In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, US Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) is yet again extending the flexibilities it originally announced over two years ago, on March 30, 2020. USCIS’ 60-day deadline extension policy for responses to various agency actions has been extended through October 23, 2022, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to:
Requests for Evidence;
Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
Notices of Intent to Deny;
Notices of Intent to Revoke;
Notices of Intent to Rescind;
Notices of Intent to Terminate regional centers;
Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant.
USCIS notes that this flexibility applies to the above “documents if the issuance date listed on the request, notice, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and October 23, 2022.” The agency will consider a response to the above requests and notices received within sixty calendar days after the response due date in the request or notice before taking any action.
Additionally, USCIS will consider a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA), if:
The form was filed up to ninety calendar days from the issuance of a decision the agency made; and
USCIS made that decision anytime between Nov. 1, 2021, and October 23, 2022.
Finally, USCIS announced that the reproduced signature flexibility first announced in March 2020 will become permanent policy as of July 25, 2022.