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EOIR proposes revisions to Form EOIR-27, Entry of Appearance as Attorney/Representative Before BIA

  1. Original Date Announced

    September 22, 2020

    EOIR is requesting comment on proposed substantive and non-substantive revisions to Form EOIR-27, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). This form's purpose is to allow an attorney or representative to file his or her entry of appearance for each matter before the BIA. EOIR has added, among other things, language clarifying that the practitioner, by entering his or her appearance before EOIR, acknowledges that they will be subject to the disciplinary rules and procedures at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.101 et seq., including, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. §§ 292.3(h)(3), 1003.108(c), publication of the practitioner's name and findings of misconduct should the practitioner be subject to any public discipline by EOIR. [ID #1075]

    EOIR requests comment on proposed revisions to Form EOIR-27 Proposed changes to Form EOIR-27
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  3. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    January 14, 2022

    EOIR-27 (Rev. Jan. 2022)

    In January 2022, EOIR issued a revised EOIR-27 incorporating many of the proposed changes identified in this entry.

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  4. Biden Administration Action: Under Study

    August 9, 2023

    2023.08.09 DOJ 60-Day Notice and Request for Comment on Proposed Revisions to Form EOIR-27

    On August 9, 2023, EOIR issued a notice seeking comments by October 10, 2023, on proposed revisions to Form EOIR-27, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative Before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The revisions would update how to obtain automated case information and clarify that a practitioner of record is authorized to file a notice of entry of appearance before the BIA, rather than an entry of limited appearance.

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Current Status

Partially in effect

Most Recent Action

August 9, 2023 Action: Under Study 2023.08.09 DOJ 60-Day Notice and Request for Comment on Proposed Revisions to Form EOIR-27
January 14, 2022
Acted on by Biden Administration
August 9, 2023
Acted on by Biden Administration

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Proposed
Trump Administration Action: Forms and Information Collection
Subject Matter: Hearings and Adjudications
Agencies Affected: EOIR

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