Immigration and Covid-19: USCIS extends flexibility for responding agency requests

Immigration and Covid-19: USCIS extends flexibility for responding agency requests

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The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives in many ways. People can work from home, children can be homeschooled, and certain government offices, such as the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services), have extended some flexibilities.

On March 30, 2020, USCIS announced that they would be extending adding some flexibilities to assist petitioners, applicants, and requestors who are responding to certain:

• Requests for Evidence;
• Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
• Notices of Intent to Deny;
• Notices of Intent to Revoke;
• Notices of Intent to Rescind and Notices of Intent to Terminate regional investment centers;
• Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant;
• Filing date requirements for Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA); or
• Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.
• Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date: This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, inclusive.

USCIS’s objective is to minimize the consequences the pandemic could have on those who are looking to immigrate to the United States, which is why they have decided to extend flexibilization during this time.

“USCIS will consider a response to the above requests and notices received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice before taking any action”, they explained on an alert released on September 11, 2020.

You can visit uscis.gov/coronavirus for USCIS updates and contact Kannan Law if you need guidance with immigration in San Diego, California.

On March 30, 2020, USCIS announced that they would be extending adding some flexibilities to assist petitioners, applicants, and requestors who are responding to certain:

• Requests for Evidence;
• Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
• Notices of Intent to Deny;
• Notices of Intent to Revoke;
• Notices of Intent to Rescind and Notices of Intent to Terminate regional investment centers;
• Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant;
• Filing date requirements for Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA); or
• Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.
• Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date:
• This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, inclusive.

USCIS’s objective is to minimize the consequences the pandemic could have on those who are looking to immigrate to the United States, which is why they have decided to extend flexibilization during this time.

“USCIS will consider a response to the above requests and notices received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice before taking any action”, they explained on an alert released on September 11, 2020.

You can visit uscis.gov/coronavirus for USCIS updates and contact Kannan Law if you need guidance with immigration in San Diego, California.

On March 30, 2020, USCIS announced that they would be extending adding some flexibilities to assist petitioners, applicants, and requestors who are responding to certain:

• Requests for Evidence;
• Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
• Notices of Intent to Deny;
• Notices of Intent to Revoke;
• Notices of Intent to Rescind and Notices of Intent to Terminate regional investment centers;
• Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant;
• Filing date requirements for Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA); or
• Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.
• Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date:
• This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, inclusive.

USCIS’s objective is to minimize the consequences the pandemic could have on those who are looking to immigrate to the United States, which is why they have decided to extend flexibilization during this time.

“USCIS will consider a response to the above requests and notices received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice before taking any action”, they explained on an alert released on September 11, 2020.

You can visit uscis.gov/coronavirus for USCIS updates and contact Kannan Law if you need guidance with immigration in San Diego, California.