U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in Chapter
23.11(a)(1), (h) and (n) of the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) relating to adjustment of status
under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA).1
Matter of H-G-G-, Adopted Decision 2019-01 (AAO July 31, 2019)
This policy memorandum (PM) designates the attached decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in Matter of H-G-G- as an Adopted Decision.
Initial Period of Authorized Stay for P-1S Nonimmigrant Individual Athlete’s Essential Support Personnel
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) to emphasize that the period of initial authorized stay for individual athletes (P-1A) and their essential support personnel (P-1S) differ under existing…
Marriage Involving Minors Update
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) to add Chapter 21.3(a)(2)(D)(iv), Interview Guidelines for Form I-130 Spousal Petitions Involving a Minor, and to update Chapter 21.3(a)(2)(I), Interview…
Marriage Involving Minor(s)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) to revise Chapter 21.3(a)(1)(A), Concurrent Filing of Form I-130 and Form I-485, and add Chapter 21.3(a)(2)(D), Marriage Involving Minor(s). These update…
Guidance for Implementing Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Migrant Protection Protocols
This memorandum provides guidance to immigration officers in USCIS regarding the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), including supporting the exercise of prosecutorial discretion by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This m…
Revised Interview Waiver Guidance for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
The purpose of this policy memorandum (PM) is to provide guidance to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers on waiving the interview requirement for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This PM revises the Adjudic…
Satisfying the L-1 1-Year Foreign Employment Requirement; Revisions to Chapter 32.3 of the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM)
This policy memorandum (PM) clarifies the requirement that the qualifying organization employ the principal L-1 beneficiary abroad for 1 continuous year out of the 3 years before the time of petition filing (“one-year foreign employment requirement”). …
Guidance on Determining Suitability of Prospective Adoptive Parents for Intercountry Adoption
This policy memorandum (PM) amends the Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) to provide guidance on issues related to prospective adoptive parent (PAP)1 suitability that may arise when adjudicating intercountry adoption cases.
Procedural Guidance for Implementing Regulatory Changes Created by Interim Final Rule, Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims
This memorandum provides USCIS asylum officers with guidance for considering and processing claims of asylum, statutory withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), including in the credible fear context, to confor…