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
January, 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
June, 2003
Procedures for Implementing the Waiving of the Oath of Renunciation and Allegiance for the Naturalization of Aliens Having Certain Disabilities (147KB PDF) William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS Docket # USCIS-2008-0058 06/30/2003
Introducing Revised Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, and New Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322 (109KB PDF) William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS 06/23/2003
Amendments Affecting Adjudication of Petitions for Alien Entrepreneur (108KB PDF) William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS 06/10/2003
The "Adjudicate Orphan Status First" Pilot Program (239KB PDF) William R. Yates HQOPS 06/04/2003
May, 2003
Additional Guidance: Processing Fingerprint Checks Prior to the Filing of Form I-600 Abroad (80KB PDF) William R. Yates HQOPS 05/13/2003
April, 2003
Effect of Grandparent's Death on Naturalization under INA Section 322 (87KB PDF) William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQISD Docket # USCIS-2008-0054 04/17/2003
Filing a Waiver of the Joint Filing Requirement Prior to Final Termination of the Marriage (105KB PDF) William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQISD Docket # USCIS-2008-0053 04/10/2003
Processing Fingerprint Checks Prior to the Filing of Form I-600 Abroad (100KB PDF) William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQISD 04/07/2003
Guidance on "Period of Stay Authorized by the Attorney General" in Determining "Unlawful Presence" under section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (278KB PDF) Thomas E. Cook HQUSCIS 04/02/2003
March, 2003
The Meaning of 8 CFR 274a.12(a) as it Relates to Refugee and Asylee Authorization for Employment (289KB PDF) William Yates HQISD 03/10/2003
February, 2003
The Child Status Protection Act - Memorandum 2 (67KB PDF) Johnny N. Williams HQOPS 02/14/2003
Last updated: 05/01/2009
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