U.S. Government Websites

Please read this brief disclaimer about government websites.

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services home page
• see the filing dates of the cases USCIS is working on now
• learn the current status of your USCIS case
• Visa Bulletin from the State Department
• the State Department’s National Visa Center
• directory of U.S. embassies and consulates
• the IRS’s Tax Guide for Aliens (look for Publication 519 if this link goes down)
• the Social Security Administration’s information for foreign nationals
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection home page

Other Useful Sites

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (especially for the latest news)
• information about immigrant rights from the American Civil Liberties Union
• the Canadian government's immigration website
• find the web page for the agency in your state that issues drivers licenses
• learn about your state’s marriage law (but rely on this site at your own risk)
• world clock (with lots of useful tools)
• compare 10-10 phone rates
• currency converter
• a wonderfully rich source of reference materials

Links to the Law

• The Constitution of the United States of America, including the Bill of Rights
• Immigration and Nationality Law as enacted by Congress
• The rules by which USCIS plays
• The rules by which U.S. Consulates play
• the very latest on Capitol Hill (new and pending federal legislation)