Date Announced

In response to COVID-19, USCIS adopts measures to assist applicants and petitioners responding to certain Requests for Evidence, Notices of Intent to Deny, Notices of Intent to Revoke and Notices of Intent to Terminate, as well as certain filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion. This flexibility applies where the issuance date listed on the relevant request, notice or decision is between March 1, 2020 and May 1, 2020, inclusive. Any such requests received within 60 calendar days after the response due date set in the request or notice will be considered by USCIS before any action is taken. [ID #665]

See Biden administration action below.

Effective Date of Change

Subsequent Action

On May 1, 2020, USCIS extends flexibility for responding to certain agency requests where the issuance date listed on the relevant request, notice or decision, or request is between March 1 and July 1, 2020, inclusive.

Subsequent Action

USCIS further extends flexibility for responding to certain agency requests where the issuance date listed on the relevant request, notice or decision, or request is between March 1 and September 11, 2020 inclusive.

Subsequent Action

USCIS further extends flexibility for responding to certain agency requests. The flexibility applies to documents with issuance dates listed as between March 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021, inclusive.

Subsequent Action

USCIS further extends flexibility for responding to certain agency requests. The flexibility applies to documents with issuance dates listed as between March 1, 2020, and January 31, 2021, inclusive.

Biden Administration Action

This Biden administration policy extends the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

On January 28, 2021, USCIS extended flexibility for responding to agency requests. The flexibility applies to documents with issuance dates listed as between March 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, inclusive.