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AILA Doc. No. 21042733 | Dated April 27, 2021 | File Size: 808 K
Download the DocumentUSCIS issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the issue of deference to prior determinations of eligibility by an officer when adjudicating a request for an extension of petition validity. This guidance generally restores USCIS’s 2004 deference policy, with updates, and is effective April 27, 2021. Comments are due May 27, 2021.
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