Immigration Resources on the Web

Government and Law Links

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Government Agencies
Legal Resources

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Government Agencies

• 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
• Case Status Checks
• Cuban Adjustment Act of 1996
• Customer Service
• Detention Operations Manual
• Employer Sanctions - Spreadsheet listing violators, fines, etc.
• 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 Offices - Links to USCIS regional, district and sub-district offices
• Interpretations
• Medical Exams
• NACARA information
• Naturalization Information - Excellent resource for people applying for citizenship including practice exam for citizenship test
• 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
• Recognition and Accreditation Roster
• Refugee Information
• SAVE Verification Program
• Statistics and Reports
• TPS and DED Information - Good place to go to find out which countries are covered
• Working for USCIS

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Form I-901 Online Completion
  • Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

• 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
• Consular Processing Times
• 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
• Forms
  • Affidavit of Support Assistance Page
  • J Exchange Visa Program Administrative Forms
  • J Waiver Application Form
• Human Rights Reports
• J Visa Information
• K-3 and V Visa Information
• Key Officers at US Embassies and Consulates
• Non-Immigrant Visa Information
• NVARS - Use this site to book appointments at US consulates in Mexico and Canada
• Passport Information
• Student Visas
• Visa Bulletin and Visa Bulletin Archives
• Visa Reciprocity Schedule
• Visa Revalidation Information
• Visa Waiver Program Information
• Citizenship Laws of the World by the United States Office of Personnel Management Investigations Service - A general survey of the citizenship laws of foreign nations including their policy on dual citizenship.

• Department of Labor
  • 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
  • Office of Administrative Judges
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
  • O*NET Job Information Database
   

• Department of Defense J-1 waiver program

• Department of Health and Human Services
  • J-1 waiver policy for NIH employees
  • 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
  • Information page for foreign nationals

• 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.
  • THOMAS: US Federal Legislative Information
  • Appellate Law and Practice: Immigration - A blog devoted to appellate law and advocacy
  • Agricultural Immigration Information - information on some of the legislation about farmworkers that is pending in Congress
  • House Internet Law Library
  • Foreign Consulates