Read this U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Policy Alert to learn about changes to fees and other benefit request requirements effective April 1, 2024.
Resource Type: Policy and Guidance
USCIS: Policy Alert: Special Immigrant Juvenile Litigation Update on Tolling Provision
Read this policy guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for an update on special immigrant juvenile classification.
ORR: Policy Letter 23-06
Read to find out how states and grantees may continue to provide ORR benefits and services to Afghan parolees who have a pending re-parole application, a pending asylum application, or a pending adjustment of status application.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: A Quick Guide to Support the Afghan Workforce (دری) (پښتو)
USCIS outlines two processes for certain Afghan nationals to maintain parole and employment authorization for up to two years.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Re-Parole Process for Certain Afghans
USCIS accepts and considers, on a case-by-case basis, re-parole requests under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) from certain noncitizen Afghans paroled into the United States with the OAR or PAR classes of admission. Visit this page to discover exemptions and the application process.
Congressional Research Service: Permanent Immigration Options for Afghans with Immigration Parole
This report covers temporary immigration relief, permanent immigration options, the option of new adjustment of status mechanism, Afghan adjustment of status legislation, Biden administration proposals, and more.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Policy Manual Volume 7 Adjustment of Status
Policy guidance on adjustment of status, including family-based adjustment, employment-based adjustment, special immigrant-based adjustment, and more.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Frequently Asked Questions About Urgent Humanitarian and Significant Public Benefit Parole for Afghans (دری) (پښتو)
Receive information from USCIS in response to public inquiries regarding the parole process and how it may apply to Afghan nationals attempting to come to the United States.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Information for Afghan Nationals on Requests to USCIS for Parole (دری) (پښتو)
Receive information on parole processing times, background information, terminology, eligibility, how to apply, and more.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Policy Manual Chapter 3 – Review of Inadmissibility Grounds
Chapter 3 of the USCIS Policy Manual provides an overview of the grounds by which an officer may find an applicant inadmissible (unable to seek admission or legal status in the United States). Find examples of evidence that may indicate an applicant is inadmissible.