• AAO Decision/Field Instructions on AC21 I-140 Portability (Oct 27, 2005) (.pdf - 661 KB)

• AAO Finds No I-140 Portability Where First Employer's Petition Denied (Aug 29, 2005)

• Neufeld AC21 Memo (Jun 5, 2008) (.pdf - 139 KB)

• USCIS' SOPs for I-140 Processing (Aug 30, 2007) (.pdf - 1612 KB)

• AC21 Guidance Amended Regarding I-140 Portability (Sep 27, 2006)

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• Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter November 20, 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 13) (Nov 20, 2007)

• AILF Urges BIA to Vacate Matter of Perez-Vargas (Sep 8, 2009) (.pdf - 450 KB)

• Section-by-Section Summary of S. 2045 (Oct 6, 2000)

• DHS Agrees with AILF; Urges BIA to Vacate Perez-Vargas (Sep 29, 2009)

• BIA Finds IJ Lacks Jurisdiction to Apply 204(j) (Nov 1, 2005)

• CA9 Holds Portability Provision Does Not Affect USCIS Revocation Authority (Jul 8, 2009) (.pdf - 67 KB)

• CA5 Holds IJ Has Jurisdiction Over Portability Determinations Under INA §204(j) (Oct 29, 2007)

• Full Text of S. 2045 as Passed By Senate and House (Oct 4, 2000)

• Permanent Porting Under AC21 Web Seminar Recording (Dec 4, 2009)

• USCIS Q&As on I-140 Petition Filing and Processing (Jun 26, 2009) (.pdf - 56 KB)

• CIS Ombudsman Addresses Lack of NOIDS In Spite of AC21 Guidance (Jan 13, 2009)

• Q & As from the CIS Ombudsman's Teleconference on the Application Surge (5/30/08) (Aug 27, 2008) (.pdf - 33 KB)

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• AILA Liaison/NSC Meeting Minutes (5/7/09) (May 21, 2009) (.pdf - 349 KB)

• AILA Liaison/TSC Meeting Minutes (09/11/08) (Feb 17, 2009) (.pdf - 294 KB)

• AILA/USCIS Q & As (4/2/08) (Apr 2, 2008) (.pdf - 100 KB)

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• AILF Practice Advisory: AC21 Portability and Adjustment in Removal Proceedings (Updated 1/09/08) (Nov 19, 2007)

• AILF Practice Advisory: I-140 Portability for Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants in Removal Proceedings: Strategies for Challenging Matter of Perez-Vargas (7/10/06) (Jul 10, 2006) (.pdf - 67 KB)

• AILA Comments on Request for Evidence Regulation (Jan 31, 2005) (.pdf - 205 KB)