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Original Date Announced
November 17, 2020USCIS updated the Policy Manual to consolidate guidance on the eligibility of certain employment-based adjustment of status applicants to transfer ("port") employment while adjustment of status applications are pending. It also explains how portability requests are made to and adjudicated by USCIS. The guidance replaces and supersedes sections of the Adjudicator's Field Manual. [ID# 1173]
Job Portability After Filing Application to Adjust Status Job Portability after Adjustment Filing and Other AC21 ProvisionsEffective Date
November 17, 2020Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter: Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedAgencies Affected: USCISPre Trump-Era Policies
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Now-superseded section of Adjudicators Field Manual relating to portability.
Adjudicator's Field Manual, Chapter 20.2 Immigrants in General: Petition Validity