Effective immediately, the USCIS is updating the USCIS Policy Manual guidance regarding the criteria that is used to determine whether a case warrants expedited treatment. The USCIS will consider all expedite requests on a case-by-case basis.
New Expedite Policy Highlights
- Clarifies the criteria and circumstances under which USCIS will generally consider expedite requests from nonprofit organizations as determined by the Internal Revenue Service;
- Provides additional examples of when USCIS may consider expedite requests made by federal, state, or local agencies, including labor and employment agencies;
- Adds examples to further illustrate how the expedite criteria relates to emergencies and urgent humanitarian reasons; and
- Explains that some circumstances may affect or delay our ability to expedite an application or petition.
Policy Alert link: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20220125-ExpediteCriteria.pdf
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