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Irish International Immigrant Center - USCIS employment authorization: Keep yours current (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:45:42 PDT

Q: I have an application pending with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to adjust my status to that of legal permanent resident I received a work card based on a form I filed back when I applied for permanent residence It’s now looking like my work card will expire before I get my green card What should I do?A: Your work card (what USCIS refers to as an “Employment Authorization Document” or EAD) allows you to obtain a Social Security number and work legally in the United States pending the processing of your application to adjust status READ MORE

USCIS launches citizenship drive (IrishCentral)

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:45:25 PDT

The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recently launched a new program called the Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative that aims to raise awareness about the rights, responsibilities and importance of US READ MORE

USCIS Customer ‘Service’ (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:15:29 PDT

There's no denying that the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has come a long way when it comes to efficiency and the overall ease of applying for benefitsThe bad old days of the agency’s previous incarnations – including the awful INS – are for the most part gone, replaced by greatly shortened processing times and an informative website with many interactive features READ MORE

New hope for undocumented Irish as USCIS prepares for surge in visa applications (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:15:46 PDT

By: KENNETH HAYNES

Undocumented Irish immigrants have been given new reason to hope that immigration reform is on President Obama's agenda.

USCIS to archive old records (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:48:23 PDT

By: DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK

I was rummaging through a closet that badly needed to be cleaned last week when I came across my late mother’s U.S. naturalization certificate, issued when she took the oath in Mineola, Long Island at the Supreme Court of Nassau County on May 18, 1962.

GreenCard USCIS News (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:28:59 PDT

By: Debbie McGoldrick

USCIS News TO no surprise, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced on Tuesday that the annual 65,000 H-1B visa cap had been met for fiscal year 2009, which begins on October 1 of this year. READ MORE

Good USCIS News (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:50:58 PDT

By: GreenCard by Debbie McGoldrick

THE U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) reported lots of good news in a press release last week, including the fact that more than one million immigrants became naturalized U.S. citizens during fiscal year 2008, which ended on September 30 of this year. READ MORE