# Part K - Statelessness

- Guidance
- Resources (32)
- Appendices (0)
- Updates (3)
- History (0)

## Resources

1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15  (PDF)

1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 24

1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 7

1997 European Convention on Nationality

8 CFR 103.3 - Denials, appeals, and precedent decisions

8 CFR 103.5 - Reopening or reconsideration

8 CFR 274a.12(c)(19) - Aliens who must apply for employment authorization

8 CFR 274a.12(c)(8) - Aliens who must apply for employment authorization

INA 101(a)(15)(T) - Definitions, T visa criteria

INA 101(a)(15)(U) - Definition of U nonimmigrant classification

INA 101(a)(21) - Definition of national

INA 101(a)(42)(A) - Definition of refugee

INA 103(a) - Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General

INA 208(a)(1) - Authority to apply for asylum

INA 212(d)(5)(a)- Temporary admission of nonimmigrants

INA 235(a) - Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing

INA 244(a) - Temporary Protected Status

INA 244(b) - Temporary Protected Status

INA 349 - Loss of nationality by native-born or naturalized citizen; voluntary action; burden of proof; presumptions

AR-11, Change of Address

G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative

I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion

I-765, Application for Employment Authorization

I-912, Request for Fee Waiver

1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness  (PDF)

Citizens of Nowhere: Solutions for the Stateless in the U.S.  (PDF)

DHS Announces Commitment to Enhance Protections for Stateless Individuals in the United States

How to Use the USCIS Policy Manual Website (PDF, 2.99 MB)

U.S. Department of State: Statelessness

USCIS Refugee and Asylum

## Appendices

No *appendices* available at this time.

## Updates

October 30, 2023

This technical update incorporates the policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced August 1, 2023, to address stateless noncitizens present in the United States. This guidance became effective October 30, 2023.

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August 01, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address stateless noncitizens present in the United States. This guidance becomes effective October 30, 2023.

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May 21, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating and incorporating relevant Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) content into the USCIS Policy Manual. As that process is ongoing, USCIS has moved any remaining AFM content to its corresponding USCIS Policy Manual Part, in PDF format, until relevant AFM content has been properly incorporated into the USCIS Policy Manual. To the extent that a provision in the USCIS Policy Manual conflicts with remaining AFM content or Policy Memoranda, the updated information in the USCIS Policy Manual prevails. To find remaining AFM content, see the crosswalk (PDF, 316.97 KB) between the AFM and the Policy Manual.

1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

3 USCIS-PM - Volume 3 - Humanitarian Protection and Parole

4 USCIS-PM - Volume 4 - Refugees and Asylees

5 USCIS-PM - Volume 5 - Adoptions

6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants

7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status

8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility

9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief

11 USCIS-PM - Volume 11 - Travel and Identity Documents

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

## Version History

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-                  Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background               
-                  Chapter 2 - USCIS Preparation of Statelessness Reports               
-                  Chapter 3 - Individualized and Case-by-Case Consideration               
-                  Chapter 4 - Applicability of Statelessness in Adjudicative Review               

Current as of April 11, 2024

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