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Policy and Procedural Memoranda on Nonimmigrant Visas

These are memoranda which have been issued by USCIS (and INS prior to the creation of USCIS) on this topic. You will need the free Adobe Reader software to view these files.


July 2010

Clarifying Guidance on "O" Petition Validity Period Revisions to the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 33.4(e)(2) AFM Update AD10-36 ( PDF)
07/20/2010


March 2010

Clarifying Guidance on Adjudicating Reciprocal Exchange Agreements
Revisions to the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 33.6(d) AFM
Update AD10-28
 ( PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Associate Director, Service Center Operations
03/11/2010


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

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


May 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


March 2009

Procedures for Applying Authorized Period of Stay for P-1 Individual Athletes (349KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
03/06/2009


May 2008

Supplemental Guidance Relating to Processing Forms I-140 Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions and I-129 H-1B Petitions, and Form I-485, Adjustment Applications Affected by the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (...) (138KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations
05/30/2008