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ILRC Leads Sign-On Comment on Proposed Changes to Form I-485

11/07/2023

ILRC led a sign-on effort to provide comment to USCIS on the proposed changes to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The comment, submitted November 7, 2023, received over 120 signatures and requested that the agency revise the form for efficiency and to remove barriers to eligible applicants.

ILRC Comment on Proposed Changes to Form I-485

11/07/2023

On November 7, 2023, the ILRC submitted this comment on USCIS’s proposed changes to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. The comment provides detailed suggestions for alterations to the proposed form as well as suggested language the agency should include. ILRC urged the agency to revise the form to reduce barriers to permanent residence for applicants and adjudicators and to focus on ensuring that the form is accessible for pro se applicants.

CSPA: Understanding the Child Status Protection Act

Family-Based

Immigrant Youth

We will review how the CSPA protects certain family-based beneficiaries of immigrant visa petitions and how to calculate the CSPA age. We will also review when the Visa Bulletin is involved, and when and how visa regression affects the CSPA age...

Common Waivers of Inadmissibility

Family-Based

Confused about the difference between the I-601 and I-601A, I-212 versus 212(h) waivers, or how exactly one may waive the permanent bar? This webinar will cover some of the most common waivers of inadmissibility including waivers of unlawful presence...

Parole in Immigration Law

DACA

Family-Based

U Visa/T Visa/VAWA

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center created the first comprehensive manual about parole in immigration law in 2016 to provide practitioners with a one-stop guide to the legal requirements of all the different types of parole, practice pointers about...

FOIA Requests at DHS

10/02/2023

Family-Based

Practice Update: Special Parole Programs

09/05/2023

Family-Based

General

Immigrant Youth

First page of this public comment letter

ILRC Comments to USCIS on Policy Manual: Statelessness

08/30/2023

Asylum

Family-Based

U Visa/T Visa/VAWA

On August 1, 2023, USCIS published long-awaited Policy Manual guidance on the definition and process for determining statelessness. ILRC commented favorably on most of the guidance and made suggestions for some improvements.

Practice Alert: USCIS & BIA Affirm Three- and Ten-Year Unlawful Presence Bars Can Run in the U.S.

08/23/2023

Family-Based

This practice alert provides an overview of new USCIS policy guidance and a recent BIA case that now officially acknowledge that the three- and ten-year unlawful presence bars can run in the United States. This practice alert summarizes current policy on the three- and ten-year bars as well as covering who does (and does not) benefit from this policy.

How to: Check your Selective Service Registration

07/11/2023

Citizenship and Naturalization

Community Resources

Family-Based

Immigrant Youth

This quick guide shares how to check your Selective Service registration status. For various applications with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), providing proof of registration with the Selective Service System is a vital part of qualifying for immigration relief. Learn more with this step-by-step guide.

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