Helpful Links

Here are some useful links to immigration and government related sites. Please let the webmaster@immigrationed.com know if you find that a certain link does not work. Thank you.

Accredited Representatives - Aside from lawyers, these organizations are authorized to represent clients in front of the USCIS

Administrative Decisions

Adoption information

Advance Parole and Reentry Permits

Asylum information

Border enforcement

Case Status Checks

Cuban Adjustment Act of 1996

Customer Service

Detention Operations Manual

Federal Register Immigration-Related Items

Fingerprints

Forms - Good place to look for the latest USCIS forms and filing fees

Freedom of Information Act Requests

Green Card Categories

Haitian Refugees

Humanitarian Parole

I-9 Employer Handbook

Immigration and Nationality Act

USCIS Communique - USCIS' internal magazine

USCIS Offices - Links to USCIS regional, district and sub-district offices

Interpretations

Medical Exams

NACARA information

NAFTA Handbook

Naturalization Information - Excellent resource for people applying for citizenship including practice exam for citizenship test

Operations Instructions

Non-Immigrant Visa Options

Office of Business Liaison - This section of the USCIS web site has extensive information on I-9s and the SAVE program

Policy and Procedural Memorandum

Press Releases

Recognition and Accreditation Roster

Refugee Information

Regulations - Links to Volume 8 of the Code of   Federal Regulations 

SAVE Verification Program

Working for USCIS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
   CBP Agents-In-Charge

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

• Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

Department of State - Visa Bulletin, consulate web pages, Human Rights Reports, visa processing information, J-1 regulations, policy memos, contact information, J-1 Exchange Visitor Program Responsible Officer Manual

• Adoption Information
• Au Pair Programs
• Border Crossing Cards
• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - Administers the J Visa Program
  • Program Designation Information
• Consular Notification and Access - Guidelines for foreign consular officials dealing with nationals detained on criminal charges in the US
• Division of Immigration Health Services - This office manages health care at immigrant detention facilities
• DV Lottery Information
• E-1 Treaty Trader and E-2 Treaty Investor Countries and links to the treaties
• Embassy and Consular Web Sites
• Directory of American Consulate Officials
• Foreign Affairs Manual
• Forms
  • Affidavit of Support Assistance Page
  • Consular Application Forms
  • J Exchange Visa Program Administrative Forms
  • J Waiver Application Form
• Human Rights Reports
• Immigrant Visas
• J Visa Information
  • Case Status Checks Online
  • Designated Federal Agency Officials for IGA Waivers
  • Designated State 20 Officials
  • Status Inquiries and Processing Times
  • Skills List
  • Designated Programs
• K-3 and V Visa Information
• Key Officers at US Embassies and Consulates
• List of Visa Issuing Consular Posts
• Non-Immigrant Visa Information
• NVARS - Use this site to book appointments at US consulates in Mexico and Canada
• Passport Information
• Student Visas - also visit this page describing what consular officers look for
• Visa Bulletin and Visa Bulletin Archives
• Visa Reciprocity Schedule
• Visa Revalidation Information
• Visa Waiver Program Information
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Department of Labor

• Employers that have filed LCAs

• Processing times for labor certifications, H-2A visas and H-2B visas
• Online Labor Condition Application filing
• Printable LCA forms
• ETA 750 Labor Certification Forms
• Online wage database
• Office of Administrative Judges Law Library
  • BALCA En Banc Decisions
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• O*NET Job Information Database
• Dictionary of Occupation Titles

• Department of Defense J-1 waiver program

• Department of Health and Human Services
  • 2002 Poverty Guidelines
  • J-1 waiver policy for NIH employees
  • HHS J-1 waiver program
  • Links to Physician Shortage Databases - HPSAs, MUAs, etc.

Department of Justice

• Executive Office for Immigration Review - This is the agency that runs the immigration courts
  • Forms
  • Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Decisions - this office hears cases involving employer compliance with the immigration laws
• Board of Immigration Appeals
  • Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual
  • Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions
  • BIA Precedent Table
    
• Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC)

• Department of Homeland Security
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Directorate of Border and Transportation Security

• Selective Service Administration - All men, even illegal aliens, must register for the draft if they are between 18 and 26. Registering online is now possible.

• Social Security Administration
  • SS-5 Social Security Number application
  • Numbers for foreign adopted children
  • Information page for foreign nationals

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US Congress

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• Congressional E-mail Addresses

Government Printing Office Resources

• Code of Federal Regulations
• Congressional Bills
• Congressional Hearings
• Congressional Record
• Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
• Federal Register
• Senate, House and Executive Reports - resource for finding legislative history on a particular law
• US Code
• US Public and Private Laws

Government Accounting Office - The GAO periodically issues reports on the performance of immigration-related agencies

 

Miscellaneous Resources

• The Federal Web Locator
• Foreign Embassies in Washington D.C.