U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) Increases Scrutiny of Extension Petitions
26 Oct
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On Monday, October 23, 2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) announced the rescission of previous agency guidance that accorded deference to prior CIS approval decisions during the adjudication of petitions seeking an extension of stay in the same nonimmigrant status. Under the prior “deference memorandum,” CIS adjudicators were instructed […]