# Volume 8 - Admissibility

- Guidance
- Resources (86)
- Appendices (5)
- Updates (42)
- History (0)

## Resources

10 U.S.C. 504(b) - Citizenship or residency

15 U.S.C. 1681 - Congressional findings and statement of purpose

21 U.S.C. 802 - Definitions

21 U.S.C. 841 - Prohibited acts A

22 CFR 40.51 - Labor certification

29 CFR 570 - Child labor regulations, orders and statements of interpretation

29 U.S.C. 213(c) - Child labor requirements

31 USC 9304-9308 - Surety corporations

42 CFR 34 - Medical examination of aliens

42 CFR 34.4 - Medical notifications

42 U.S.C. 1382c                                 (PDF) - Definitions

42 U.S.C. 252 - Medical examination of aliens

42 U.S.C. 413 - Quarter and quarter of coverage

42 U.S.C. 416(l) - Retirement age

7 CFR 273 - Certification of eligible households

8 CFR 1.2 - Definitions

8 CFR 1.3 - Lawfully present aliens for purposes of applying for Social Security benefits

8 CFR 1003.14 - Jurisdiction and commencement of proceedings

8 CFR 1003.1 - Organization, jurisdiction, and powers of the Board of Immigration Appeals

8 CFR 103.6 - Immigration bonds

8 CFR 204.5 - Petitions for employment-based immigrants

8 CFR 212.4 - Applications for the exercise of discretion under section 212(d)(1) and 212(d)(3)

8 CFR 213a - Affidavits of support on behalf of immigrants

8 CFR 235 - Inspection of persons applying for admission

8 CFR 245.11 - Adjustment of aliens in S nonimmigrant classification

8 CFR 292 - Representation and appearances

8 U.S.C. 1601-1646 - Restricting welfare and public benefits for aliens

8 U.S.C. 1611                                 (PDF) - Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal public benefits

8 U.S.C. 1612                                 (PDF) - Limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs

8 U.S.C. 1613                                 (PDF) - Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for Federal means-tested public benefit

8 U.S.C. 1641                                 (PDF) - Definitions

*Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary For Protection Of Life Or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation*, 66 FR 3613 (Jan. 16, 2001) (Final rule)

INA 101 - Definitions

INA 101(a)(15) - Nonimmigrant classifications

INA 101(a)(37) - Definition of totalitarian party

INA 201 - Worldwide level of immigration

INA 203 - Allocation of immigrant visas

INA 208 - Asylum

INA 212(a) - Excludable aliens; classes of aliens ineligible for visas or admission

INA 212(a)(1) - Health-related grounds

INA 212(a)(3)(D) - Immigrant membership in totalitarian party

INA 212(a)(4), 8 CFR 212.20-212.23 - Public charge inadmissibility

INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) - Illegal entrants and immigration violators - misrepresentation

INA 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) - Illegal entrants and immigration violators - falsely claiming citizenship

INA 212(a)(9)(B) - Aliens unlawfully present

INA 212(d) - Temporary admission of nonimmigrants

INA 212(g) - Bond and conditions for admission of alien excludable on health-related grounds

INA 212(i) - Admission of immigrant excludable for fraud or willful misrepresentation of material fact

INA 213, 8 CFR 213.1 - Admission of aliens on giving bond or undertaking; return upon permanent departure; adjustment of status of aliens on submission of a public charge bond

INA 213A, 8 CFR 213a - Requirements for sponsor's declaration of financial support

INA 221(d) - Physical examination

INA 232, 8 CFR 232 - Detention of aliens for physical and mental examination

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

INA 237(a)(5) - Public charge (deportable aliens)

INA 239, 8 CFR 239 - Initiation of removal proceedings

INA 245(j) - Adjustment to permanent resident status

INA 245, 8 CFR 245 - Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence

INA 248, 8 CFR 248 - Change of nonimmigrant classification

INA 289 - Application to American Indians born in Canada

Pub. L. 104-193                                 (PDF) - Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104-208                              (PDF) - Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

Pub. L. 106-395                                 (PDF) - Child Citizenship Act of 2000

Pub. L. 111-293                                 (PDF) - Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act of 2010

