The
U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) web page provides
useful information about a variety of topics concerning legal
immigration to the United States. For example, one of the most
useful services is the Case
Status Service, where you can check the status of your
case online. Also available are a number of the most commonly
required USCIS
forms available for download. In this section is an up-to-date
list of the fees associated with these forms. Because the fees
periodically change, you may want to visit this section of the
USCIS web site before completing and mailing any application to
the agency.
Other topics pertaining to immigration, including
citizenship,
is discussed in the Immigration
Services and Benefits section of the USCIS web page. Foreign
adoption information is available on the State Department
web site.
“I filed my application for permanent residence
over two years ago, and I haven’t heard anything from the
INS.”
The staff in both Phoenix and Tucson receive updates
of the INS processing times for the most common applications filed.
If your application is beyond the reported processing time, Senator
Kyl can contact the INS to check on the status of the application
and find out how much longer it will be until it is adjudicated.
“I have filed to become a United States
citizen. I have had my interview and taken my tests. All that
is left is to take the oath of citizenship. When will I be sworn
in?”
Senator Kyl can contact the INS and ask when it
is anticipated you will be scheduled to attend an oath ceremony.
“The INS is taking too long to process my
application. Can’t Senator Kyl tell the INS to get moving
on my case?”
It is not within Senator Kyl’s jurisdiction
to tell an agency what to do. It would not be fair for Senator
Kyl to ask the agency to process your application ahead of all
the others filed before yours. If there is a genuine emergency,
the agency has an established procedure for requesting expedited
processing.
“I am being deported, and I am going before
an immigration judge soon. What can the Senator do to help me?”
Senator Kyl cannot intervene in any court
proceedings, including hearings with immigration judges, under
the rules of the Senate.
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