communications has released updated figures regarding the number of Hondurans and Nicaraguans who have re-registered for TPS as of May 21, 2006.
    AILA Doc. No. 06052278.
  • USCIS Adds Link to the I-693 Vaccination Supplement From Its “Forms and Fees” Web Page (4/21/2006)
    At the suggestion of the USCIS Liaison Committee, USCIS has added a link directly to the vaccination “Supplemental Form to I-693” on the website of the Centers for Disease Control.
    AILA Doc. No. 06042164.
  • USCIS H-1B Press Release is a Spoof (4/3/2006)
    AILA has confirmed with Chris Bentley, USCIS spokesman, that a press release purportedly from the USCIS reporting that the H1-B cap has been reached is a spoof. USCIS hopes to have data on first-day filings at the end of the day today. AILA Doc. No. 06040361.
    AILA Doc. No. 06040361.
  • Transfers of I-140 Cases from CSC to TSC (3/24/2006)
    Information from USCIS HQ regarding transfers of employment-based petitions and adjustments of status from the California to the Texas Service Center.
    AILA Doc. No. 06032412.
  • Healthcare Professionals Committee Brief Summary of New USCIS Schedule A Posting Guidance (2/16/2006)
    AILA Healthcare Professionals Committee provides brief summary of key points in USCIS amendment to Adjudicator's Field Manual on Schedule A posting notice requirements.
    AILA Doc. No. 06021663.