Pub. L. 111-8                                  (PDF) - Section 602(b), Title VI of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009

Pub. L. 113-4                                 (PDF) - 127 Stat 54 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

Pub. L. 89-732                              (PDF) - Cuban Refugees Adjustment of Status

Section 11, 26 Stat 1084              (PDF) of the Immigration Act of 1891

Section 212(a)(15), 66 Stat 163                                 (PDF), 183 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952

Sections 1-2, 22 Stat 214              (PDF) of the Immigration Act of 1882

Technical Instructions for Civil Surgeons

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

I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

I-134, Declaration of Financial Support

I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion

I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability

I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Act

I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record

I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member

I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA

I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

I-910, Application for Civil Surgeon Designation

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

Public Charge Inadmissibility, USCIS National Engagement (Sept. 29, 2022) Power Point Presentation         (PDF, 1.24 MB)

## Appendices

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications (PDF, 116.14 KB)

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Family-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Family-Based Adjustment of Status Applications (PDF, 150.97 KB)

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Other Applicants

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Other Applicants (PDF, 175.38 KB)

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Refugee, Asylee, and Parolee Adjustment of Status Applications

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Refugee, Asylee, and Parolee Adjustment of Status Applications (PDF, 106.73 KB)

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Special Immigrant Adjustment of Status Applications

Appendix: Applicability of INA 212(a)(4) to Special Immigrant Adjustment of Status Applications (PDF, 159.03 KB)

## Updates

April 04, 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the evidentiary value of the Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693).

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8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

February 28, 2024

This technical update to Volume 8, Part J, Chapter 3 adds a citation to the 2021 Board of Immigration Appeal’s Decision, *Matter of O-R-E-*, which further explains when misrepresentations of identity are material, and makes conforming edits to the Policy Manual main text.

8 USCIS-PM J.3 - Chapter 3 - Adjudicating Inadmissibility

July 20, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to help applicants for adjustment of status more easily identify whether they are subject to the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

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8 USCIS-PM G.3 - Chapter 3 - Applicability

March 31, 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to remove the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on the Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) be dated no more than 60 days before an applicant files the application for the underlying immigration benefit.

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8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

January 25, 2023

This technical update incorporates into Volume 8 the policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced December 19, 2022, addressing the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as implemented by the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule, 87 FR 55472          (PDF) (Sep. 9, 2022).

This guidance became effective December 23, 2022, and applies to adjustment of status applications postmarked (or filed electronically, if applicable) on or after that date. For applications postmarked (or submitted electronically, if applicable) before December 23, 2022, USCIS will continue to apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility consistent with the statute and the 1999 Interim Field Guidance.

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

December 19, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the public charge ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as implemented by the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule, 87 FR 55472          (PDF) (Sep. 9, 2022).

The new final rule and policy guidance become effective December 23, 2022, and apply to adjustment of status applications postmarked (or filed electronically, if applicable) on or after that date. For applications postmarked (or submitted electronically, if applicable) before December 23, 2022, USCIS will continue to apply the public charge ground of inadmissibility consistent with the statute and the 1999 Interim Field Guidance.

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8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

September 29, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is extending the temporary waiver of the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) be dated no more than 60 days before an applicant files the application for the underlying immigration benefit.

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8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

September 08, 2022

This technical update to Volume 8 alerts readers to the September 9, 2022 publication of the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule, 87 FR 55472          (PDF), and clarifies that USCIS will continue to apply the 1999 Interim Field Guidance until the final rule goes into effect on December 23, 2022. For more information about how USCIS is applying the public charge ground of inadmissibility, see the Public Charge Resources webpage.

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

June 24, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on inadmissibility under section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), specifically, the effect of returning to the United States during the statutory 3-year or 10-year period after departure or removal (if applicable). Under this policy guidance, a noncitizen who again seeks admission more than 3 or 10 years after the relevant departure or removal, is not inadmissible under INA 212(a)(9)(B) even if the noncitizen returned to the United States, with or without authorization, during the statutory 3-year or 10-year period.

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8 USCIS-PM O.6 - Chapter 6 - Effect of Seeking Admission Following Accrual of Unlawful Presence

May 25, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating existing guidance based on revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Technical Instructions regarding gonorrhea and syphilis.

