HELPFUL LINKS
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS – formerly INS)
- Immigration Processing Times:
Vermont Service Center
Texas Service Center
Nebraska Service Center
California Service Center
National Benefits Center (Family-based green card cases)
Local district office - Check the status of your immigration case online
- Locate the USCIS local (district) office nearest to me
- Make an InfoPass Appointment
- How do I report a change of address?
- Immigration Laws and Regulations
U.S. Department of Labor
- E.T.A. Labor Certification Homepage
- Check the status of your backlog case (for RIR and traditional labor certification cases)
- Online prevailing wage surveys (for labor certification and H-1B cases)
- O*Net Online (job descriptions used by DOL)
- Contact information for US and state DOL offices
- How does DOL make a prevailing wage determination?
U.S. Department of State
- Visa Bulletin
- Visa wait times at U.S. Embassies/Consulates
- Websites of U.S. Embassies and Consulates worldwide
- Foreign Affairs Manual
U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Dept. of Justice Homepage
- Executive Office for Immigration Review
- Immigration Court locations
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
New York Dept. of Motor Vehicles
- New York DMV Homepage
- Driver License application procedures for foreign nationals
- Requirements to prove identity and date of birth
- How to change your address or name on your driver license
Social Security Administration
New York Court System Links and Administration
New York Dept. of State
New York State Criminal Links
- NY Division of Criminal Justice Services
- New York State county jail addresses
- New York State Division of Parole
Associations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF)
- ILW.COM
- The New York County Lawyers' Association
- The New York City Bar