Immigration Policy and Procedural Memoranda
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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 to the right.
This page can be found at http://www.uscis.gov/memoranda
May 2005
Interim Guidance for Processing Form I-140 Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions and Form I-485 and H-1B Petitions Affected by the AC21 Act ( PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
05/12/2005
April 2005
List of American Association of Blood Banks Accredited Parentage Testing Laboratories ( 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 ( PDF)
Fujie O. Ohata HQOPS
04/05/2005
March 2005
Implementation of Clark v. Martinez, 125 S. Ct. 716 (2005) ( PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
03/07/2005
February 2005
Requests for Evidence (RFE) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID) ( 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 ( PDF)
William R. Yates HQOPS
01/27/2005
Relief Efforts for Aliens Affected by the December 26, 2004 Tsunami ( PDF)
01/10/05 William R. Yates 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 ( PDF)
Fujie O. Ohata HQOPS
01/06/2005
Revised Interview Waiver Criteria for Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status ( PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQOPS
01/05/2005
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