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USCIS Rescinds RFE Memo and Provides New Guidance

2/16/05 AILA Doc. No. 05021810.

Memo from William Yates rescinds the controversial 5/4/04 memo on denials without issuance of Requests for Evidence, and provides new instructions on when RFEs or NOIDs should be used, when filings should be approved or denied without RFE or NOID, and the preponderance of the evidence standard.

Cite as AILA Doc. No. 05021810.