Resources
U.S. Government Agencies
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Main: www.uscis.gov
- Forms: www.uscis.gov
- Check My Case Status Online: www.egov.uscis.gov
- Change Address Online: www.egov.uscis.gov
- Make an Infopass Appointment: www.infopass.uscis.gov
Department of State
- Visa Bulletin – See current visa availability www.travel.state.gov
- Immigrating Permanently to the United States: www.travel.state.gov
- Visiting the United States www.travel.state.gov
- U.S. Embassies and Consulates: www.usembassy.gov
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- ICE Online Detainee Locator: https://locator.ice.gov/odls/homePage.do
Social Security Administration
- Getting a number and card: www.ssa.gov/ssnumber
- Finding an office near you: www.secure.ssa.gov
Country Conditions Resources
- U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports: www.www.state.gov
- U.S. Department of State Reports on International Religious Freedom: www.state.gov
- Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.org
- Amnesty International: www.amnestyusa.org
- Center for Gender and Refugee Studies: www.cgrs.uchastings.edu
Other Immigration Policy and Legal Resources
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) www.aila.org
- American Immigration Council (AIC): www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) www.ilrc.org
- National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild www.nationalimmigrationproject.org