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USCIS Extends Flexible Deadlines for Responding to Certain Requests until 01/24/23

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it would extend flexible measures for responding to certain requests and notices from the agency through January 24, 2023. The agency first introduced the measures in March 2020 because of COVID-19 and has extended them numerous times, most recently in July 2022.

Flexibilities:

  • Under the extension, petitioners and applicants will continue to have an additional 60 days beyond the due date to respond to certain requests and notices issued by USCIS.

The extension applies to the following documents with an issuance date between March 1, 2020, and Jan. 24, 2023, inclusive:

  • Requests for Evidence.
  • Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14).
  • Notices of Intent to Deny.
  • Notices of Intent to Revoke.
  • Notices of Intent to Rescind.
  • Notices of Intent to Terminate regional centers.
  • Notices of Intent to Withdraw Temporary Protected Status.
  • Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant.

Additional Information: USCIS will consider a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), if:

  • The form was filed up to 90 calendar days from the issuance of a decision; and
  • USCIS made the decision between Nov. 1, 2021, and Jan. 24, 2023, inclusive.

As a reminder, the reproduced signature flexibility announced in March 2020 became permanent policy on July 25. The reproduced signature must be of an original handwritten signature, and copies of original documents containing the wet signatures must be retained.

Disclaimer

This article, under no circumstances, acts as legal advice; therefore, for any immigration questions, please contact your Attorney or the Ahluwalia Law Offices, P.C. (Team ALO).