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Original Date Announced
November 21, 2017USCIS will no longer recognize an individual’s Cuban consular certificate (documenting birth outside of Cuba to at least one Cuban parent) as proof of Cuban citizenship for purposes of the Cuban Adjustment Act. The Act permits LPR status for Cuban natives or citizens if certain requirements are met. [ID #614]
USCIS Policy Memorandum (PM-602-0154): Updated Agency Interpretation of Cuban Citizenship Law for Purposes of the Cuban Adjustment Act; Rescission of Matter of Vazquez as an Adopted DecisionEffective Date
November 21, 2017Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCISPre Trump-Era Policies
- July 31, 2007 Under the USCIS Administrative Appeals decision in Matter of Vazquez, a Cuban consular certificate documenting an individual’s birth outside of Cuba to at least one Cuban parent was formerly accepted as proof of Cuban citizenship for those seeking LPR status under the Cuban Adjustment Act. USCIS Memo: Matter of Vazquez (July 31, 2007)