Immigration Examinations Fee Account (IEFA). USCIS is authorized to collect fees for its immigration case adjudication and naturalization services by the Immigration and Nationality Act. In fiscal year 2020, USCIS had a budget of ; of the budget was funded through fees and through congressional appropriations. Staffing USCIS consists of approximately 19,000 federal employees and contractors working at 223 offices around the world. Mission statement USCIS's mission statement was changed on February 9, 2022. USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou announced the new mission statement. In 2021, USCIS leadership empowered employees to submit words that they felt best illustrated the agency's work. The new mission statement reflects this feedback from the workforce, the priorities of the Biden administration, and Jaddou's vision for an inclusive and accessible agency. The mission statement now reads: See also Visa policy of the United States H-1B Visa Permanent residence (United States) ("Green card") Visa Waiver Program The other two major U.S. immigration-related agencies: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Comparable international agencies Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Directorate General of Immigration (Indonesia) UK Visas and Immigration References External links Homeland Security Act of 2002 USCIS in the Federal Register what is USCIS by Cacfti site:www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/foia/ — Freedom of Information Act documents - USCIS United States Department of Homeland Security agencies Immigration to the United States Immigration services History of immigration to the United States Government agencies established in 2003 2003 establishments in Washington, D.C. Organizations based in Washington, D.C.