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Jan. 8, 2019	Tools Outage USCIS will conduct system maintenance on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, from 9 p.m. until midnight (Eastern).
Jan. 4, 2019	Civics Test Answer Updates Are you preparing for the naturalization test? As you study for the U.S. history and government (civics) test, make sure that you know the most current answers to these questions.
Dec. 27, 2018	Termination of the Categorical Parole Programs for Certain Individuals Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Effective immediately, the categorical CNMI parole programs are terminated. This affects USCIS parole programs for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and certain stateless individuals; CNMI permanent residents, immediate relatives of CNMI permanent residents, and immediate relatives of citizens of the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or Palau); and certain in-home foreign worker caregivers of CNMI residents.
Dec. 22, 2018	Lapse in Federal Funding Does Not Impact Most USCIS Operations
Dec. 21, 2018	Update on Case Assistance by Service Centers As part of the agency’s efforts to streamline requests for case assistance, we are discontinuing the use of USCIS service center e-mail boxes for case-specific questions on Jan. 21, 2019.
Dec. 21, 2018	USCIS Offices Closed Monday per White House Executive Order Federal Employees Will Be Excused from Duty the Day before Christmas
Dec. 10, 2018	USCIS Closes Havana Field Office on Dec. 10, 2018 USCIS will permanently close its field office in Havana, Cuba, on Dec. 10, 2018.
Dec. 10, 2018	USCIS Revises Interview Waiver Guidance for Form I-751 USCIS has issued a policy memorandum (PM) providing guidance to USCIS officers on when to consider waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence.
Dec. 7, 2018	DHS and DOL Propose Modernizing Recruitment Requirements for H-2B Employers to Protect U.S. Workers The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in conjunction with the Department of Labor (DOL), has published a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would modernize the recruitment requirements for employers seeking H-2B nonimmigrant workers to make it easier for U.S. workers to find and fill these open jobs.
Nov. 29, 2018	USCIS Clarifies the L-1 One-Year Foreign Employment Requirement We published a policy memorandum (PM) clarifying the requirement that a qualifying organization employ a principal L-1 beneficiary abroad for one continuous year out of the three years before the time of petition filing (“one-year foreign employment requirement”).

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