September 20, 2020

USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is extending the time within which to reply to certain notices and requests that is originally announced on March 30, 2020.{ https://enterlinepartners.com/language/en/announcement-extended-deadlines-to-respond-to-rfes-and-noids/ }

The extension applies to any stakeholder that is responding to the following:

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;
Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion; among others.

This extended time applies if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021, inclusive.

The 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 and will suspend action on certain requests, notices or decision until after this 60 calendar days has passed.

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Copyright 2020. This article is for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. This article may be changed with or without notice. The opinions expressed in this article are those of Enterline and Partners only.

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Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

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