Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda

October, 2009

Adjudication of Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence Where the CPR Has a Final Order of Removal, Is in Removal Proceedings, or Has Filed an Unexcused Untimely Petition or Multiple Petitions ( PDF)
Additions to Adjudicator's Field Manual, Chapter 25.1(g)(6) and 25.1(h)(4) and Appendix XXXX (AFM Update AD09-48) Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations 10/09/2009
10/09/2009

September, 2009

Public Law 110-293, 42 CFR 34.2(b), and Inadmissibility Due to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection ( PDF)
Lori Scialabba, Refugee, Asylum & International Operations Directorate Donald Neufeld, Domestic Operations Pearl Chang, Office of Policy and Strategy
09/18/2009

Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM). Chapter 22.2(b) General Form I-140 Issues (AFM Update AD07-26) ( PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
09/14/2009

August, 2009

Successor-in-Interest Determinations in Adjudication of Form I-140 Petitions; Adjudicators Field Manual (AFM) Update to Chapter 22.2(b)(5)(AD09-37) ( PDF)
FROM: Don Neufeld
08/06/2009

Conditional Permanent Residents and Naturalization under Section 319(b) of the Act ( PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
Lori Scialabba, Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum & International Operations
Pearl Chang, Acting Chief, Office of Policy & Strategy
08/05/2009

July, 2009

Procedures for Applying the Period of Authorized Stay for P-1S Nonimmigrant Individual Athletes' Essential Support Personnel (52KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director Domestic Operations
07/14/2009

June, 2009

Implementation of the District Court's Order in Ruiz-Diaz v. United States, No. C07-1881RSL (W.D. Wash. June 11, 2009) (70KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
06/25/2009

Publication of the final rules: H-2A Agricultural Temporary Worker and H-2B Nonagricultural Temporary Worker; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM), Chapters 31.4 and 31.5; Appendix 31-4 (AFM Update AD) (135KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld
Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
06/24/2009

Revisions to Adjudicator¿s Field Manual (AFM) Regarding Certain Alien Physicians
Chapter 22.2(b) General Form I-140 Issues (AFM Update AD09-10) (95KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
06/17/2009

EB-5 Alien Entrepreneurs - Job Creation and Full-Time Positions (AFM Update AD 09-04) (79KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
06/17/2009

Clarification of evidence required to satisfy the U.S. interest requirement for beneficiaries from countries not listed on the H-2A or H-2B Eligible Countries List (52KB PDF)
Barbara Q Velarde, Chief Service Center Operations
06/01/2009

May, 2009

Requirements for H-1B Beneficiaries Seeking to Practice in a Health Care Occupation (64KB PDF)
Barbara Q. Velarde, Chief, Service Center Operations
05/20/2009

Petitions File by Pegasus Consulting Group, Inc. [...] Pursuant to Sections 204 and 214(c) of the Act (62KB PDF)
Barbara Q. Velarde
Chief, Service Center Operations
05/11/2009

Organizations Ineligible for Approval of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Petitions Under Section 212(n)(2)(C)(i) and (ii) of the Act (85KB PDF)
Barbara Q. Velarde
Chief, Service Center Operations
05/11/2009

Consolidation of Guidance Concerning Unlawful Presence for Purposes of Sections 212(a)(9)(B)(i) and 212(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) of the Act (2970KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations Directorate
Lori Scialabba, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate
05/06/2009

April, 2009

Acceptance of DD Form 214 as Certification of Military or Naval Service for Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces
Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual Chapter 72 (AFM Update AD09-24) (86KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld
Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
04/29/2009

Processing N-400s Filed Under INA 328 and 329 When Applicant Fails to Respond to a Request for Evidence or for Appearance, Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual Chapters 15 and 72 (AFM Update 09-23) (285KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
04/15/2009

I-751 Filed Prior to Termination of Marriage (155KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations Directorate
04/03/2009

March, 2009

Implementation of Statutory Change Providing USCIS with Initial Jurisdiction over Asylum Applications Filed by Unaccompanied Alien Children (75KB PDF)
Joseph E. Langlois, Chief, Asylum
03/25/2009

Extension of Validity of Medical Certifications on Form I-693 (45KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director Domestic Operations
03/25/2009

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Provisions (67KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
Pearl Chang, Acting Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy
03/24/2009

Guidance on Revisions to CDC's Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons and Form I-693 (838KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
Pearl Chang, Acting Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy
03/19/2009

Section 212 (a)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Illegal Entrants and Immigration Violators, Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) to Include a New Chapter 40.6 (AFM Update AD07-18) (2220KB PDF)
Lori Scialabba, Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum & International Operations Directorate
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations Directorate
Pearl Chang, Acting Chief, Office of Policy and Strategy
03/03/2009

February, 2009

Revised Guidance on the Adjudication of Cases involving Terrorist-Related Inadmissibility Grounds and Amendment to the Hold Policy for such Cases (60KB PDF)
Michael Aytes, Acting Deputy Director
02/13/2009

National Security Adjudication and Reporting Requirements-Update (92KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
02/09/2009

Last updated: 05/01/2009