美国移民资讯：好消息！美国移民局政策调整，绿卡批准率升高

2021年6月9日，美国移民局更新了《移民局政策指导手册》，明确了加速处理的条件和情况，更新了对于补件通知与拒绝意向通知的指示，并对于部分I-485调整身份申请待审理的非公民延长了其工作许可首签和续签的有效期。

补件通知与拒绝意向通知

2018年，前总统特朗普宣布，移民官员可以拒绝某些移民申请，而不是先颁发RFE或NOID。根据2021年6月9日美国移民局通知，将取消2018年7月特朗普时期的政策备忘录。

同时，移民局将恢复一份2013年6月备忘录的裁决原则，该备忘录指示移民局官员在有其它可能证明申请者有资格获批移民申请的证据时，签发一般性补件通知RFE或拒绝意向通知NOID。

2018年的备忘录给许多经过大量文书工作提交申请的人带来了很大的困难。拜登总统正在撤销这份备忘录，确保申请人有机会纠正错误和无意的疏忽，再次向美国移民局提交丢失的文件，而不是重新开始申请。一般来说，当移民局官员确认额外的信息或解释可能可以确定移民申请的资格时，他们将会签发RFE或NOID。这不仅会减少积压，而且能更快地确定合法移民的资格。

工作许可延长

对于某些身份调整的申请人，更新后的政策将会把首签及续签的工作许可EAD的有效期由1年延长至2年。此举预计将减少美国移民局收到的就业授权请求的数量，并允许移民局将有限的资源转移到其他优先的工作。

移民局此举通过延长合格候选人的就业有效期，有助于减少移民局已经积压的处理时间，消除合法移民到美国的障碍。

明确移民福利申请的加速审理资格

此次移民局政策手册更新中明确了满足加速审理的标准。加速审理申请属于移民局的特殊情况服务，仅在特定移民福利申请人急需其申请被审理的情况可用。加速审理要求通常由移民局进行逐案审理。美国移民局和美国移民海关执法局也将对获最终驱逐令或正在驱逐令程序中的非公民的加急请求进行协调。

此外，该指导中指出，促进美国的文化和社会利益的非营利组织所提出的移民福利申请，移民局或将考虑加速审理，即使该福利可以使用加急处理申请。

不论是限制移民官拒绝意向通知权限，延长工卡有效期，还是明确移民福利申请的加速审理资格，均有助于消除积压。此前美国国务院已经明确将按照1.跨国收养签证、即将超龄以及某些特殊移民签证；2.未婚夫妻签证和SB-1回美签证；3.美国政府海外某些雇员的亲属移民签证；所有其他移民签证，包括职业移民签证和多元化签证四个优先级来处理加压案件。

拜登上任以来，致力于促进合法移民制度，并将继续作出改进，帮助个人走上公民之路，使移民制度现代化。上述政策更新均体现了该意向。

USCIS Updates Policies to Improve Immigration Services

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued new policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing; improve request for evidence (RFE) and notice of intent to deny (NOID) guidance; and increase the validity period for initial and renewal employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain noncitizens with pending adjustment of status applications.

“We are taking action to eliminate policies that fail to promote access to the legal immigration system, and will continue to make improvements that help individuals navigate the path to citizenship, and that modernize our immigration system,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas.

“These policy measures are consistent with the Biden-Harris administration's priorities to eliminate unnecessary barriers to our nation’s legal immigration system and reduce burdens on noncitizens who may be eligible for immigration benefits,” said Acting USCIS Director Tracy Renaud. “USCIS is committed to promoting policies and procedures that ensure we operate in a fair, efficient, and humane manner that reflects America’s heritage as a land of opportunity for those who seek it.”

Expedited Processing

Under the updated expedite criteria policy (PDF, 293.62 KB), benefit requestors and USCIS officers are provided further guidance on when expedited processing may be warranted. Additionally, nonprofit organizations whose request is in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States may request that a benefit be considered for expedited processing, even if premium processing is available for that benefit.

Expedited processing is a special-situation service that USCIS considers for benefit requestors who urgently need their request for immigration benefits adjudicated. USCIS reviews such requests on a case-by-case basis. Expedited requests for noncitizens with a final order of removal or noncitizens in removal proceedings are coordinated between USCIS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny

USCIS is returning to the adjudicative principles of a June 2013 memo (PDF) that instructed agency officers to issue an RFE or NOID when additional evidence could potentially demonstrate eligibility for an immigration benefit. As part of the updated RFE and NOID policy (PDF, 319.1 KB), USCIS is rescinding a July 2018 memo that permitted agency officers to deny certain immigration benefit requests instead of first issuing an RFE or NOID.

This updated policy will ensure that benefit requestors are given an opportunity to correct innocent mistakes and unintentional omissions. In general, a USCIS officer will issue an RFE or NOID when the officer determines additional information or explanation may potentially establish eligibility for an immigration benefit.

Employment Authorization Documents

Updated policy guidance (PDF, 296.76 KB) will increase the current one-year validity period on both initial and renewal EADs to two years for certain adjustment of status applicants. Increasing the validity period on EADs for certain adjustment applicants is expected to reduce the number of employment authorization requests USCIS receives and allow the agency to shift limited resources to other priority areas.

This guidance was issued due to ongoing processing delays affecting the completion of adjustment of status applications. Renewing EADs in this category is generally free, and USCIS received nearly 370,000 adjustment-related employment authorization requests in fiscal year 2020.

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