USCIS Reinstates ‘Prior Deference’ Policy in Adjudicating Extensions of Visa Matters Involving Same Parties and Facts
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21
On April 27, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance “instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new material facts.” This USCIS policy update reverts back to a long-standing policy originally established in 2004....
By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,