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USCIS is revising guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update and clarify filing procedures and adjudications on Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. Please see the Policy Alert for more detailed information:
Policy Alert: Sufficiency of Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions Filing (Form N-648) (Final date for comments: Dec. 27, 2018)
This policy is effective on Feb. 12, 2019.
Visit the Policy Manual for Comment page for more information on stakeholder review and comment.
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order, which seeks to create higher wages and employment rates for U.S. workers and to protect their economic interests by rigorously enforcing and administering our immigration laws. It also directs DHS, in coordination with other agencies, to advance policies to help ensure H-1B visas are awarded to the most-skilled or highest-paid beneficiaries.
USCIS is working on a combination of rulemaking, policy memoranda, and operational changes to implement the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order. We are creating and carrying out these initiatives to protect the economic interests of U.S. workers and prevent fraud and abuse within the immigration system.