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USCIS Policy Manual

Current as of October 08, 2019

Volume 8 - Admissibility

Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

Policy Manual

Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

Guidance
Resources
Appendices
Updates

Legal Authorities

INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) - Illegal entrants and immigration violators - misrepresentation

INA 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) - Illegal entrants and immigration violators - falsely claiming citizenship

Forms

G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative

I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

Appendices

No appendices available at this time.

Technical Update - Replacing the Term “Foreign National”

October 08, 2019

This technical update replaces all instances of the term “foreign national” with “alien” throughout the Policy Manual as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].

AFFECTED SECTIONS

1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants

7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status

8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility

9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers

10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization

11 USCIS-PM - Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

POLICY ALERT - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship Ground of Inadmissibility

December 14, 2016

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance to address the false claim to U.S. citizenship ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

AFFECTED SECTIONS

8 USCIS-PM K - Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

Current as of October 08, 2019