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ATTENTION: Policy memos that have been partially or fully superseded by the USCIS Policy Manual have been stamped and republished.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
March 2012
Procedures for Calculating the Maximum Period of Stay for R-1 Nonimmigrants (AFM Update AD12-03) (70KB PDF)
03/09/2012
Extension of Validity of Medical Certifications on Form I-693; Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Update AD 11-13, Chapter 40.1(c) Validity of Form I-693 (54KB PDF)
03/02/2012
January 2012
The Role of Private Attorneys and Other Representatives; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 12 and 15; AFM Update AD11-42 (477KB PDF)
01/17/2012
December 2011
Clarifying Guidance on Definition of Internationally Recognized for the P-1 Classification; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 33.5(a); AFM Update AD11-03 (61KB PDF)
12/31/2011
November 2011
Revised Guidance on the Adjudication of Cases Involving Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG) and Further Amendment to the Hold Policy for Such Cases (116KB PDF)
11/20/2011
Implementation of New Exemption Under INA Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) for the Provision of Material Support in the Form of Medical Care (1818KB PDF)
11/20/2011
Revised Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Removable Aliens (77KB PDF)
11/07/2011
September 2011
Continued Eligibility to File for Child VAWA Self-Petitioners After Attaining Age 21; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) (58KB PDF)
09/07/2011
August 2011
Eligibility to Self-Petition as a Battered or Abused Parent of a U.S. Citizen; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 21.15 (AFM Update AD 06-32) (79KB PDF)
08/31/2011
Changes to B-2 Status and Extensions of B-2 Status for Cohabitating Partners and Other Nonimmigrant Household Members; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 30.2 and 30.3; AFM Update AD11-27 (60KB PDF)
08/26/2011
Transfer of Final Adjudication Authority to the National Benefits Center for Adjustment of Status Cases Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of Public Law 85-316 of 9/11/1957; Revision to Adjudicator¿s Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 23.10 (AFM Update AD 11-04) (332KB PDF)
08/17/2011
Adjudication of Adjustment of Status Applications from Aliens Present in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on or after November 28, 2009; Update to Chapters 36.3 and 23.5 of the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM); AFM Update AD11-40 ( PDF)
08/09/2011
Process for Responding to Requests by the Department of State (DOS) to Accept a Locally Filed Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative; Utilization of Reserved Section of the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) - Chapter 21.12; AFM Update AD11-38 (104KB PDF)
08/08/2011
July 2011
Change in Standard Timeframes for Applicants or Petitioners to Respond to Requests for Evidence; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 10.5(b), Chapter 25.2(e)(3), Chapter 38.1(e)(6), and Appendix 10-9; AFM Update AD11-36 (71KB PDF)
07/07/2011
June 2011
The Role of USCIS District Directors in the Board of Immigration Appeals Recognition and Accreditation Process; Revisions to the Adjudicator's Field Manual, New Chapter 12.6, AFM Update AD 11-34 ( PDF)
06/09/2011
May 2011
Requests to Expedite Adjudication of Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, filed by individuals outside the United States; Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Update AD11-10 ( PDF)
05/09/2011
April 2011
Supplemental Guidance to USCIS Service Centers on Adam Walsh Act Adjudication - Centralization of Identified Adam Walsh Act Related Petitions at the Vermont Service Center for Adjudication and Review (AFM Update AD11-23) (71KB PDF)
04/27/2011
Extension of Status for T and U Nonimmigrants; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 39.1(g)(3) and Chapter 39.2(g)(3) (AFM Update AD11-28) (91KB PDF)
04/19/2011
Procedures for Recommending Revocation of a U.S. Passport to the Department of State; Adjudicators Field Manual, Chapter 83 (AFM Update AD 10-46) (272KB PDF)
Interim Memo for Comment April 22 - May 5, 2011
04/15/2011
Guidance for Coordinating the Adjudication of Applications and Petitions Involving Individuals in Removal Proceedings; Revisions to the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) New Chapter 10.3(i): AFM Update AD 11-16 (61KB PDF)
04/15/2011
Nepal Initiative - Filing Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative, to Adopt a Child in Nepal; Revision to Chapter 21.5(d) of the Adjudicator¿s Field Manual (AFM), AFM Update AD10-47 (53KB PDF)
04/13/2011
Delegation of Appellate Jurisdiction with Respect to Certain Forms I-360 Filed by Afghan or Iraqi Nationals; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 22.3 (AFM Update AD 10-40) (55KB PDF)
04/13/2011
Final Policy Memorandum: PM-602-0023 (Dec. 21, 2010) Issuance of Advance Parole Employment Authorization Document; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 54.2(b), 54.3(d)(3), 54.3(e) (h), and 55.3, and addition of Appendices 55-4, 55-5, 55 (108KB PDF)
04/05/2011
Implementation of The Special Immigrant Juvenile Perez-Olano Settlement Agreement (58KB PDF)
04/05/2011
Implementation of the Help HAITI Act of 2010 (55KB PDF)
04/04/2011
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