USCIS, Feb. 2, 2023 "... To promote consistency in the processing of asylee and refugee adjustment of status applications and reduce barriers that might impede refugees from timely filing for adjustment of status, USCIS is updating policy guidance to clarify...
IRAP, Aug. 2022 "Through the Freedom of Information Act, IRAP has obtained an extensive collection of documents related to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program . Together, these documents shine a light on the generally opaque U.S. refugee processing system...
USCIS, Feb. 14, 2022 "As of the date of this memorandum, RAIO is rescinding marriage guidance previously issued by RAIO divisions: "Guidance for the treatment of refugee cases that include an informal marriage to an RE-2 derivative spouse {2018}1"...
USCIS, Jan. 5, 2022 "On Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, the USCIS Public Engagement Division (PED) hosted a virtual meeting with the Asylum & Refugee Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Refugee, Asylum, and International...
USCIS, Dec. 10, 2021 "USCIS is rescinding a November 2020 policy memorandum requiring interviews of all petitioners filing Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition . Effective immediately, USCIS will return to its prior long-standing practice of making...
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 228 / Wednesday, December 1, 2021 "By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the laws of the United States, including 22 U.S.C. 2651a, pursuant to authority delegated by the Secretary of the Department...
USCIS, Dec. 15, 2020 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding adjustment of status interview waiver categories and expanding the interview criteria for asylee and refugee adjustment of status...
USCIS, Nov. 18, 2020 "Purpose: This Policy Memorandum (PM) directs the phased expansion of in-person interviews for refugee/asylee relative petitions (Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition), to ultimately include petitioners in addition to beneficiaries...
E-Mail to Stakeholders: "Dear Stakeholder, To enhance customer service and bolster program integrity, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is improving the way it processes Form I-730< http://www.uscis.gov/i-730 >, Refugee/Asylee Relative...
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at 08/30/2012 05:31 PM EDT Dear Stakeholder, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Texas Service Center (TSC) invites any interested individuals to participate in a daylong...