Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda

September, 2005

Current Processing of Pending Forms I-140 for a Schedule A/Group I or II Occupations Missing Evidence of Compliance with U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Notification/Posting Requirements (88KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
09/23/2005

Amendments to AFM Regarding Application of the Unlawful Acts Regulation in Naturalization Determinations (27KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
09/19/2005

Fee Waivers for Hurricane Katrina Victims (86KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
09/19/2005

Naming Conventions; Use of Full Legal Name on All USCIS Issued Documents (57KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
09/13/2005

July, 2005

Changes to the L Nonimmigrant Classification Made by the L-1 Reform Act of 2004 (281KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
07/28/2005

June, 2005

Expansion of the use of Form I-512L, Authorization for Parole of an Alien into the US, to Include all Advance Parole Issued by the National Benefits Customer and the Service (96KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
06/30/2005

Revised Interview Waiver Criteria for Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence (166KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
06/24/2005

Fact Sheet on Confidentiality (350KB PDF)
Joseph E. Langlois HQASM
06/15/2005

Adjudication of Change of Status Requests for A, G, or NATO Classifications and Extensions of Stay for A-3, G-5 and NATO-7 Aliens (190KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
06/06/2005

May, 2005

H-2B Filings for FY 2005 and FY 2006 Pursuant to Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 (158KB PDF)
Fujie O. Ohata HQOPS
05/24/2005

Interim Guidance for Processing Form I-140 Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions and Form I-485 and H-1B Petitions Affected by the AC21 Act (292KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
05/12/2005

April, 2005

List of American Association of Blood Banks Accredited Parentage Testing Laboratories (201KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
04/07/2005

Procedural Changes for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (100KB PDF)
Fujie O. Ohata HQOPS
04/05/2005

March, 2005

Clarification of Certain Eligibility Requirements Pertaining to an Application to Adjust Status under Section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (194KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0063
03/09/2005

Implementation of Clark v. Martinez, 125 S. Ct. 716 (2005) (106KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
03/07/2005

February, 2005

Requests for Evidence (RFE) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID) (297KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
02/16/2005

January, 2005

Clarification of Classes of Applicants Eligible for Naturalization under Section 319(a) of the INA, as amended by the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (VTVPA), Pub. L. 106-386 (90KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
01/27/2005

Establishment of an Investor and Regional Center Unit (219KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
01/19/2005

Determinations of Good Moral Character in VAWA-Based Self-Petitions (295KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
01/19/2005

Extension of Status for Conditional Residents with Pending or Denied Form I-829 Petitions (133KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
01/18/2005

Relief Efforts for Aliens Affected by the December 26, 2004 Tsunami (129KB PDF)
01/10/05 William R. Yates HQOPS
01/10/2005

Adjudication of Form I-539 for V-2 and V-3 extension (161KB PDF)
Terrence M. O'Reilly HQOPS
01/10/2005

Guidance on the Limitations of Denials Based on Requests for Evidence Standards Not Required by the Statute, Regulations, or Form Instructions (163KB PDF)
Fujie O. Ohata HQOPS
01/06/2005

Revised Interview Waiver Criteria for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (146KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
01/05/2005

December, 2004

Regression of E31 and E32 Visa Numbers for Applicants from Mainland China, India, and the Philippines (147KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
12/29/2004