USCIS Policy Manual Table of Contents

Volume 7 | Adjustment of Status

Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status

• Part A - Adjustment of Status Policies and Procedures
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Filing Instructions
  • Chapter 4 - Documentation
  • Chapter 5 - Interview Guidelines
  • Chapter 6 - Adjudicative Review
  • Chapter 7 - Child Status Protection Act
  • Chapter 8 - Transfer of Underlying Basis
  • Chapter 9 - Death of Petitioner or Principal Beneficiary
  • Chapter 10 - Legal Analysis and Use of Discretion
  • Chapter 11 - Decision Procedures
• Part B - 245(a) Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Unlawful Immigration Status at Time of Filing (INA 245(c)(2))
  • Chapter 4 - Status and Nonimmigrant Visa Violations (INA 245(c)(2) and INA 245(c)(8))
  • Chapter 5 - Employment-Based Applicant Not in Lawful Nonimmigrant Status (INA 245(c)(7))
  • Chapter 6 - Unauthorized Employment (INA 245(c)(2) and INA 245(c)(8))
  • Chapter 7 - Other Barred Adjustment Applicants
  • Chapter 8 - Inapplicability of Bars to Adjustment
• Part C - 245(i) Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Grandfathering Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Eligibility and Filing Requirements
  • Chapter 4 - Documentation and Evidence
  • Chapter 5 - Adjudication and Decision
• Part D - Family-Based Adjustment
• Part E - Employment-Based Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background [Reserved]
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements [Reserved]
  • Chapter 3 - Immigrant Visa Availability and Priority Dates [Reserved]
  • Chapter 4 - Documentation and Evidence [Reserved]
  • Chapter 5 - Job Portability after Adjustment Filing and Other AC21 Provisions
  • Chapter 6 - Adjudication [Reserved]
  • Chapter 7 - National Interest Waiver Physicians [Reserved]
• Part F - Special Immigrant-Based Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Religious Workers
  • Chapter 3 - International Employees of U.S. Government Abroad
  • Chapter 4 - Panama Canal Zone Employees
  • Chapter 5 - Certain Physicians
  • Chapter 6 - Certain G-4 or NATO-6 Employees and their Family Members
  • Chapter 7 - Special Immigrant Juveniles
  • Chapter 8 - Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
  • Chapter 9 - Certain Broadcasters
  • Chapter 10 - Certain Afghan and Iraqi Nationals
• Part G - Diversity Immigrant-Based Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Documentation and Evidence
  • Chapter 4 - Adjudication
• Part H - Reserved
• Part I - Adjustment Based on Violence Against Women Act
• Part J - Trafficking Victim-Based Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Documentation and Evidence
  • Chapter 4 - Filing
  • Chapter 5 - Adjudication
• Part K - