USCIS Updates Guidance on Expedite Requests
October 23, 2024
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced an
update to its guidance on expedite requests, effective immediately. - The update in the USCIS Policy Manual clarifies how the agency considers
expedite requests related to government interests and requests related to
emergencies or urgent humanitarian situations, including travel-related requests. - The update also clarifies how to make an expedite request and explains how USCIS processes them.
- The update clarifies that USCIS will consider expediting Form I-131, Application for Travel Documents, Parole Documents, and Arrival/Departure Records, when a benefit requestor in the United States has "a pressing or critical need to leave the United States, whether the need to travel relates to an unplanned or planned event, such as a professional, academic, or personal commitment.”
SOURCE: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: USCIS Updates Policy Guidance Clarifying Expedite Requests | USCIS