Table of Contents
VOLUME 1: GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
PART A – CUSTOMER SERVICE
PART B – CASE PROCESSING
PART C – BIOMETRICS COLLECTION AND SECURITY CHECKS
PART D – ATTORNEYS AND REPRESENTATIVES
PART E – ADJUDICATIONS
PART F – MOTIONS AND APPEALS
PART G – NOTICE TO APPEAR
VOLUME 2: NONIMMIGRANTS
PART A – NONIMMIGRANT POLICIES, GOALS, AND PROCEDURES
PART B – DIPLOMATIC AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION PERSONNEL (A AND G)
PART C – VISITORS, STUDENTS, AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
PART D – SPECIALTY OCCUPATION WORKERS (H-1B AND E-3)
PART E – TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS (H-2)
PART F – TRAINEES (H-3)
PART G – INTRACOMPANY EXECUTIVES AND MANAGERS (L)
PART H – ARTISTS, ENTERTAINERS, ATHLETES, AND INDIVIDUALS OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY OR ACHIEVEMENT (O AND P)
PART I – RELIGIOUS WORKERS (R)
PART J – TREATY TRADERS, TREATY INVESTORS, AND NAFTA PROFESSIONALS (E-1, E-2, AND TN)
PART K – NONIMMIGRANTS INTENDING TO ADJUST STATUS (K AND V)
VOLUME 3: PROTECTION & PAROLE
PART A – PROTECTION AND PAROLE POLICIES, GOALS, AND PROCEDURES
PART B – VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
PART C – VICTIMS OF CRIMES
PART D – TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS AND DEFERRED ENFORCED DEPARTURE
PART E – PAROLEES
PART F – DEFERRED ACTION
PART G – HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
VOLUME 4: REFUGEES
VOLUME 5: ASYLEES
VOLUME 6: IMMIGRANTS
PART A – IMMIGRANT POLICIES, GOALS, AND PROCEDURES
PART B – FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRANTS
PART C – INTERNATIONAL ORPHANS AND ADOPTEES
PART D – FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRANTS FILING UNDER THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)
PART E – EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS
PART F – ENTREPRENEURS
PART G – DESIGNATED AND SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS
PART H – SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILES
PART I – CONDITIONAL RESIDENTS
VOLUME 7: ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS
PART A – ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS POLICIES, GOALS, AND PROCEDURES
PART B – 245(A) APPLICANTS
PART C – 245(I) APPLICANTS
PART D – FAMILY-BASED APPLICANTS
PART E – EMPLOYMENT-BASED APPLICANTS
PART F – SPECIAL IMMIGRANT-BASED (EB-4) APPLICANTS
PART G – DIVERSITY VISA APPLICANTS
PART H – VAWA-BASED APPLICANTS
PART I – TRAFFICKING VICTIM-BASED APPLICANTS
PART J – CRIME VICTIM-BASED APPLICANTS
PART K – REFUGEE APPLICANTS
PART L – ASYLEE APPLICANTS
PART M – CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST INFORMANT-BASED APPLICANTS
PART N – LEGALIZATION APPLICANTS
PART O – REGISTRANTS
PART P – SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM APPLICANTS
PART Q – POST ADJUDICATION
PART R – RESCISSION OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE
PART S – ABANDONMENT OF LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCE
VOLUME 8: ADMISSIBILITY
PART A – ADMISSIBILITY POLICIES, GOALS, AND PROCEDURES
PART B – HEALTH ISSUES AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION
PART C – CIVIL SURGEON DESIGNATION AND REVOCATION
PART D – CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY
PART E – TERRORISM
PART F – NATIONAL SECURITY
PART G – PUBLIC CHARGE
PART H – LABOR CERTIFICATION AND SELECT IMMIGRANT QUALIFICATIONS
PART I – ILLEGAL ENTRANTS AND OTHER IMMIGRATION VIOLATORS
PART J – FRAUD AND WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION
PART K – FALSE CLAIM TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP
PART L – DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
PART M – CITIZENSHIP INELIGIBILITY
PART N – ALIENS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED
PART O – ALIENS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT
PART P – ALIEN PRESENT AFTER PREVIOUS IMMIGRATION VIOLATION
PART Q – PRACTICING POLYGAMISTS, INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTORS, UNLAWFUL VOTERS, AND TAX EVADERS
VOLUME 9: WAIVERS
PART A – GENERAL WAIVER PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES
PART B – EXTREME HARDSHIP
PART C – MEDICAL GROUNDS
PART D – CRIMINAL GROUNDS
PART E – ALIENS SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTY
PART F – ALIEN SMUGGLING
PART G – FRAUD OR WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATION
PART H – UNLAWFUL PRESENCE
PART I – HUMANITARIAN
PART J – NATIONAL INTEREST
PART K – FAMILY UNITY, HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES, OR PUBLIC INTEREST
PART L – NONIMMIGRANT
PART M – OTHER PROVISIONS OVERCOMING INADMISSIBILITY
PART N – MOTIONS AND APPEALS
VOLUME 10: CONSENT TO REAPPLY
PART A – CONSENT TO REAPPLY POLICIES, GOALS, AND PROCEDURES
PART B – ADJUDICATIONS
PART C – MOTIONS AND APPEALS
VOLUME 11: TRAVEL, EMPLOYMENT, & IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
PART A – PERMANENT RESIDENT CARDS
PART B – EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTATION
PART C – REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
PART D – REENTRY PERMITS
PART E – ADVANCE PAROLE
PART F – IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
