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