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1With respect to all references to ‘‘country’’ or 

‘‘countries’’ in this document, it should be noted 

that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Public Law 

96–8, Section 4(b)(1), provides that ‘‘[w]henever the 

laws of the United States refer or relate to foreign 

countries, nations, states, governments, or similar 

entities, such terms shall include and such laws 

shall apply with respect to Taiwan.’’ 22 U.S.C. 

3303(b)(1). Accordingly, all references to ‘‘country’’ 

or ‘‘countries’’ in the regulations governing whether 

nationals of a country are eligible for H–2 program 

participation, 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) and 8 

CFR 214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(1), are read to include Taiwan. 

This is consistent with the United States’ one-China 

policy, under which the United States has 

maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan since 

1979. 

Community Community map repository address 

Eddy County, North Dakota and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 23–08–0013S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2023 

City of New Rockford ............................................................................... City Hall, 117 1st Street South, New Rockford, ND 58356. 

Unincorporated Areas of Eddy County .................................................... Eddy County Courthouse, 524 Central Avenue, New Rockford, ND 

58356. 

Foster County, North Dakota and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 23–08–0014S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2023 

City of Grace City ..................................................................................... Auditor’s Office, 391 George Street, Grace City, ND 58445. 

Unincorporated Areas of Foster County .................................................. Foster County Courthouse, 1000 5th Street N, Carrington, ND 58421. 

Wells County, North Dakota and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 23–08–0015S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2023 

City of Fessenden .................................................................................... City Hall, 602 Railway Street S, Fessenden, ND 58438. 

City of Hamberg ....................................................................................... City Hall, 323 Highway 30, Hamberg, ND 58341. 

City of Harvey ........................................................................................... City Hall, 120 West 8th Street, Harvey, ND 58341. 

Unincorporated Areas of Wells County .................................................... Wells County Courthouse, 700 Railway Street N, #37, Fessenden, ND 

58438. 

McCook County, South Dakota and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 18–08–0045S Preliminary Date: May 26, 2023 

City of Bridgewater ................................................................................... Main Street Plaza, 232 North Main Avenue, Bridgewater, SD 57319. 

City of Montrose ....................................................................................... City Hall, 100 West Main Street, Montrose, SD 57048. 

City of Salem ............................................................................................ City Hall, 400 North Main Street, Salem, SD 57058. 

Town of Spencer ...................................................................................... City Hall, 306 Main Street, Spencer, SD 57374. 

Unincorporated Areas of McCook County ............................................... McCook County Auditor’s Office, 130 West Essex Avenue, Salem, SD 

57058. 

Spink County, South Dakota and Incorporated Areas 

Project: 18–08–0010S Preliminary Date: April 14, 2023 

City of Ashton ........................................................................................... City Hall, 14 Main Street, Ashton, SD 57424. 

City of Conde ............................................................................................ City Hall, 343 Broadway Street, Conde, SD 57434. 

City of Doland ........................................................................................... City Hall, 106 North 2nd Street, Doland, SD 57436. 

City of Frankfort ........................................................................................ City Hall, 404 Maple Street, Frankfort, SD 57440. 

City of Redfield ......................................................................................... City Hall, 626 Main Street, Redfield, SD 57469. 

Town of Northville ..................................................................................... Town Hall, 402 Thayer Street, Northville, SD 57465. 

Town of Tulare ......................................................................................... Community Hall, 112 Main Street, Tulare, SD 57476. 

Town of Turton ......................................................................................... Farmers State Bank, 123 East Center Street, Turton, SD 57477. 

Unincorporated Areas of Spink County .................................................... Spink County Courthouse, 210 East 7th Avenue, Redfield, SD 57469. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0108] 

RIN 1601–ZA11 

Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible To 

Participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

Nonimmigrant Worker Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) may generally only 

approve petitions for H–2A and H–2B 

nonimmigrant status for nationals of 

countries that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

has designated by notice published in 

the Federal Register. Each such notice 

shall be effective for one year after its 

date of publication. This notice 

announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, is 

identifying 87 countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A program and 88 countries 

whose nationals are eligible to 

participate in the H–2B program for the 

coming year. 

