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Stanton, CA 90680
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USCIS Policy and Procedural Memoranda on Adoptions, Battered Spouses and Conditional Residence

These are memoranda which have been issued by USCIS on these topics. You will need the free Adobe Reader software available here to view these files.

 

USCIS Policy and Procedural Memoranda on Adoptions



June, 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

Processing Fingerprint Checks Prior to the Filing of Form I-600 Abroad (100KB PDF)
William R. Yates /s/ Janis Sposato HQISD
04/07/2003


December, 2001

Suspension of Adjudication of Cambodian Orphan Petitions (106KB PDF)
James W. Ziglar HQCOM
12/21/2001


January, 2001

Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (69KB PDF)
Thomas E. Cook HQADN
01/17/2001


November, 2000

Guidance on Processing Petitions for Adopted Alien Children Less Than 18 Years of Age Considered a "Child" Under the Immigration and Nationality Act Through Public Law 106-139 (81KB PDF)
Michael A. Pearson HQADN
11/13/2000

USCIS Policy and Procedural Memoranda on Battered Spouses



April, 2008

Adjustment of status for VAWA self-petitioner who is present without inspection
Revision of Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 23.5 (AFM Update AD 08-16)
 (57KB PDF)
Donald Neufeld for Michael Aytes, Associate Director, Domestic Operations
04/11/2008


October, 2005

Eligibility to Self-Petition as a Battered Spouse or Child of a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Within Two Years of the Abuser's Loss of Status; (83KB PDF)
Michael Aytes HQOPS (AFM Update AD05-12)
10/31/2005


October, 2002

Instructions Regarding the Expanded Meaning of Section 319(a) (87KB PDF)
William R. Yates HQISD
10/15/2002


January, 2002

Eligibility to Self-Petition as a Battered Spouse of a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Within Two Years of Divorce (15KB PDF)
Michael A. Pearson HQOPS
01/02/2002

USCIS Policy and Procedural Memoranda on Conditional Residence



December, 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


January, 2002

Removal of Conditional Resident Status if Conditional Resident is the Spouse of an Individual Serving Abroad in the U.S. Armed Forces as Part of Operation Enduring Freedom (32KB PDF)
Michael A. Pearson /s/ Joseph R. Greene HQOPS
01/17/2002


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