{"id":1825,"date":"2022-08-08T07:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T07:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2022-08-08T14:13:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T14:13:33","slug":"uscis-extends-flexibilities-related-to-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/uscis-extends-flexibilities-related-to-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"USCIS Extends Flexibilities Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>USCIS Extends Flexibilities: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (<strong>USCIS<\/strong>) has declared two accommodations being made related to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the USCIS again has extended the<strong> response time flexibility<\/strong>, initially declared on 20th March 2020. Second, the USCIS has made permanent the policy that allows all benefit forms and documents to be submitted with reproduced original signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Response Time Flexibility | USCIS Extends Flexibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The USCIS has expanded the <strong>response time flexibility<\/strong> for a variety of request types and notices. This flexibility applies to candidates and petitioners responding to any of the following, given from 1st March 2020, through <strong>23rd October 2022<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs)<\/li><li>Requests for evidence (RFEs)<\/li><li>Notices of Intent to Revoke (NOIRs)<\/li><li>Continuations to request evidence (N-14)<\/li><li>Notices of Intent to Rescind<\/li><li>Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant<\/li><li>Notices of Intent to Terminate regional investment centers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The USCIS will consider a response to the <strong>above requests<\/strong> and notification received within <strong>60 calendar days<\/strong> after the response due date set in the request or notice before making a final decision on the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the USCIS will consider a<strong> Form I-290B<\/strong>, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or Form N-336. Request for a Hearing on a Decision in <strong>Naturalization Proceedings <\/strong>(Under Section 336 of the INA), if both of these standards are met:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The form was filed up to <strong>90 scheduled days<\/strong> from the issuance of a decision.<\/li><li>The USCIS made that decision between November 1, 2021, and <strong>23rd October 2022,<\/strong> inclusive.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The USCIS will consider a<strong> form I-290B <\/strong>received up to <strong>90 calendar days<\/strong> from the date of the decision before it makes any move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Allowing Reproduced Original Signatures Permanently<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The USCIS has made permanent a policy, which was at first implemented as a temporary measure on<strong> 21st March 2020<\/strong>. To accept reproduced original signatures for all benefit forms and documents. As defined by the <strong>USCIS <\/strong>when the policy was at first declared, &#8220;[t] he implies that a document might be scanned, faxed, copied, or similarly reproduced provided that the copy must be of an <strong>original document <\/strong>containing an original handwritten signature unless otherwise specified.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-right\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/dhs-states-employers-have-until-july-31-to-update-i-9s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">The DHS States That Employers Have Until July 31, 2022, to Update I-9s With Expired List B Documents<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes forms that normally should be submitted with a unique, or &#8220;wet,&#8221; signature, for example,<strong> form I-129.<\/strong> The USCIS further cautions that, if a document with a reproduced signature is submitted. The USCIS could later request the document with the original signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering that the<strong> COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong> is as yet affecting numerous aspects of day-to-day existence. It is empowering that the USCIS has expanded these <strong>flexibilities<\/strong>. Moreover, making permanent the policy to allow for reproduced signatures is small. But an important step toward bringing the agency into the <strong>21st century<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USCIS Extends Flexibilities: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has declared two accommodations being&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1618],"tags":[768,1801,17,16,1501,362,458],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>USCIS Extends Flexibilities Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"USCIS has declared two accommodations being made related to the COVID-19. 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