DATES: The designations in this notice 

are effective from November 9, 2023 and 

shall be without effect on November 8, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ihsan Gunduz, Office of Strategy, Policy, 

and Plans, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528, (202) 

282–9708. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Generally, USCIS may approve H–2A 

and H–2B petitions for nationals of only 

those countries that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

has designated as participating 

countries.1 Such designation must be 

published as a notice in the Federal 

Register and expires after one year. In 


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2 DHS has published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register in 

which it is proposing to eliminate the requirement 

to designate countries whose nationals are eligible 

to participate in the H–2A and H–2B programs from 

DHS regulations. The rule is in a proposal stage and 

does not impact the designation of eligible 

countries contained in this notice. The regulations 

requiring the designation of countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in the H–2 

programs will remain in effect until such time as 

DHS publishes any final rule amending such 

regulations and such final rule goes into effect, if 

applicable. See 88 FR 65040. 

3An overstay is a nonimmigrant lawfully 

admitted to the United States for an authorized 

period, but who remained in the United States 

beyond his or her authorized period of admission. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

identifies two types of overstays: (1) individuals for 

whom no departure was recorded (Suspected InCountry Overstays), and (2) individuals whose 

departure was recorded after their authorized 

period of admission expired (Out-of-Country 

Overstays). For purposes of this Federal Register 

Notice, DHS uses Fiscal Year 2022 CBP 

nonimmigrant overstay data for the H–2A and H– 

2B nonimmigrant visa categories and the Fiscal 

Year 2022 Entry/Exit Overstay Report for all other 

visa categories. 

designating countries to include on the 

lists, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, will take into account 

factors including, but not limited to: (1) 

the country’s cooperation with respect 

to issuance of travel documents for 

citizens, subjects, nationals, and 

residents of that country who are subject 

to a final order of removal; (2) the 

number of final and unexecuted orders 

of removal against citizens, subjects, 

nationals, and residents of that country; 

(3) the number of orders of removal 

executed against citizens, subjects, 

nationals, and residents of that country; 

and (4) such other factors as may serve 

the U.S. interest. See 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(1).2 Examples of 

specific factors serving the U.S. interest 

that are taken into account when 

considering whether to designate or 

terminate the designation of a country 

include, but are not limited to: fraud 

(e.g., fraud in the H–2 petition or visa 

application process by nationals of the 

country, the country’s level of 

cooperation with the U.S. government 

in addressing H–2 associated visa fraud, 

and the country’s level of information 

sharing to combat immigration-related 

fraud), nonimmigrant visa overstay 3

rates for nationals of the country 

(including but not limited to H–2A and 

H–2B nonimmigrant visa overstay rates), 

and non-compliance with the terms and 

conditions of the H–2 visa programs by 

nationals of the country. 

As previously indicated, see 86 FR 

2689; 86 FR 62559, in evaluating the 

U.S. interest, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, will generally ascribe 

a negative weight to evidence that a 

country had a suspected in-country visa 

overstay rate of 10 percent or higher 

with a number of expected departures of 

50 individuals or higher in either the H– 

2A or H–2B classification according to 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

overstay data, and generally, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

will terminate designation of that 

country from the H–2A or H–2B 

nonimmigrant visa program, as 

appropriate, unless, after consideration 

of other relevant factors, it is 

determined not to be in the U.S. interest 

to do so. 

Similarly, DHS recognizes that 

countries designated under longstanding practice by U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as ‘‘At 

Risk of Non-Compliance’’ or 

‘‘Uncooperative’’ with removals based 

on ICE data put the integrity of the 

immigration system and the American 

people at risk. Therefore, unless other 

favorable factors in the U.S. interest 

outweigh such designations by ICE, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, with 

the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, generally will terminate 

designation of such countries from the 

H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant visa 

programs. Because there are separate 

lists for the H–2A and H–2B categories, 

it is possible that, in applying the abovedescribed regulatory criteria for listing 

countries, a country may appear on one 

list but not on the other. 

