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Original Date Announced
April 3, 2018Starting April 2, USCIS will destroy Permanent Resident Cards, Employment Authorization Cards and Travel Documents returned as undeliverable by the U.S. Postal Service after 60 business days if USCIS is not contacted by the document’s intended recipient to provide the correct address. [ID #716]
USCIS News Alert: Undeliverable Permanent Resident and Employment Authorization Cards and Travel Documents to be Destroyed After 60 DaysEffective Date
April 2, 2018Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: USCISPre Trump-Era Policies
- June 28, 2016 Destruction of Secure Forms/Cards and Benefit Documents returned to USCIS as undeliverable must be in accordance with the Records Policy Manual (RPM), Office of Security and Integrity (OSI) policy, and other retention schedules. Formerly, USCIS was permitted to destroy the undeliverable documents 1 year after the date of the document's return to the possession of USCIS. USCIS Request for Records Disposition Authority