USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Service)

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USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Service) is one of the three federal agencies that replaced INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service). The other two are Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). USCIS is under the direction of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the main responsibility of adjudicating immigration and citizenship applications. Individuals who has the following need will need to submit their applications to the proper USCIS office.

Citizenship

• N-400, Application for Naturalization

Immigration of Family Members

• K1, Visas for Fiancé(e)s of U.S. Citizens
• CRI, Petition for Alien Spouse
• IR5, Petition for Alien Parent
• IR2, Petition for Alien Child
• F4, Petition for Alien sibling

Working in the U.S.

• Employment Authorization application
• Employment based green card application
• Employment-related visa application

Other services including E-Verify, Humanitarian Programs, Adoptions, Civic Integration and Genealogy. Please check more information on the official USCIS website.