Even where the Secretary of 

Homeland Security has determined to 

terminate or decided not to designate a 

country, DHS, through USCIS, may 

allow, on a case-by-case basis, a national 

from a country that is not on the list to 

be named as a beneficiary of an H–2A 

or H–2B petition based on a 

determination that it is in the U.S. 

interest, in the totality of the 

circumstances, for that individual 

noncitizen to be a beneficiary of an H– 

2 petition. Determination of such U.S. 

interest will take into account factors, 

including but not limited to: (1) 

evidence from the petitioner 

demonstrating that a worker with the 

required skills is not available either 

from among U.S. workers or from among 

foreign workers from a country 

currently on the list described in 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(i) (H–2A 

nonimmigrants) or 214.2(h)(6)(1)(E)(1) 

(H–2B nonimmigrants), as applicable; 

(2) evidence that the beneficiary has 

been admitted to the United States 

previously in H–2A or H–2B status; (3) 

the potential for abuse, fraud, or other 

harm to the integrity of the H–2A or H– 

2B visa program through the potential 

admission of a beneficiary from a 

country not currently on the list; and (4) 

such other factors as may serve the U.S. 

interest. See 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(ii) and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(2). An additional factor 

for beneficiaries of H–2B petitions, 

although not necessarily determinative, 

would be whether the H–2B petition 

qualifies under section 1049 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for FY 2018, Public Law 115– 

91, section 1045 of the NDAA for FY 

2019, Public Law 115–232, section 9502 

of the NDAA for FY 2021, Public Law 

116–283, or section 5901 of the NDAA 

for FY 2023, Public Law 117–263. 

In December 2008, DHS published the 

first lists of eligible countries for the H– 

2A and H–2B Visa Programs in the 

Federal Register. These notices, 

‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

Participate in the H–2A Visa Program,’’ 

and ‘‘Identification of Foreign Countries 

Whose Nationals Are Eligible to 

Participate in the H–2B Visa Program,’’ 

designated 28 countries whose nationals 

were eligible to participate in the H–2A 

and H–2B programs. See 73 FR 77043 

(Dec. 18, 2008); 73 FR 77729 (Dec. 19, 

2008). The notices ceased to have effect 

on January 17, 2009, and January 18, 

2009, respectively. Since the 

publication of the first lists in 2008, 

with the concurrence of the Secretary of 

State, has published a series of notices 

on a regular basis. See 75 FR 2879 (Jan. 

19, 2010) (adding 11 countries to both 

programs); 76 FR 2915 (Jan. 18, 2011) 

(removing one country from and adding 

15 countries to both programs); 77 FR 

2558 (Jan. 18, 2012) (adding five 

countries to both programs); 78 FR 4154 

(Jan. 18, 2013) (adding one country to 

both programs); 79 FR 3214 (Jan.17, 

2014) (adding four countries to both 

programs); 79 FR 74735 (Dec. 16, 2014) 

(adding five countries to both 

programs); 80 FR 72079 (Nov. 18, 2015) 

(removing one country from the H–2B 

program and adding 16 countries to 

both programs); 81 FR 74468 (Oct. 26, 

2016) (adding one country to both 

programs); 83 FR 2646 (Jan. 18, 2018) 

(removing three countries from and 

adding one country to both programs); 

84 FR 133 (Jan. 18, 2019) (removing two 

countries from and adding 2 countries 

to both programs, removing one country 

from only the H–2B program, and 

adding one country to only the H–2A 

program); 85 FR 3067 (January 17, 2020) 

(leaving the lists unchanged); 86 FR 

2689 (Jan. 13, 2021) (removing two 

countries from both programs, removing 

one country from only the H–2A 

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only the H–2B program); 86 FR 62559 

(Nov. 10, 2021) (removing one country 

from only the H–2A program, adding 

one country to only the H–2B program, 

and separately adding five countries to 

both programs); and 87 FR 67930 (Nov. 

10, 2022) (adding one country to both 

programs). 

Determination of Countries With 

Continued Eligibility 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has determined, with the concurrence of 

the Secretary of State, that the 86 

countries previously designated to 

participate in the H–2A program in the 

November 10, 2022 notice continue to 

meet the regulatory standards for 

eligible countries and therefore should 

remain designated as countries whose 

nationals are eligible to participate in 

the H–2A program. Additionally, the 

Secretary of Homeland Security has 

determined, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, that the 87 countries 

previously designated to participate in 

the H–2B program in the November 10, 

2022 notice continue to meet the 

regulatory standards for eligible 

countries and therefore should remain 

designated as countries whose nationals 

are eligible to participate in the H–2B 

program. These determinations take into 

account how the regulatory factors 

identified above apply to each of these 

countries. 

