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USCIS handles all forms and processing materials related to immigration and naturalization. This is evident from USCIS's predecessor, the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), which is defunct as of March 1, 2003. [6] [circular reference] USCIS handles two kinds of forms: those related to immigration, and those related to naturalization.
The other program is the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program, also known as E-Verify, and is used by employers to verify the immigration status of employees. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] For additional verification (in cases where VIS proves inadequate), SAVE relies on the Person Centric Query System (PCQS).
Referred to by some as former INS [2] and by others as legacy INS, the agency ceased to exist under that name on March 1, 2003, when most of its functions were transferred to three new entities – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP ...
Jaddou has called for USCIS to hire thousands of additional staff to address record case backlogs. She testified in Congress in April 2022 that the agency was still dealing with vacancies and morale problems experienced during the Trump administration.
On May 24, 2019, Cissna announced in an email to USCIS employees that he had submitted his resignation at the request of President Trump, effective June 1. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On October 3, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Cissna had returned to the department's Office of Policy division in which he worked previously.
All employers, by law, must complete Form I-9. E-Verify is closely linked to Form I-9, but participation in E-Verify is voluntary for most employers. After an employee is hired to work for pay, the employee and employer complete Form I-9. After an employee begins work for pay, the employer enters the information from Form I-9 into E-Verify.
Between 2005 and 2008, Petrucelli was president of government affairs at GridPoint. [1] He was the senior vice president for operations and chief of staff at the Export-Import Bank of the United States, from November 2002 to March 2003.
Previously, Aytes served as senior advisor to the USCIS director, and was Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from April 18, 2008 [2] until 2009. [ 1 ] Prior to his appointment at USCIS, Aytes served as Associate Director, USCIS Domestic Operations Directorate, responsible for processing of all ...