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USCIS USCIS Main Website: http://www.uscis.gov Immigration Forms available from the USCIS website How to Locate a Civil Surgeon How to set up an InfoPass Appointment: http://infopass.uscis.gov/ How to check the status of your case online: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/caseStatusSearchDisplay.do Immigration Photo Standards: http://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/photocomptemplate/photocomptemplate_5297.html Changing your Address: https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=coa How Do I? Factsheets from the USCIS Temporary Protected Status information and instructions from the USCIS Diversity Lottery: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html How to renew/replace your green card: How Do I Renew My Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)? How to keep your green card if you must travel/reside abroad: How to Keep your Green Card If you forgot to turn in your I-94 card when leaving the U.S. please click here. How to fix an I-94 card within the U.S.: http://www.visaforms.com/ext/i94correction.pdf Law Enforcement Guide to International Names, followed by CBP, DOS, USCIS: http://www.scribd.com/doc/40396167/ROCIC-Law-Enforcement-Guide-to-International-Names Pro-bono resources for asylum applicants: http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm Information about USCIS fee waivers: http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/FeeWaiver03_29_04.pdf Department of State and Visas Department of State Website: http://www.state.gov/ US Embassies & Consulates: http://usembassy.state.gov/ Visas: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html Foreign Embassies & Consulates in the U.S.: http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/ Visa Wait Times: http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_wait.php Visa Forms Online: http://evisaforms.state.gov/ Information about visa denials and non/immigrant intent (214b): http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/denials/denials_1361.html TN Visas: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1274.html Automatic Visa Revalidation: http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/ifss/AutomaticVisaRevalidation.htm US Embassies and consulates worldwide: http://www.usembassy.gov or http://www.state.gov/www/regions_missions.html Visa Bulletin: http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html Foreign government offices in Washington, DC: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/a0004582.html How to request your FBI file (which may have immigration information if you have been fingerprinted): http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.htm Information on Visa Delays: http://web.mit.edu/scholars/administrators/visadelays.html and http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2009/090903/full/nj7260-131a.html Overcoming a Visa Denial (PDF): http://www.nafsa.org/uploadedFiles/dos_visa_office_liaison.pdf?n=9715 Visa Applications with Drunk Driving Hits: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_3267.html?css=print Online Detainee Locator System - Sponsored by the ICE B-2 Visa information for cohabitating partners of longterm nonimmigrants: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_1414.html US CBP & Travel Info
Humanitarian Parole information: http://www.ailc.com/services/humanparole/index.htm A list of countries whose citizens are required to have a Canadian visa to enter Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp Customs and travel information from US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Travel information and warnings for all countries: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA): Visa Waiver Program Procedures CBP recommendation for children traveling with one parent, a non-parent or guardian, or a group Advocacy for Immigration: Public Policy Take Action Center from the National Association of International Educators (NAFSA) Congressional Action & Information Center from the Ammerican Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA) Compete America: The Alliance for a Competitive Worforce How and Where to File Complaints Against Notarios and Immigration Consultants (AILA InfoNet Doc. No.08100662) Stop Notario Fraud The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) National Lawyers Guild (NLG) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Immigration Forum For Students & Student/Scholar Advisors National Association of Foreign Student Advisors (NAFSA) publications and services: http://www.nafsa.org/ Information about student visa denails and immigrant intent: http://www.nafsa.org/uploadedFiles/dos_visa_office_liaison.pdf?n=9715 and http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_2734.html Information on J-1 two-year home residence requirement (212e): http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1296.html Information for Employers on the Cap-Gap Extension of Optional Practical Training (PDF): http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=28473 Applying for a Driver's License or State Identification Card Fact Sheet: http://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/dmv_factsheet.pdf Officials from ICE and other government agencies do campus visits or phone queries from time to time in search of information on students and scholars for various reasons. This NAFSA resource prepared in 2007 by Ellen Badger, Lisa Ernstthal-Harris, Angelo A. Paparelli, Jennifer Wissink, and Gloria Zarabozo, can help you prepare should you receive such a visit or phone call. SEVP began the SEVIS recertification process in May 2010. A new KCISSS collegial conversation asks representatives from five diverse institution types, all of which have successfully been recertified, how the process went and how they prepared for it. For Nurses Commision on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) & Information about Visa Screen: http://www.cgfns.org/ To find a nursing job in the U.S., contact Kennedy Healthcare Recruiting, Inc.: http://www.kennedyhealthcare.com/ Social Security and Employment Information How to get a Social Security Number: http://www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html Documents needed to work in U.S.: http://www.ssa.gov/immigration/documents.htm Information for Employers: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/hiring.htm and http://www.nilc.org/immsemplymnt/SSA-NM_Toolkit/index.htm M-274 Handbook for Employers - Instructions for Completing the Form I-9: http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments/m-274.pdf E-Verify Manual for Federal Contractors: http://curranberger.com/image//e-verify%20manual%20for%20federal%20contractors.pdf Employer Sanctions and "Know Your Rights" helpful links: http://www.ailf.org/lac/sanctions.shtml E-Verify Information for Employers: http://www.nafsa.org/resourcelibrary/default.aspx?id=16642 and for a list of FAQs, please click here. USCIS I-9 Handbook for Employers: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/m-274.pdf . Questions and answers found here . Taxes Federal tax forms and publications: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html State tax forms and information: http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/forms.html Federal tax brochure from NAFSA: http://www.nafsa.org/taxbrochure
Guides U.S. Citizen Fiancé Guide: http://curranberger.com/content/view/20/214/ Removal of Marriage Condition Guide: http://curranberger.com/content/view/17/215/ Marriage to a U.S. Citizen Guide: http://curranberger.com/content/view/16/216/ Naturalization Guide: http://curranberger.com/content/view/15/217/ Adjustment of Status (with an approved immigrant worker petition) Guide: http://curranberger.com/content/view/194/218/
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