8 USCIS-PM B.6 - Chapter 6 - Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance

February 17, 2022

USCIS is administering the public charge inadmissibility statute (section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) consistent with the 1999 Interim Field Guidance to determine whether a noncitizen is inadmissible as likely at any time to become a public charge. The 1999 Interim Field Guidance is the policy that was in place before the 2019 Public Charge Final Rule was implemented. The 2019 Public Charge Final Rule is no longer in effect. For more information about how USCIS is applying the public charge ground of inadmissibility, see the Public Charge Resources webpage.

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

February 01, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to allow certain Afghan nationals applying for adjustment of status after evacuation under Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) to use the report of an immigration medical examination completed abroad by a panel physician to satisfy the requirement normally demonstrated on a Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) completed by a USCIS-designated civil surgeon, as long as certain conditions are met.

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8 USCIS-PM B.3 - Chapter 3 - Applicability of Medical Examination and Vaccination Requirement

December 09, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily waiving the requirement that the civil surgeon’s signature on the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) be dated no more than 60 days before an applicant files the application for the underlying immigration benefit.

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8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

October 01, 2021

This technical update incorporates the policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced September 14, 2021, regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with recently updated requirements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The updated guidance requires applicants subject to the immigration medical examination to submit COVID-19 vaccination records before completion of immigration medical examinations conducted in the United States and overseas. This guidance became effective October 1, 2021.

8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement

9 USCIS-PM D.3 - Chapter 3 - Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement

October 01, 2021

This technical update to Volume 8 modifies several footnotes to note the divergence from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)’s decision in *Matter of Richmond*, 26 I&N Dec. 779, 787 (BIA 2016) in the Eleventh Circuit. In *Patel v. U.S. Att'y Gen.*, 971 F.3d 1258, 1272 (11th Cir. 2020) (en banc), the Eleventh Circuit held that a false claim to U.S. citizenship does not have to be material in order to result in inadmissibility. This decision only applies to cases within the jurisdiction of the Eleventh Circuit, which covers Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. This update also removes redundant footnotes.

8 USCIS-PM K.2 - Chapter 2 - Determining False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

October 01, 2021

This technical update to Volume 8 removes the temporary extension of the validity period of the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693) announced August 12, 2021. This temporary extension expires October 1, 2021.

8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

September 14, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with recently updated requirements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The updated guidance requires applicants subject to the immigration medical examination to submit COVID-19 vaccination records before completion of immigration medical examinations conducted in the United States and overseas. This guidance becomes effective October 1, 2021.

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8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement

9 USCIS-PM D.3 - Chapter 3 - Waiver of Immigrant Vaccination Requirement

August 12, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily extending the validity period of the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (Form I-693). This temporary extension is effective through September 30, 2021.

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8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

July 30, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the urgent need for additional civil surgeons to conduct immigration medical examinations in support of Operation Allies Refuge. This guidance became effective July 26, 2021.

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8 USCIS-PM C.3 - Chapter 3 - Blanket Civil Surgeon Designation

July 16, 2021

This technical update to Volume 8 removes all references to the U.S. Department of State’s 90-day rule.

8 USCIS-PM J.3 - Chapter 3 - Adjudicating Inadmissibility

May 11, 2021

This technical update replaces all instances of the term “alien” with “noncitizen” or other appropriate terms throughout the Policy Manual where possible, as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].

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

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

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

10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization

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

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

March 10, 2021

This technical update removes the guidance in Volume 2, Part A, Chapter 4, Volume 8, Part G, and Volume 12, Part D, Chapter 2 relating to the administration of the public charge ground of inadmissibility under the *Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds* final rule, 84 FR 41292 (Aug. 14, 2019); as amended by *Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds; Correction*, 84 FR 52357 (Oct. 2, 2019) ( “Public Charge Final Rule”), which was implemented on Feb. 24, 2020. On Nov. 2, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated the Public Charge Final Rule nationwide. On Nov. 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an administrative stay and, on Nov. 19, 2020, a stay pending appeal of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ Nov. 2, 2020 decision. On Mar. 9, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit lifted its stay and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ order vacating the Public Charge Final Rule went into effect. USCIS immediately stopped applying the Public Charge Final Rule to all pending applications and petitions that would have been subject to the rule. For information on related litigation affecting implementation, see the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule: Litigation webpage.

