U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted several new and revised forms to our website on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. These forms are associated with the Feb. 24, 2020 implementation of the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule.
These new and revised forms will not be used in Illinois, where the Final Rule remains enjoined by a federal court. The Department of Homeland Security has requested a stay of the Illinois injunction from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in light of the Supreme Court decision to stay the last nationwide injunction. If you are applying for adjustment of status and live in Illinois, or are a petitioning for/are an employer of an alien applying for an extension of nonimmigrant stay or change of nonimmigrant status and are located in Illinois, please review the information on our website for Illinois residents to access forms and information about how to apply in light of the injunction. Should the injunction in Illinois be lifted, USCIS will provide additional public guidance.
Once the Final Rule has been implemented on Feb. 24, 2020, we will reject prior editions of forms if the postmark date is on or after Feb. 24, 2020, except in Illinois. For applications and petitions sent by commercial courier, the postmark date is the date on the courier receipt. If we receive an application or petition on a prior edition of a form, we will reject that form, and the applicant or petitioner will need to file a new application or petition.
New and Revised FormsWe have posted these new forms:
- Form I-944, Declaration of Self Sufficiency
- Form I-945, Public Charge Bond
- Form I-356, Request for Cancellation of Public Charge Bond
We have also posted these revised forms:
- Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker
- Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker
- Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
- Form I-485 Supplement A, Adjustment of Status Under Section 245(i)
- Form I-485 Supplement J, Confirmation of Bona Fide Job Offer or Request for Job Portability Under INA Section 204(j)
- Form I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA
- Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member
- Form I-864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act
- Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
- Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility
- Form I-539, Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status
- Form I-539 online
Further Information We have published guidance based on the final rule in the USCIS Policy Manual. For additional information, see the Policy Alert.
In the coming weeks, we will hold a public engagement session to help the public understand the rule and filing requirements.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis) and Instagram (@USCIS).
Kind regards,
Public Engagement Division
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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