Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda
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This page provides access to various policy and procedural memoranda which gives guidance to USCIS adjudicators in their work of processing applications and petitions for immigration benefits while still protecting national security.
You can also find a listing of memoranda by subject to the right.
ATTENTION: Policy memos that have been partially or fully superseded by the USCIS Policy Manual have been stamped and republished. If you have bookmarked affected memo PDF files, you will now see the updated stamped version of the memo indicating that you should visit www.uscis.gov/policymanual for current policy.
This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/memoranda
May 2007
Processing the Discretionary Exemption to the Inadmissibility Ground for Providing Material Support to Certain Terrorist Organizations ( PDF)
Jonathan Scharfen, HQUSCIS
05/24/2007
Processing of Form I-90s Filed by Aliens Who Pose National Security or Egregious Public Safety Concerns ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
05/11/2007
Processing of Applications for Ancillary Benefits Involving Aliens Who Pose National Security or Egregious Public Safety Concern ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
05/11/2007
April 2007
Exercise of Authority under Sec. 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( PDF)
Secretary Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security
04/27/2007
March 2007
Guidance on Accepting H-1B Petitions for the FY 2008 Filing Period with a "Screen Print" of a certified Labor Condition Application ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
03/30/2007
Adjustment of Status for K-2 Aliens under the Age of 21 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
03/15/2007
February 2007
Guidance for Adjudication of Family-Based Petitions and I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
02/08/2007
January 2007
Public Law 109-477 - Two-Year Extension of Conrad State 30 Program ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
01/29/2007
Interim guidance for adjudicating national interest waiver (NIW) petitions and related adjustment applications for physicians serving in medically underserved areas in light of Schneider v. Chertoff ( PDF)
450 F.3d 944 (9th Cir. 2006) ("Schneider decision") Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) (AFM Update AD06-46) Michael Aytes HQOPS
01/23/2007
Guidance on Matter of C-A ( PDF)
Lynden D. Melmed
Chief Counsel
01/12/2007
Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings to Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status ( PDF)
Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 23.2(b) (AFM Update AD06-34)
01/12/2007
Extension of Validity of Medical Certifications on Form I-693 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
01/03/2007
December 2006
Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professional, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006 (COMPETE Act of 2006) - Admission as P-1 Nonimmigrant ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
12/28/2006
Public Law 109-423 - Reauthorization of H-1C Program under the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 2005 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS
12/26/2006
Delegation of Authority to Service Center Directors to Adjudicate Form I-829, Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions; Adjudication of Form N-400, Application for Naturalization when a Form I-829 is Still Pending; AFM Update: Chapter 25.2 (323KB PDF)
Michael Aytes
Associate Director, Operations
12/21/2006
Delegation of Authority to Service Center Directors to Adjudicate Form I-829; Adjudication of Form N-400 when a Form I-829 is Still Pending ( PDF)
12/21/2006
Guidance on Determining Periods of Admission for Aliens Previously in H-4 or L-2 Status; Aliens Applying for Additional Periods of Admission beyond H-1B Six Year Maximum; and Aliens Who Have Not Exhausted Six-Year Maximum But Who Have Been Absent from US ( PDF)
Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 31.2(d), 31.3(g) and 32.6 (AFM Update 06-29)
12/05/2006
October 2006
Case Management Timelines ( PDF)
Michael Aytes, HQOPS
10/27/2006
September 2006
Post-September 30, 2006, Processing of EAD Applications Pending at Local Offices Before September 1, 2006 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes, HQOPS
09/29/2006
August 2006
Elimination of I-688B, Employment Authorization Card ( PDF)
Michael Aytes, HQOPS
08/18/2006
July 2006
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0071
07/28/2006
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act Implementation Guidance ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0070
07/21/2006
Disposition of Form I-508 and Form I-566 in Adjustment Adjudications: Revisions to Adjudicator's field Manual (AFM) Chapter 23.2 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS (AFM Update AD06-26)
07/11/2006
Religious Worker Benefit Fraud Assessment Summary (July 2006) ( PDF)
USCIS Office of Fraud Detection and National Security
07/07/2006
June 2006
Matter of Buschini (June 30, 2006) ( PDF)
Robert C. Divine HQUSCIS
06/30/2006
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