Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda
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 in the "Related Links" section of this page. This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/memoranda
December, 2004
Extension of Validity of Medical Certifications on Form I-693 (102KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
12/02/2004
November, 2004
Exception to Nonimmigrant HIV Waiver Policy for K and V Nonimmigrants; Adjudicator's Field Manual Update (159KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
AFM Update: Chapter 41.3: Medical Waivers (AD 04-05)
11/02/2004
August, 2004
Reminder of Change in Photograph Standard (96KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
08/25/2004
The Child Status Protection Act - Children of Asylees and Refugees (195KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0064
08/17/2004
May, 2004
Memorandum #3 -- Field Guidance on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Petitions (199KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
05/27/2004
Assessment of Deferred Action in Requests for Interim Relief from U Nonimmigrant Status Eligible Aliens in Removal Proceedings (140KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0062
05/06/2004
April, 2004
The Significance of a Prior CIS Approval of a Nonimmigrant Petition in the Context of a Subsequent Determination Regarding Eligibility for Extension of Petition Validity (138KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0061
04/23/2004
March, 2004
I-94 Errors Issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (79KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
03/30/2004
Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act (93KB PDF)
Joe Cuddihy HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0059
03/23/2004
Field Guidance on Granting Fee Waivers Pursuant to 8 CFR 103.7(c) (186KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
03/04/2004
January, 2004
Concurrent Filing for Section 101(a)(27)(I) Special Immigrants (145KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
01/23/2004
Validity of Medical Certifications (110KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
01/08/2004
Lifting of Numerical Cap on Mexican NAFTA Nonimmigrant Professionals ("TN") and Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore (116KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0060
01/08/2004
December, 2003
Extension of Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program and Clarification of Tax Exempt Status Requirements for Religious Organizations (88KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
12/17/2003
Extension of Status for Conditional Residents with Pending Forms I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (88KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
12/02/2003
October, 2003
Centralization of Interim Relief for U Nonimmigrant Status Applicants (428KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0057
10/08/2003
September, 2003
Eligibility of Children Born out of Wedlock for Derivative Citizenship (80KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
09/26/2003
Final Regulation on Certification of Foreign Health Care Workers (185KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Update AD 03-31
09/22/2003
Sunset of Additional $1,000 Filing Fee Imposed by American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) and Return to 65,000 Annual Limit on H-1B Petition Approvals (71KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
09/15/2003
August, 2003
Continuing Validity of Form I-140 Petition in accordance with Section 106(c) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21) (159KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0056
08/04/2003
July, 2003
Implications of August 1, 2003 Deadline for Schools Currently or Recently Applying for Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Certification (92KB PDF)
Jill Drury, SEVIS Program Office, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
07/25/2003
SEVIS Registration Deadline for all New and Continuing Non-immigrant Students (88KB PDF)
Jill Drury, SEVIS Program Office, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
07/25/2003
Processing Derivative Refugees and Asylees under the Child Status Protection Act (104KB PDF)
Michael J. Petrucelli HQUSCIS Docket # USCIS-2008-0055
07/23/2003
Validity of Medical Certifications (80KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
07/23/2003
Expedited Handling of Special Immigrant Religious Worker Petitions Before the October 1, 2003 Sunset Deadline (80KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
07/18/2003
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