Useful Links

Click below to access other immigration related web sites:

Legal Research

• Immigration and Naturalization Laws and Regulations
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• U.S. Public and Private Laws
• Virtual Law Library (Indiana State University)

Executive Office & Relevant Agencies

• Department of Justice (DOJ)
o (See Department of Homeland Security)
o Office of Special Counsel for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices (Civil Rights Division)
o Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
--Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Precedent Decisions
-- Operating Policies and Procedures Memoranda (OPPMs)
-- Immigration Virtual Law Library
-- Forms on the EOIR Web Site

• Department of Homeland Security
o US Citizenship and Immigration Services
(BCIS changed to USCIS)
--USCIS/INS Administrative Decisions, pre 7/31/00
-- USCIS/INS Administrative Decisions, post 7/31/00
-- USCIS Asylum Home Page
-- USCIS District & Sub-Offices
-- Service Center Case Status Search
-- USCIS Related Government Site Page
-- Forms on the USCIS Web Site
-- Processing Time Reports
o Directorate of Border and Transportation Security
-- Customs and Border Protection
-- Pre-Clearance Offices Contact Information
-- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
o California Service Center
o Nebraska Service Center
o Texas Service Center
o Vermont Service Center

• Department of Labor (DOL)
o Employment Standards Administration
o Employment Training Administration
-- Office of Workforce Security (LCA Updates)
o Office of Administrative Law Judges
o Occupational Employment Statistics
o Dictionary of Occupational Titles
o Occupational Outlook Handbook
o PERM on-line filing system

• Department of State (DOS)
o UnitedStatesVisas.gov
o Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
o U.S. Missions and Consulates
o Visa Bulletin
o Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
o Foreign Affairs Manual
o International Information Programs
o Exchange Visitor Program
o Exchange Visitor Program Regulations
o Forms on the DOS Website
o State Dept. Visa Waiting Times

Human Rights and Refugees

• Amnesty International On-line
• DIANA - International Human Rights Database
• Fourth World Documentation Project
• Human Rights Watch
• Human Rights First
• Physicians for Human Rights
• State Department Human Rights Reports
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
o REFWORLD Reference Guide