This page provides access to significant and economically significant guidance documents issued by USCIS and those issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service that apply to USCIS, as required by Executive Order 13422, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review (72 FR 2763, published January 23, 2007) and the Office of Management and Budget's Good Guidance Bulletin (GGP) (72 FR 3432, published January 25, 2007).
Public Comment on Significant Guidance Documents
USCIS will post significant guidance documents on the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) website at www.regulations.gov. This site will provide a public forum for submission of comments and for requests to amend or issue significant guidance documents. To submit comments on significant guidance documents, please follow the instructions on the FDMS website using the docket number associated with the significant guidance document (as indicated below).
Guidance documents represent the current thinking of USCIS on a topic. They do not create or confer any rights for or on any person and do not operate to bind USCIS or the public.
Feedback or Complaints
Members of the public who have feedback or complaints regarding significant guidance documents should contact USCIS. If you have a complaint regarding a USCIS significant guidance document or believe a USCIS employee is not following the guidance requirements of Executive Order 13422 or OMB's GGP Bulletin, please contact USCIS.Significant.Guidance@dhs.gov. In order to ensure proper processing of your comment, please include the words "SIGNIFICANT GUIDANCE: [Insert name of significant guidance document]" in the subject line of your email message. Please note: Under the Privacy Act, we cannot provide any information about a pending application or petition for benefits, or answer any case-specific questions. If you have been instructed to send USCIS written communications, or to contact USCIS regarding a case, sending an e-mail to this address will not satisfy those instructions.
If the issue is not resolved, please contact the Department's Office of the General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs at SignificantGuidance@dhs.gov. In order to ensure proper processing of your comment, please include the words "SIGNIFICANT GUIDANCE: [Insert name of significant guidance document]" in the subject line of your email message. Public comments under these procedures are for the benefit of the agency and do not require formal response by the agency.
USCIS will review requests, complaints and questions to determine whether any action is warranted and, if so, what action. USCIS will determine whether it needs to take any action based on the nature and timeliness of the information submitted, the significance of any modifications requested, the magnitude of any modifications requested, and the resource requirements for any modifications requested.
January 2008
Extension of Validity of Medical Certifications on Form I-693 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes, Associate Director, Domestic Operations 01/07/2008 December 2007
Authorization to process cases involving the provision of material support to the ELN (443KB PDF)
Paul Rosenzweig, DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy to Emilio Gonzalez, Director, USCIS 12/18/2007 November 2007
Guidelines for Partnerships between Asylum Offices and Non-Governmental Organizations to Provide Access to Legal Consultation for Applicants in the Credible Fear Process ( PDF)
Joseph E. Langlois HQRAIO 11/08/2007
Effect of Form I-130 Petitioner's Death on Authority to Approve the Form I-130; Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 21.2 (AFM Update AD08-04) ( PDF)
Michael Aytes, HQOPS 11/08/2007 September 2007
Processing the Discretionary Exemption to the Inadmissibility Ground for Providing Material Support to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) ( PDF)
Jonathan Scharfen HQUSCIS 09/06/2007
Authorization to process cases involving the provision of material support to the FARC ( PDF)
Paul S. Rosenzweig, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, DHS 09/06/2007 July 2007
Fee Waiver Guidelines as Established by the Final Rule of the Immigration and Naturalization Benefit and Application and Petition Fee Schedule (AFM Update AD07-19) ( PDF)
Donald Neufeld HQOPS 07/20/2007 March 2007January 2007
Public Law 109-477 - Two-Year Extension of Conrad State 30 Program ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS 01/29/2007
Interim guidance for adjudicating national interest waiver (NIW) petitions and related adjustment applications for physicians serving in medically underserved areas in light of Schneider v. Chertoff ( PDF)
450 F.3d 944 (9th Cir. 2006) ("Schneider decision") Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) (AFM Update AD06-46) Michael Aytes HQOPS 01/23/2007
Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings to Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status ( PDF)
Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 23.2(b) (AFM Update AD06-34) 01/12/2007 December 2006
Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professional, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006 (COMPETE Act of 2006) - Admission as P-1 Nonimmigrant ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS 12/28/2006
Public Law 109-423 - Reauthorization of H-1C Program under the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 2005 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS 12/26/2006 July 2006
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0071 07/28/2006
Religious Worker Benefit Fraud Assessment Summary (July 2006) ( PDF)
USCIS Office of Fraud Detection and National Security 07/07/2006 June 2006
Consolidation of Policy Regarding Form I-864, Affidavit of Support ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS (AFM Update AD 06-20) 06/27/2006
Clarification of Aging Out Provisions as They Affect Preference Relatives and Immediate Family Members Under The Child Status Protection Act Section 6 and Form I-539 Adjudications for V Status (AFM Update AD 06-21) ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS 06/14/2006
Guidance on the Requirement of a "Permanent Offer of Employment" for Outstanding Professors and Researchers - Revisions to Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 22.2(c)(2)(B) ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS (AFM Update AD06-00) 06/06/2006
Guidance Regarding Eligibility for Exemption from the H-1B Cap Based on §103 of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) (Public Law 106-313) ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS (AFM Update AD 06-27) 06/06/2006 May 2006
Disclosure of Certain Information Relating to Criminal Histories of Petitioners to Potential Visa Beneficiaries ( PDF)
Robert C. Divine HQUSCIS Docket # USCIS-2008-0069 05/03/2006 March 2006
Effect of Perez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft on adjudication of Form I-212 applications filed by aliens who are subject to reinstated removal orders under INA § 241(a)(5) ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS, Dea Carpenter HQOCC Docket # USCIS-2008-0068 03/31/2006 December 2005
Interim Guidance for Processing I-140 Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions and I-485 and H-1B Petitions Affected by the American Competetiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) (Public Law 106-313) ( PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0067 12/27/2005 | |
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