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The USCIS Electronic Reading Room provides access to information identified under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). We will update the Electronic Reading Room when documents are requested 3 or more times, or when we proactively identify documents likely requested for release.

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Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Workers

April 24, 2025

In order for you to come to the United States lawfully as a nonimmigrant to work temporarily, your prospective employer must generally file a nonimmigrant petition on your behalf with USCIS.

Administrative Hold on All USCIS Benefit Requests Filed by Parolees Under U4U, CHNV or FRP (PDF, 227.91 KB)

February 14, 2025

This memorandum authorizes an immediate USCIS-wide administrative hold on all pending benefit requests filed by aliens who are or were paroled into the United States under the U4U, CHNV, or FRP processes pending the completion of additional vetting flags in ELIS to identity any fraud, public safety, or national security concerns.

Reading and Using Case Law LP (RAIO) (PDF, 564.12 KB)

February 05, 2025

Interviewing - Eliciting Testimony LP (RAIO) (PDF, 609.43 KB)

February 05, 2025

Through discussion and practical exercises, this training module instructs students on how to elicit information from an interviewee in a non-adversarial manner: how to probe appropriately to elicit necessary information, the types of questions to ask, and questioning techniques to use.

IRFA (International Religious Freedom Act) and Religious Persecution LP (RAIO) (PDF, 643.04 KB)

February 05, 2025

This module introduces you to the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) and the responsibilities that the Act creates for adjudicating protection claims. The training you receive will also be useful in adjudicating immigration benefits, petitions, and other immigration-related requests. Through reading and discussing country conditions information, you will increase your awareness of religious freedom issues around the world. Through discussion and practical exercises, you will learn how to conduct an interview and adjudicate a claim with a religious freedom issue.

Firm Resettlement LP (RAIO) (PDF, 620.96 KB)

February 05, 2025

This module provides an overview of the firm resettlement bars for asylum and refugee resettlement. The module addresses the similarities and differences between these two bars and their exceptions. This module also includes an explanation of the BIA’s four-step framework for analyzing evidence under the firm resettlement bar.

Core Values and Guiding Principles for RAIO Employees LP (RAIO) (PDF, 510.4 KB)

January 30, 2025

This module provides an overview of the RAIO Directorate, its structure, mission, core values, and guiding principles.

COI LP (RAIO) (PDF, 615.08 KB)

January 30, 2025

This module provides guidelines on the use of Country of Origin Information (COI) in adjudicating immigration benefits, petitions, protection determinations, and other immigration-related requests. Through demonstrations and computer-based practical exercises, you will gain experience in conducting COI research on the Intranet and Internet for use in adjudications.

Persecution LP (RAIO) (PDF, 698.18 KB)

January 30, 2025

This module discusses the definition of persecution and the determination as to whether an act constitutes persecution.

Cross-Cultural Communications LP (RAIO) (PDF, 430.24 KB)

January 30, 2025

Through interactive communication exercises, this module describes how cultural differences may create barriers to effective communication and provides techniques for recognizing and overcoming those barriers.

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