2 USCIS-PM A.4 - Chapter 4 - Extension of Stay, Change of Status, and Extension of Petition Validity

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

12 USCIS-PM D.2 - Chapter 2 - Lawful Permanent Resident Admission for Naturalization

October 02, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address inadmissibility based on membership in or affiliation with the Communist or any other totalitarian party.

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8 USCIS-PM F.3 - Chapter 3 - Immigrant Membership in Totalitarian Party

June 16, 2020

This technical update removes the WA Food Assistance Program for Legal Immigrants from the list of examples of state, local, and tribal cash assistance programs that are considered income maintenance for purposes of the public charge inadmissibility determination.

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

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

April 24, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the false claim to U.S. citizenship ground of inadmissibility.

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8 USCIS-PM K - Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

February 24, 2020

**Note: On Nov. 2, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated the Public Charge Final Rule nationwide. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit later issued a stay of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ Nov. 2, 2020 decision. On Mar. 9, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit lifted the stay and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ order vacating the Public Charge Final Rule went into effect. USCIS immediately stopped applying the Public Charge Final Rule to all pending applications and petitions that would have been subject to the rule. For information on related litigation affecting implementation, see the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule: Litigation webpage. The alert text below and related guidance are no longer in effect.**

This update incorporates into Volumes 2, 8, and 12 policy guidance that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced February 5, 2020, implementing the Inadmissibility of Public Charge Grounds Final Rule. This guidance is in effect as of February 24, 2020 and applies nationwide to all applications and petitions postmarked on or after that date. Certain classes of aliens are exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility (such as refugees, asylees, certain VAWA self-petitioners, U petitioners, and T applicants) and therefore, are not subject to the Final Rule. For more information about the classes of [noncitizens] who are exempt from the Final Rule, see the appendices related to applicability. For information on related litigation affecting implementation, see the USCIS webpage on the injunction.

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2 USCIS-PM A.4 - Chapter 4 - Extension of Stay, Change of Status, and Extension of Petition Validity

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

12 USCIS-PM D.2 - Chapter 2 - Lawful Permanent Resident Admission for Naturalization

February 05, 2020

**Note: On Nov. 2, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated the Public Charge Final Rule nationwide. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit later issued a stay of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ Nov. 2, 2020 decision. On Mar. 9, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit lifted the stay and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ order vacating the Public Charge Final Rule went into effect. USCIS immediately stopped applying the Public Charge Final Rule to all pending applications and petitions that would have been subject to the rule. For information on related litigation affecting implementation, see the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule: Litigation webpage. The alert text below and related guidance are no longer in effect.**

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. This policy guidance is effective on February 24, 2020, and will apply to all applicants and petitioners filing applications and petitions for adjustment of status, extension of stay, and change of status, except for applicants and petitioners in the State of Illinois, whose cases will be adjudicated under prior policy, including the 1999 Interim Field Guidance         (PDF) and AFM Ch. 61.1        (PDF). For additional information, see Public Charge Inadmissibility Determinations in Illinois. Certain classes of aliens are exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility (such as refugees, asylees, certain VAWA self-petitioners, U petitioners, and T applicants) and therefore, are not subject to the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule. For more information about the classes of [noncitizens] who are exempt from the final rule, see the appendices related to applicability.

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2 USCIS-PM A.4 - Chapter 4 - Extension of Stay, Change of Status, and Extension of Petition Validity

8 USCIS-PM G - Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

12 USCIS-PM D.2 - Chapter 2 - Lawful Permanent Resident Admission for Naturalization

December 10, 2019

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating existing guidance based on revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Technical Instructions regarding tuberculosis, gonorrhea, and syphilis and the change in nomenclature from leprosy to Hansen’s Disease. USCIS is also updating how USCIS submits a request to CDC for advisory opinion and removing the outdated vaccination chart.