Consistent with the previous notices, 

nationals of non-designated countries 

may still be beneficiaries of approved 

H–2A and H–2B petitions upon the 

request of the petitioner if USCIS 

determines, as a matter of discretion and 

on a case-by-case basis, that it is in the 

U.S. interest for the individual to be a 

beneficiary of such petition. See 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(5)(i)(F)(1)(ii) and 8 CFR 

214.2(h)(6)(i)(E)(2). USCIS may 

favorably consider a beneficiary of an 

H–2A or H–2B petition who is not a 

national of a country included on the 

H–2A or H–2B eligibility lists as serving 

the national interest, depending on the 

totality of the circumstances, as 

described above. An additional factor 

for beneficiaries of H–2B petitions, 

although not necessarily determinative, 

would be whether the H–2B petition 

qualifies under section 1049 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act 

(NDAA) for FY 2018, Public Law 115– 

91, section 1045 of the NDAA for FY 

2019, Public Law 115–232, section 9502 

of the NDAA for FY 2021, Public Law 

116–283, or section 5901 of the NDAA 

for FY 2023, Public Law 117–263. 

However, any ultimate determination of 

eligibility will be made according to all 

the relevant factors and evidence in 

each individual circumstance. 

Countries Now Designated as Eligible 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has also determined, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

that Bolivia should be designated as an 

eligible country to participate in both 

the H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant visa 

programs because its participation is in 

the U.S. interest consistent with the 

regulations governing these programs. 

Bolivia consistently cooperates with 

accepting its nationals subject to a final 

order of removal. Furthermore, 

nationals of Bolivia do not present 

significant visa overstay concerns; their 

overstay rates are consistent with other 

countries currently listed as eligible to 

participate in the H–2A and H–2B 

programs. Bolivian nationals are 

generally compliant with the terms and 

conditions of all visa categories. For 

instance, DOS’s recent validation study 

of B1/B2 visas found that under two 

percent of Bolivian nationals overstayed 

their B1/B2 visas. Due to the current 

economic situation in Bolivia, adding 

Bolivia to these programs would 

contribute to DOS’s goals of promoting 

economic development and improving 

bilateral commercial relationships in 

Bolivia. Additionally, the H–2A and H– 

2B programs will provide an alternative, 

lawful, pathway to irregular migration 

for Bolivian nationals seeking an 

economic opportunity in the United 

States. Based on the foregoing reasons, 

adding Bolivia to both the H–2A and H– 

2B eligible countries lists serves the U.S. 

interest. 

Designation of Countries Whose 

Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in 

the H–2A and H–2B Nonimmigrant 

Worker Programs 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under sections 214(a)(1) and 215(a)(1) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1184(a)(1) and 1185(a)(1)), I am 

designating, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, the following 

countries as those whose nationals are 

eligible to participate in the H–2A 

nonimmigrant worker program: 

1. Andorra 

2. Argentina 

3. Australia 

4. Austria 

5. Barbados 

6. Belgium 

7. Bolivia 

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 

9. Brazil 

10. Brunei 

11. Bulgaria 

12. Canada 

13. Chile 

14. Colombia 

15. Costa Rica 

16. Croatia 

17. Republic of Cyprus 

18. Czech Republic 

19. Denmark 

20. Dominican Republic 

21. Ecuador 

22. El Salvador 

23. Estonia 

24. The Kingdom of Eswatini 

25. Fiji 

26. Finland 

27. France 

28. Germany 

29. Greece 

30. Grenada 

31. Guatemala 

32. Haiti 

33. Honduras 

34. Hungary 

35. Iceland 

36. Ireland 

37. Israel 

38. Italy 

39. Jamaica 

40. Japan 

41. Kiribati 

42. Latvia 

43. Liechtenstein 

44. Lithuania 

45. Luxembourg 

46. Madagascar 

47. Malta 

48. Mauritius 

49. Mexico 

50. Monaco 

51. Montenegro 

52. Mozambique 

53. Nauru 

54. The Netherlands 

55. New Zealand 

56. Nicaragua 

57. North Macedonia (formerly 

Macedonia) 

