U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities. USCIS is part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and was fully transitioned from the service and benefit functions of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) on March 1, 2003.

• USCIS Home Page
• Case Status Online
• Current Processing Times
  • California Service Center
  • Vermont Service Center
  • Nebraska Service Center
  • Texas Service Center
• H-1B Cap Count

U.S. Department of Labor

The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements.

• H-1B Temporary Workers
• H-1C Nurses in Disadvantaged Areas
• H-2A Temporary or Seasonal Agricultural Workers
• H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers
• Foreign Permanent Labor Certification

U.S. Department of State

A citizen of a foreign country, wishing to enter the U.S., generally must first obtain a visa, either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. The U.S. Department of State is the lead U.S. foreign affairs agency and is in charge of issuing traveling visas to the United States.

• Monthly Visa Bulletin
• List of U.S. Consulates and Embassies
• Visa requirements

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