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Original Date Announced
November 18, 2020In PM-602-0180, USCIS expands mandatory in-person interviews for refugee/asylee relative petitions (Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition), to ultimately include petitioners in addition to beneficiaries, regardless of location. While beneficiaries of these petitions are already interviewed abroad, under the new USCIS policy memorandum, "USCIS will require most petitioners to appear for an interview". The memo provides a timeline for phased implementation of the new interview requirement. [ID# 1202]
PM-602-0180: Expanding Interviews to Refugee/Asylee Relative PetitionsEffective Date
November 18, 2020Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
December 10, 20212021.12.10 USCIS Reverts to Previous Criteria for Interviewing Petitioners Requesting Derivative Refugee and Asylee Status for Family Members
This Biden administration policy revokes in full the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On December 10, 2021, USCIS rescinded the November 2020 policy that had required interviews of all petitioners filing Form I-730, deeming it inconsistent with EO 14012 and 14013. Effective immediately, USCIS will make case-by-case determinations on whether to interview Form I-730 petitioners.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
December 10, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced 2021.12.10 USCIS Reverts to Previous Criteria for Interviewing Petitioners Requesting Derivative Refugee and Asylee Status for Family MembersDecember 10, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual RescindedTrump Administration Actions: Agency Directive Change in PracticeSubject Matter: Refugees Asylum, Withholding and CATAgencies Affected: USCISAssociated or Derivative Policies
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Expanding Interviews to Refugee/Asylee Relative Petitions