Informal Proposals Shared with USCIS
A selection of informal proposals that the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) has shared with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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A selection of informal proposals that the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) has shared with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Formal recommendations sent by the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
On February 27, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a joint webinar with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on USCIS’ final rule to update certain immigration and naturalization fees (fee rule).
Blog post about CIS Ombudsman's April 10, 2024 stakeholder message about USCIS new fees and new form editions.
CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Joint Webinar with USCIS on its New Fee Rule took place Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
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On January 19, 2023, the CIS Ombudsman hosted a listening session to hear concerns from stakeholders and present options for laid-off foreign workers.
October 25, 2022, CIS Ombudsman hosted a webinar about USCIS' efforts to use all available immigrant visas in FY23 and its efforts and successes in FY22.
DHS CIS Ombudsman webinar on Employment-Based Immigrant Visas: Looking Back at FY 2022 and Ahead to FY 2023 with USCIS, held on October 27, 2022.
Summary page for the Fireside Chat event with USCIS Director Ur Jaddou and CIS Ombudsman Phyllis Coven, held September 21, 2022.