VOLUME 12: CITIZENSHIP & NATURALIZATION
PART A – CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
PART B – NATURALIZATION EXAMINATION
PART C – ACCOMMODATIONS
PART D – GENERAL NATURALIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 1: Purpose and Background
Chapter 2: LPR Admission for Naturalization
Chapter 3: Continuous Residence
Chapter 4: Physical Presence
Chapter 5: Modifications and Exceptions to Continuous Residence and Physical Presence
Chapter 6: Jurisdiction, Place of Residence, and Early Filing
Chapter 7: Attachment to the Constitution
Chapter 8: Educational Requirements
Chapter 9: Good Moral Character
PART E – ENGLISH AND CIVICS TESTING AND EXCEPTIONS
PART F – GOOD MORAL CHARACTER
Chapter 1: Purpose and Background
Chapter 2: Adjudicative Factors
Chapter 3: Evidence and the Record
Chapter 4: Permanent Bars to GMC
Chapter 5: Conditional Bars for Acts in Statutory Period
A. One or More Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
B. Aggregate Sentence of Five Years or More
C. Controlled Substance Violation
D. Imprisonment for 180 Days or More
E. False Testimony
F. Prostitution
G. Smuggling of a Person
H. Polygamy
I. Gambling
J. Habitual Drunkard
K. Failure to Support Dependents
L. Adultery
M. Unlawful Acts
PART G – SPOUSES OF U.S. CITIZENS
Chapter 1: Purpose and Background
Chapter 2: Marriage and Marital Union for Naturalization
Chapter 3: Spouses of U.S. Citizens Residing in the United States
A. General Eligibility for Spouses Residing in the United States
B. Living in Marital Union for Spouses Residing in the United States
C. Three Years of Continuous Residence
D. Eighteen Months of Physical Presence
E. 90-Day Early Filing Provision (INA 334)
F. Eligibility for Persons Subjected to Battering or Extreme Cruelty
G. Application and Evidence
Chapter 4: Spouses of U.S. Citizens Employed Abroad
A. General Eligibility for Spouses of U.S. Citizens Employed Abroad
B. Marital Union for Spouses Employed Abroad
C. Qualifying Employment Abroad
D. Calculating Period “Regularly Stationed Abroad”
E. Exception to Continuous Residence and Physical Presence Requirements
F. In the United States for Examination and Oath of Allegiance
G. Application and Evidence
Chapter 5: Conditional Permanent Resident Spouses and Naturalization
PART H – CHILDREN OF U.S. CITIZENS
Chapter 1: Purpose and Background
Chapter 2: Definition of Child for Citizenship and Naturalization
Chapter 3: United States Citizens at Birth (INA 301 and 309)
Chapter 4: Automatic Acquisition of Citizenship after Birth (INA 320)
A. General Requirements: Biological, Legitimated, or Adopted Child Automatically Acquiring Citizenship after Birth
B. Legal and Physical Custody of U.S. Citizen Parent
C. Acquisition of Citizenship Prior to Child Citizenship Act of 2000
D. Application for Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-600)
E. Documentation and Evidence
F. Citizenship Interview and Waiver
G. Decision and Oath of Allegiance
Chapter 5: Child Residing Outside of the United States (INA 322)
A. General Requirements: Biological, Legitimated, or Adopted Child Residing Outside the United States
B. Eligibility to Apply on the Child’s Behalf
C. Physical Presence of the U.S. Citizen Parent or Grandparent
D. Temporary Presence by Lawful Admission and Status in United States
E. Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322 (Form N-600K)
F. Documentation and Evidence
G. Citizenship Interview and Waiver
H. Decision and Oath of Allegiance
Chapter 6: Special Provisions for the Naturalization of Children
PART I – MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Chapter 1: Purpose and Background
Chapter 2: One Year of Military Service during Peacetime (INA 328)
Chapter 3: Military Service during Hostilities (INA 329)
A. General Eligibility through Military Service during Hostilities
B. Honorable Service
C. National Guard Service
D. Designated Periods of Hostilities
E. Eligibility as Permanent Resident or if Present in United States at Induction or Enlistment
F. Conditional Permanent Residence and Naturalization during Hostilities
Chapter 4: Permanent Bars to Naturalization
Chapter 5: Application and Filing for Service Members (INA 328 and 329)
Chapter 6: Required Background Checks
Chapter 7: Revocation of Naturalization
Chapter 8: Posthumous Citizenship (INA 329A)
Chapter 9: Spouses, Children, and Surviving Family Benefits
PART J – OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
Chapter 1: Purpose and Background
Chapter 2: The Oath of Allegiance
Chapter 3: Oath of Allegiance Modifications and Waivers
Chapter 4: General Considerations for All Oath Ceremonies
Chapter 5: Model Plan for Administrative Naturalization Ceremonies
A. U.S. Citizenship Welcome Packet
B. Ceremony Check-In Process
C. Ceremony Program
D. Guest Speakers at Naturalization Ceremonies
E. Voter Registration at Naturalization Ceremonies
F. Participation from Other Government Entities
G. Participation from Volunteers and Civic Organizations
H. Offers to Donate Use of Venues for Naturalization Ceremonies
Chapter 6: Judicial and Expedited Oath Ceremonies
PART K – CERTIFICATES OF CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION
PART L – REVOCATION OF NATURALIZATION
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