58. Norway 

59. Panama 

60. Papua New Guinea 

61. Paraguay 

62. Peru 

63. Poland 

64. Portugal 

65. Romania 

66. Saint Lucia 

67. San Marino 

68. Serbia 

69. Singapore 

70. Slovakia 

71. Slovenia 

72. Solomon Islands 

73. South Africa 

74. South Korea 

75. Spain 

76. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

77. Sweden 

78. Switzerland 

79. Taiwan 

80. Thailand 

81. Timor-Leste 

82. Turkey 


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83. Tuvalu 

84. Ukraine 

85. United Kingdom 

86. Uruguay 

87. Vanuatu 

Pursuant to the authority provided to 

the Secretary of Homeland Security 

under sections 214(a)(1) and 215(a)(1) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1184(a)(1) and 1185(a)(1)), I am 

designating, with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of State, the following 

countries as those whose nationals are 

eligible to participate in the H–2B 

nonimmigrant worker program: 

1. Andorra 

2. Argentina 

3. Australia 

4. Austria 

5. Barbados 

6. Belgium 

7. Bolivia 

8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 

9. Brazil 

10. Brunei 

11. Bulgaria 

12. Canada 

13. Chile 

14. Colombia 

15. Costa Rica 

16. Croatia 

17. Republic of Cyprus 

18. Czech Republic 

19. Denmark 

20. Dominican Republic 

21. Ecuador 

22. El Salvador 

23. Estonia 

24. The Kingdom of Eswatini 

25. Fiji 

26. Finland 

27. France 

28. Germany 

29. Greece 

30. Grenada 

31. Guatemala 

32. Haiti 

33. Honduras 

34. Hungary 

35. Iceland 

36. Ireland 

37. Israel 

38. Italy 

39. Jamaica 

40. Japan 

41. Kiribati 

42. Latvia 

43. Liechtenstein 

44. Lithuania 

45. Luxembourg 

46. Madagascar 

47. Malta 

48. Mauritius 

49. Mexico 

50. Monaco 

51. Mongolia 

52. Montenegro 

53. Mozambique 

54. Nauru 

55. The Netherlands 

56. New Zealand 

57. Nicaragua 

58. North Macedonia (formerly 

Macedonia) 

59. Norway 

60. Panama 

61. Papua New Guinea 

62. Peru 

63. The Philippines 

64. Poland 

65. Portugal 

66. Romania 

67. Saint Lucia 

68. San Marino 

69. Serbia 

70. Singapore 

71. Slovakia 

72. Slovenia 

73. Solomon Islands 

74. South Africa 

75. South Korea 

76. Spain 

77. St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

78. Sweden 

79. Switzerland 

80. Taiwan 

81. Thailand 

82. Timor-Leste 

83. Turkey 

84. Tuvalu 

85. Ukraine 

86. United Kingdom 

87. Uruguay 

88. Vanuatu 

This notice does not affect the current 

status of noncitizens who at the time of 

publication of this notice hold valid H– 

2A or H–2B nonimmigrant status. 

Noncitizens currently holding such 

status, however, will be affected by this 

notice should they seek an extension of 

stay in the H–2 classification, or a 

change of status from one H–2 status to 

another, for employment on or after the 

effective date of this notice. Similarly, 

noncitizens holding nonimmigrant 

status other than H–2 are not affected by 

this notice, but will be affected by this 

notice if they seek a change of status to 

H–2 on or after the effective date of this 

notice. 

Nothing in this notice limits the 

authority of the Secretary of Homeland 

Security or his designee or any other 

federal agency to invoke against any 

foreign country or its nationals any 

other remedy, penalty, or enforcement 

action available by law. 

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[OMB Control Number 1615–0020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension, Without Change, 

of a Currently Approved Collection: 

Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or 

Special Immigrant 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment upon this 

proposed extension of a currently 

approved collection of information. In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 

information collection notice is 

published in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments regarding the nature of 

the information collection, the 

categories of respondents, the estimated 

burden (i.e., the time, effort, and 

resources used by the respondents to 

respond), the estimated cost to the 

respondent, and the actual information 

collection instruments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

January 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions received 

must include the OMB Control Number 

1615–0020 in the body of the letter, the 

agency name and Docket ID USCIS– 

2007–0024. Submit comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal website at 

https://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2007–0024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, telephone 

number (240) 721–3000 (This is not a 

toll-free number. Comments are not 

accepted via telephone message). Please 

note contact information provided here 

is solely for questions regarding this 

notice. It is not for individual case 

status inquiries. Applicants seeking 

information about the status of their 

individual cases can check Case Status 

Online, available at the USCIS website 

at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the 

USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283 

(TTY 800–767–1833). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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