U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) http://www.immigration.gov (BCIS home page) http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/index.htm (listing of BCIS Offices throughout the US and overseas) http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/lawsregs/index.htm (BCIS legal page with links to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), BCIS regulations, administrative decisions, BCIS policies, handbooks, memorandum, etc.) https://egov.immigration.gov/graphics/cris/jsps/caseStat.jsp (BCIS On-line Case Status page – this page allows you to check the status of a case pending with one of the five BCIS Service Centers (California, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, and Vermont) – it does not provide information about cases pending with local BCIS offices or at embassies overseas)

U.S. Department of Justice

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) (Immigration Courts) http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/ (EOIR home page) http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/sibpages/ICadr.htm (links to Immigration Courts throughout the U.S.) http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/biainfo.htm (home page of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the highest administrative appellate Immigration Court) http://www.usdoj.gov/eoir/vll/libindex.html (EOIR Virtual Law Library offering recent decisions issued by the BIA and the Attorney General, as well as other legal notices)

U.S. Department of State

Bureau of Consular Affairs http://travel.state.gov/ (home page of the Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, the bureau responsible for most visa-related issues) http://travel.state.gov/visa_bulletin.html (Visa Bulletin which each month provides updated information and processing times for immigrant visa cases) http://travel.state.gov/links.html (links to U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world) http://unitedstatesvisas.gov/ (Destination USA – general information about U.S. visa policy and procedures) http://travel.state.gov/nvc.html (home page of the Department’s National Visa Center, where immigrant visa cases transit and are processed after being approved by the BCIS and before being sent to U.S. Embassies/Consulates overseas)

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs http://exchanges.state.gov/ (home page of the Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the bureau responsible for administering different aspects of the J visa (Exchange Visitor Program) http://exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/ (information about the Exchange Visitor Program) http://exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/private/aupair.htm (information about how to sponsor an au pair to come to the U.S.) http://travel.state.gov/jvw.html (information on waivers of the J visa 2-year foreign residence requirement and an on-line service to check the status of a J visa waiver application)

Department of Labor (DOL)

Three useful links http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/hiring/foreign.htm and http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/foreign/hiring.asp (general information for U.S. employers wishing to hire foreign workers) http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/foreign/times.asp (processing times for H-1B LCA’s and labor certification applications)

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