PowerPoint Presentations from CIS Ombudsman’s Office Third Annual Conference

On October 24, 2013, the CIS Ombudsman's Office hosted its Third Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., which brought together participants and stakeholders to discuss the common goal of improving the delivery of immigration and citizenship services.

The conference included the following PowerPoint presentations:

• Innovations in Immigration Legal Services Delivery - A PowerPoint presentation addressing technological innovations in the effective and efficient delivery of legal services.
• CUNY Citizenship Now! - A PowerPoint presentation discussing outreach efforts to provide free immigration legal services, specifically naturalization assistance.
• Changes in I-601/I-601A Waivers: Background, Eligibility, and Process - A PowerPoint presentation addressing waivers before and after I-601A provisional waivers were introduced, including the latest receipt, approval, and denial statistics from the NBC.
• SAVE from the State of Maryland perspective - A PowerPoint presentation discussing challenges with the SAVE state policy and implementation, including the use of different documents for verification.
• Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) - A PowerPoint presentation outlining the history and purpose of the AAO, including jurisdiction, standard of review, standard of proof and burden of proof, the appeals process, and more.
• USCIS Data Systems - Why They Matter and Efforts to Improve Data Integrity - A PowerPoint presentation that is an overview of the panel on USCIS Data Systems.
• Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Screenings - A PowerPoint presentation that is an overview of the panel on Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Screenings.
• SKILLS Visa Act (H.R. 2131) – Comparison of Green Cards with Current Law – A PDF document comparing the provisions between current law and the SKILLS Visa Act for Employment-Based green cards, Family-Based green cards, Diversity Visas, Asylees, and Refugees.
• Comparison of High-Skilled Immigration Provisions in the Senate and House Bills – A PDF document comparing current law, S. 744 (as passed by the Senate), and H.R. 2131 (known as the SKILLS Visa Act, as passed by the House Judiciary Committee) as it relates to highly skilled immigrants.
• Policy Analysis: How Senate and House Approach High Skilled Immigration – A PDF document that analyzes policy similarities and differences between the House and Senate immigration reform bills, noting core policy differences that would require resolution through conference committees.

Related Resources

• CUNY Citizenship Now
• SAVE from the State of Maryland perspective
• Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)
• Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Screenings
• Skills Visa Act and Current Law Side by Side 10-18
• Senate (S.744) and House (SKILLS Act) comparison 10/18
• Policy Analysis – Senate and House High Skilled October 18
• Changes in I-601/I-601A Waivers: Background, Eligibility, and Process
• USCIS Data Systems – Why They Matter and Efforts to Improve Data Integrity