Immigration service and form name changes
Immigration & Visas
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F-type visa information
- 17-Month STEM OPT Extension Request Form
- Termination of Employment Report
- OPT & 17 Month STEM Extension 6 Month Validation Report
- H-1B Visa Cap-Gap extension application
- 17-month OPT Extension as of 5/1/08
- OPT Changes - 4/23/2008
- F-1 reinstatement
- Change of status from H-1 to F-1 student
- Change of status from F-2 to F-1 student
- F-1/I-20 extension of stay
- Inviting an F-2 dependent
- F-1 students: Transferring schools
- Optional Practical Training for F-1 students
- Optional Practical Training for F-1 Undergraduate Students
- Optional Practical Training for F-1 Graduate Students
- J-type visa information
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Immigration updates
- Immigration service and form name changes
- Important information about Special Registration
- US-VISIT
- Information regarding automatic visa updates
- Changing your address with Immigration
- Update on visa issuance in China
- Immigration resources / links
- Checking in with ISSS
- What is SEVIS?
- Maintaining your legal status
- How to get a Social Security Number
Service name changes
Most of us know that INS used to stand for Immigration and Naturalization Service, and INS was in charge of regulations that affect international students and scholars. The organization has changed its name a few times since 2002.
On November 25, 2002, the President signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 into law. This transferred INS functions to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
As of March 1, 2003, Immigration and Naturalization Services was abolished and its functions were divided into the departments listed below, under the Department of Homeland Security:
- Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP)
- Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE)
- Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
There have been some other minor name changes since then. The word Bureau has been dropped, and in one division United States (U.S.) has been added. We now have:
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Form name changes
The Department of State has changed the name of the Form IAP-66 to DS-2019.