Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda

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

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

Last updated: 05/01/2009