INS Assures Public All Services Will Continue After New Agency Takes Over

On March 3rd, the INS will cease to exist and the new Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, a new agency within the Department of Homeland Security, will take over.

In order to com b at rumors that the INS intends to close local offices on March 3rd, the INS' Community Affairs Office issued an advisory. According to the INS, the rumors are totally false.

All local offices, Application Support Centers, regional service centers and asylum offices will remain in the same locations. Furthe rm ore, all fo rm s and documents issued b y the INS will remain valid when the agency goes away.

The INS' we b page will still operate, b ut under the domain name www. b cis.gov or www.immigration.gov.

 

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