Visa Bulletin for December 2011

Number 39
Volume IX
Washington, D.C.

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Toolkits for Child Welfare Workers

“Two innovative child welfare toolkits — A Social Worker’s Tool Kit for Working With Immigrant Families — A Child Welfare Flowchart (August 2009) and A Social Worker’s Tool Kit for Working with Immigrant Families — Immigration Status and Relief Options (June 2009) — are now available to public

Sign-up for Automatic USCIS Updates

Sign-up for Automatic Immigration Case Updates

Searchable Cumulative Index

Searchable cumulative index, I&N Decision Vols. 16-24, Int. Dec. Nos. 2526 to 3633: You may search this PDF using the “find” (ctrl+F or command+F) feature in Adobe.

Immigration Processing Times

Click here for the approximate processing dates for applications and petitions filed with the Citizenship and Immigration Services.

2009 Poverty Guidelines

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USCIS Organizational Chart

Immigration Regulations

The general provisions of laws enacted by Congress are interpreted and implemented by regulations issued by various agencies. These regulations apply the law to daily situations.

Harvard Immigration History Resources

“Immigration to the United States, 1789- 1930, is a web-based collection of selected historical materials from Harvard’s libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression.”

Immigration and Nationality Act

The Immigration and Nationality Act, or INA, was created in 1952. Before the INA, a variety of statutes governed immigration law but were not organized in one location.

Employment Eligibility Verification

Purpose of Form I-9: All U.S. employers must complete and retain a Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States. This includes citizens and noncitizens.

Fingerprints for Immigration Benefits

USCIS requires applicants and petitioners for certain immigration benefits to be fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting FBI criminal background checks.

Downloadable USDOS Forms

At the United States Department of State (USDOS) website you will find a complete listing of all of their forms with instructions on how to download them.

Department of Labor Certification Forms

DOL Labor Cert. Forms Page: “Employers seeking foreign labor certifications may print these forms for their use. These forms are provided as pdf files and must be accessed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.”

Immigrant Detention Centers

The New York Times has put together a list of jails and detention centers where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains individuals who may be subject to removal from the United States.

Civil Surgeon Locator

Most applicants for adjustment of status are required to have a medical examination.

USCIS Change of Address

Customers who have an application and/or petition which have been filed with USCIS but has not yet been decided (also known as a ‘pending’ case) should notify USCIS of an address change as soon as possible after moving.

Immigration Case Status Search

Click here to check the status of your immigration case which will take you directly to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services online case status search page.