Adjudicator's Field Manual, USCIS, Redacted Public Version- Updated Through June 18, 2007

Table of Contents

Appendices

Transmittal Memoranda

Immigrants and Other Permanent or Semi-Permanent Classifications.
Chapter 20	Immigrants in General.
20.1	Numerical Limitations and the Visa Bulletin
20.2	Petition Validity
20.3	Petition Revocation
20.4	Petition Withdrawal
20.5	Enforceable Affidavits of Support
Chapter 21	Family-based Petitions and Applications.
21.1	General Information About Relative Visa Petitions
21.2	Factors Common to the Adjudication of All Relative Petitions
21.3	Petition for a Spouse
21.4	Petition for a Child, Son, or Daughter
21.5	Petition for an Orphan
21.6	Petition for a Hague Convention Adoption [Reseved]
21.7	Petition for an Amerasian
21.8	Petition for a Parent
21.9	Petition for a Sibling
21.10	Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition
21.11	Petition for Spouse, Child, or Parent of Certain Deceased U.S. Armed Forces Members
Chapter 22	Employment-Based Petitions, Entrepreneurs and Special Immigrants.
22.1	Prior Law and Historical Background
22.2	Employment-based Petitions (Forms I-140)
22.3	Special Immigrant Cases
22.4	Employment Creation Entrepreneur Cases
Chapter 23	Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Resident.
23.1	Prior Law and Historical Background.
23.2	General Adjustment of Status Issues
23.3	Medical Examinations.
23.4	Presumption of Lawful Admission and Creation of Record under 8 CFR 101

23.5	Adjustment of Status under Section 245 of the Act
23.6	Refugee and Asylee Adjustment under Section 209 of the Act
23.7	Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence under Section 249 of the Act
23.8	Section 289 Cases
23.9	Section 7 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 Cases
23.10	Adjustment of Status under Section 13 of the Act of September 11, 1957 (8 U.S.C. 1255b)
23.11	Cuban Adjustment Act Cases
23.12	Adjustment of Status under NACARA (sec. 202 of Pub L 105-100)
23.13	Adjustment of Status under HRIFA (sec. 902 of Pub L 105-277)
23.14	Adjustment of Status for Certain Syrian Nationals Granted Asylum
Chapter 24	Legalization.
24.1	Historical Background
24.2	Legalization under Section 245a of the Act
24.3	Special Agricultural Worker (SAW) and Replacement Agricultural Worker (RAW) Programs
24.4	Family Unity Program
24.5	Legalization Provisions of the LIFE Act.
24.6	LIFE Act Family Unity Provisions
Chapter 25	Petitions for Removal of Conditions on Conditional Residence.
25.1	Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986 (Form I-751)
25.2	Entrepreneurs (Form I-829)
Chapter 26	Rescission of Adjustment to Lawful Permanent Resident Status.
26.1	Adjudication Issues.
26.2	Adjudication Procedures.

III. Nonimmigrants and Other Temporary Status Aliens

Chapter 30	Nonimmigrants in General.
30.1	Maintaining Status
30.2	Extension of Stay for Nonimmigrants
30.3	Change of Nonimmigrant Status Under Section 248 INA
30.4	Replacement of Arrival-Departure Records
30.5	Status as a Foreign Government Official or Employee of an International Organization
30.6	Extensions of Stay for Certain A and G Nonimmigrants
30.7	Unauthorized Employment and Other Incidents Involving A or G Nonimmigrants
30.8	Affidavits of Support for Nonimmigrants
30.9	Geographically Restricted Nonimmigrants
30.10	Termination of Approval (Revocation of Approval of Petition)
30.11	Adjustment of Status to Nonimmigrant