United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-03-01)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	5900 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD, U.S.
Employees	21,253 (2021)[1]
Annual budget	$4.235 billion (2021)[1]
Agency executive	Ur Jaddou, Director[2]
Parent agency	United States Department of Homeland Security
Key document	USCIS Policy Manual
Website	www.uscis.gov

United States citizenship and immigration
Immigration
Immigration to the United States Emigration from the United States Immigration policy of the United States Effects of immigration to the United States Permanent Residency (Green Card) Refugees and asylum Diversity Immigrant Visa Illegal immigrants Deportation of Americans from the United States
Citizenship
Oath of Allegiance Birthright citizenship U.S. citizens / nationals Citizenship test Passports Relinquishment of nationality Honorary citizenship
Agencies
USCIS ICE
Legislation
United States nationality law
History
Colonial nationality law Naturalization Act of 1790 Civil Rights Act of 1866 United States v. Wong Kim Ark Indian Citizenship Act Nationality Act of 1940
Relevant legislation
Citizenship Clause Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 / 1965 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 Immigration Act of 1990 Child Citizenship Act of 2000
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)^[3] is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system. It is a successor to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), which was dissolved by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and replaced by three components within the DHS: USCIS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

USCIS performs many of the duties of the former INS, namely processing and adjudicating various immigration matters, including applications for work visas, asylum, and citizenship. Additionally, the agency is officially tasked with safeguarding national security, maintaining immigration case backlogs, and improving efficiency. Ur Jaddou has been the director of USCIS since August 3, 2021.