Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda
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This page provides access to various policy and procedural memoranda which gives guidance to USCIS adjudicators in their work of processing applications and petitions for immigration benefits while still protecting national security.
You can also find a listing of memoranda by subject to the right.
This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/memoranda
October 2012
Designation of Military Physicians as Civil Surgeons for Members and Veterans of the Armed Forces and Eligible Dependents (347KB PDF)
10/02/2012
August 2012
USCIS Policy for Accommodating Religious Beliefs during Photograph and Fingerprint Capture ( PDF)
08/10/2012
Suitability and Home Study Memo (305KB PDF)
08/08/2012
July 2012
Addressing Upcoming Expiration of Status for Certain Chinese and Guatemalan "Grandfathered" Orphan Adoption Cases (282KB PDF)
07/18/2012
Guidance for Determining if an Adoption is Valid for Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Purposes; Updates to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 21.4, 21.5, 21.6, 21.10 and 71.1; AFM Update AD12-10 (355KB PDF)
07/18/2012
Implementation of New Discretionary Exemption Under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) for Activities and Associations Relating to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) (338KB PDF)
07/13/2012
June 2012
Requests to Expedite Adjudication of Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility, Filed by Individuals Outside the United States; Update to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 41.7 and Appendix 41-5 (AFM Update AD12-09) (66KB PDF)
06/06/2012
Submission of Form I-20 or DS-2019 in support of the Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. ( PDF)
06/01/2012
May 2012
Exceptions for Permitting the Filing of Form I-601, and Any Associated Form I-212, at International USCIS Offices (262KB PDF)
05/31/2012
Process for Responding to Request by the DOS to Accept a Locally Filed Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative (61KB PDF)
05/25/2012
Representation and Appearances and Interview Techniques; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 12 and 15; AFM Update AD11-42 (115KB PDF)
05/25/2012
Guidance on EB-5 Adjudications Involving the Tenant-Occupancy ( PDF)
05/11/2012
April 2012
Adjudication of Immigration Benefits for Transgender Individuals; Addition of Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Subchapter 10.22 and Revisions to AFM Subchapter 21.3 (AFM Update AD12-02) (371KB PDF)
04/13/2012
Expedited Case Review Process for Specifically-Defined Administrative Errors (1229KB PDF)
04/04/2012
March 2012
Procedures for Calculating the Maximum Period of Stay for R-1 Nonimmigrants (AFM Update AD12-03) (70KB PDF)
03/09/2012
Extension of Validity of Medical Certifications on Form I-693; Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Update AD 11-13, Chapter 40.1(c) Validity of Form I-693 (54KB PDF)
03/02/2012
January 2012
The Role of Private Attorneys and Other Representatives; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapters 12 and 15; AFM Update AD11-42 (477KB PDF)
01/17/2012
December 2011
Clarifying Guidance on Definition of Internationally Recognized for the P-1 Classification; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 33.5(a); AFM Update AD11-03 (61KB PDF)
12/31/2011
November 2011
Revised Guidance on the Adjudication of Cases Involving Terrorism-Related Inadmissibility Grounds (TRIG) and Further Amendment to the Hold Policy for Such Cases (116KB PDF)
11/20/2011
Implementation of New Exemption Under INA Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) for the Provision of Material Support in the Form of Medical Care (1818KB PDF)
11/20/2011
Revised Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Removable Aliens (77KB PDF)
11/07/2011
October 2011
Model Plan for Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies; Revision to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 75.3; AFM Update AD10 53 (340KB PDF)
10/07/2011
September 2011
Continued Eligibility to File for Child VAWA Self-Petitioners After Attaining Age 21; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) (58KB PDF)
09/07/2011
August 2011
Eligibility to Self-Petition as a Battered or Abused Parent of a U.S. Citizen; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 21.15 (AFM Update AD 06-32) (79KB PDF)
08/31/2011
Field Guidance for Processing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, for Applicants Who Will Have Their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits Terminated Because Their Time-limited Eligibility Ends (1607KB PDF)
08/30/2011
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