Immigration and Naturalization Services
Immigration and Naturalization Services
All visitors planning to visit the United States are required by law to pass through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, who are the sole authority in deciding upon the issuance of a visa to the applicant. The USCIS plays a defining role in every application received by the consular services for a visa to visit the country by any applicant around the world. The USCIS is responsible for the administration and application and functioning of all services related to establishing immigration services in the country. These services include but are not limited to;
- Adjudication of visa and naturalization petitions
- Refugee and asylum applications
- Adjudications performed at the service centers and all other adjudications performed by the INS.
The main objective of the USCIS is to provide legal advice to immigration officials in all matters relating to the performance of their official duties. They are also involved in the processing of all petitions for entry into the United States and providing services to immigrants.
Be it an application for an immigrant, visitor or even a student for that matter the immigration and naturalization services plays an important role in the process. They form the laws that govern the movement of people from other countries into the US and are responsible to keep a balance in place at all times. The UCSIS has set guidelines that must be followed by the offices and the applicants for a visa to the United States.
Apart from having a well designed website that provides most information that an immigrant may want to know, the USCIS also publishes handbooks and manuals which people can refer to for the information that is required.
