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
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
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