8 USCIS-PM B.1 - Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background

8 USCIS-PM B.6 - Chapter 6 - Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance

8 USCIS-PM B.8 - Chapter 8 - Drug Abuse or Drug Addiction

8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement

October 08, 2019

This technical update replaces all instances of the term “foreign national” with “alien” throughout the Policy Manual as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].

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

2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants

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

10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization

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

12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization

June 06, 2019

This technical update changes language to state that USCIS officers “may” refer proposed civil surgeon designation revocations to the USCIS Office of the Chief Counsel for review. Previously, the language specified that USCIS counsel “must” review any proposed civil surgeon designation revocation.

8 USCIS-PM C.4 - Chapter 4 - Termination and Revocation

June 05, 2019

This technical update incorporates clarifications regarding the Department of State (DOS)'s "90-day rule." While this "rule" does not apply to USCIS because it is DOS policy, USCIS is clarifying that it may also find that an applicant made a willful misrepresentation due to a status violation or conduct in the United States that is inconsistent with the applicant's prior representations, especially where the violation or conduct occurred shortly after the consular interview or admission to the United States.

8 USCIS-PM J.3 - Chapter 3 - Adjudicating Inadmissibility

October 16, 2018

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in Volume 8, Part B of the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the period of time during which a Form I-693 submitted in support of a related immigration benefits application is considered valid.

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8 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility

March 28, 2018

This technical update incorporates changes that the Department of State (DOS) made to its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) regarding its interpretation of the term “misrepresentation.”

8 USCIS-PM J.3 - Chapter 3 - Adjudicating Inadmissibility

December 14, 2016

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance to address the false claim to U.S. citizenship ground of inadmissibility under section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 

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8 USCIS-PM K - Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship

November 02, 2016

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating guidance regarding health-related grounds of inadmissibility in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rulemaking updating Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 34 (42 CFR 34).

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8 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility

May 30, 2014

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing an update to policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual addressing the validity period of civil surgeon endorsements on the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, Form I-693.

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8 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Review of Medical Examination Documentation

April 08, 2014

This technical update clarifies that an applicant for civil surgeon designation must, at a minimum, submit a copy of the medical degree to show he or she is a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy.

8 USCIS-PM C.2 - Chapter 2 - Application for Civil Surgeon Designation

March 25, 2014

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance on the fraud and willful misrepresentation grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(6)(C)(i) and the corresponding waiver under INA 212(i).

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8 USCIS-PM J - Part J - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation

9 USCIS-PM F - Part F - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation

March 11, 2014

This technical update replaces the list of vaccines contraindicated for pregnant or immuno-compromised applicants with a reference to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Vaccination Technical Instructions. This ensures the Policy Manual guidance includes the most up-to-date information.

8 USCIS-PM B.9 - Chapter 9 - Vaccination Requirement

January 28, 2014

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to centralize the civil surgeon designation process at the National Benefits Center, effective March 11, 2014.

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8 USCIS-PM C - Part C - Civil Surgeon Designation and Revocation

January 28, 2014

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on the health-related grounds of inadmissibility under INA 212(a)(1) and corresponding waivers under INA 212(g).

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8 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility

9 USCIS-PM D - Part D - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility

## Version History

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-                  Part A - Admissibility Policies and Procedures               
-                  Part B - Health-Related Grounds of Inadmissibility               
-                  Part C - Civil Surgeon Designation and Revocation               
-                  Part D - Criminal and Related Grounds of Inadmissibility               
-                  Part E - Terrorism               
-                  Part F - National Security and Related Grounds of Inadmissibility               
-                  Part G - Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility               
-                  Part H - Labor Certification and Select Immigrant Qualifications               
-                  Part I - Illegal Entrants and Other Immigration Violators               
-                  Part J - Fraud and Willful Misrepresentation               
-                  Part K - False Claim to U.S. Citizenship               
-                  Part L - Documentation Requirements               
-                  Part M - Citizenship Ineligibility               
-                  Part N - Noncitizens Previously Removed               
-                  Part O - Noncitizens Unlawfully Present               
-                  Part P - Noncitizens Present After Previous Immigration Violation               
-                  Part Q - Practicing Polygamists, International Child Abductors, Unlawful Voters, and Tax Evaders               

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