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Ayuda con las Agencias Federales - Servicio de la Oficina de Ciudadanía y Servicios de Inmigración
Citizenship
and Immigration Services (formerly INS)
Immigration
has become the number one casework issue in my district office.
As a Member of the United States Congress who represents a
large immigrant population, I have been very concerned about
the long delays experienced by people who have filed for naturalization
and adjustment of status at the Los Angeles district office
of the CIS.
IF
YOU STILL NEED ASSISTANCE, please feel
free to contact my district office staff to discuss the ways in which I can serve
you. My district office phone number is (323) 651-1040.
To open up a casework file, please complete a Case Work Questionnaire and Privacy
Release Form and return it to my Los Angeles office. The 1974 Privacy Act requires
that you provide me with your written consent before my caseworkers can contact
a federal agency on your behalf.
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Case Work Questionnaire and Privacy Release
Form
Office
of Rep. Henry A. Waxman
8436 West Third Street, Suite 600
Los Angeles, California 90048
(323) 651-1040 (phone)
(818) 878-7400 (phone)
(310) 652-3095 (phone)
(323) 655-0502 (fax)
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My office,
in conjunction with offices of other congressional representatives
in the Southern California area, worked with the Los Angeles
CIS office to alleviate the backlog of pending applications.
As a result, the Los Angeles office increased staff to process
applications and conduct interviews, and they reply in a timely
manner to written inquiries about the status of applications.
We now
seek to remedy the backlog at the CIS’ California Service
Center in Laguna Niguel, CA. The action plan includes creating
a new department to respond to applicants' inquiries regarding
their applications and ensuring that all applications are
reviewed within a reasonable time frame.
I will
continue to monitor their progress to be sure that every applicant
is afforded fair and timely consideration as they strive to
become lawful permanent residents and United States citizens.
The CIS
website (www.uscis.gov) contains useful information
on various procedures, including applying for citizenship
and adjustment of status. There is also a section of frequently
asked questions, and an area from which you can download
applications and petitions, which many constituents
have found helpful.
Additionally,
CIS now offers electronic filing (e-filing) as an option for
two of the most commonly submitted immigration forms - the
application used to renew or replace a "green card"
(Form I-90) and the application for Employment Authorization
(Form I-765). Filing instructions and eligibility information
for e-filing are available at www.uscis.gov.
The public
can obtain passport information by calling a toll-free telephone
number. The National Passport Information Center (NPIC), the
Department’s single, centralized public contact center
for U.S. passport information, has moved from 1-900 fee-for-service
to toll-free service. The new, general telephone number is
1-877-4USA-PPT (1-877-487-2778). For TDD/TTY users, the number
is 1-888-874-7793. Live operators are now available on weekdays
from 8:00am to 8:00pm, Eastern Time. Twenty-four hour, 7-day
access to automated information continues to be available.
Callers to the previous, fee-for-service 1-900 number will,
at no charge, be directed to call the new number.
Department
of State
The second most frequently contacted agency by my office is
the State
Department (www.state.gov). Their website provides
important information on immigrant and tourist visas. Additionally,
you can find the most recent visa
bulletin, as well as contact
information for United States embassies and consulates.
Helpful
information can also be found on the website http://unitedstatesvisas.gov.
This site serves as a single point of access to U.S. visa
information. It will connect you to additional, in-depth information
found on Web sites managed by the U.S. State Department and
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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