USCIS Expands Flexibility to Respond to Agency Requests

USCIS Expands Flexibility to Respond to Agency Requests
Publication Date, 09/11/2020

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services expanded the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020 to assist applicants and petitioners who respond to certain:

Requests for Evidence;

• Continuations of Requests for Evidence (N-14);
• Notices of Intent to Deny;
• Notice of Intent to Revoke;
• Notifications of Intent to Cancel and Notifications of Intent to Cancel Regional Investment Centers;
• Motions to Reopen a Form N-400 pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Repeal Information After Grant;
• Filing date requirements for Form N-336, Request for Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (under Section 336 of the INA), or
• Filing date requirements for Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.

Notification / Petition / Date of Issuance of Decision:
This flexibility applies to the above documents if the issue date that appears in the petition, notification or decision is between March 1 and until January 1, 2021, inclusive.

Response Deadline:

USCIS will consider a response to prior requests and notifications received within 60 calendar days of the due date of the response stated in the petition or notification before taking any action. We will consider a Form N-336 or Form I-290B received up to 60 calendar days from the date of the decision before taking any action.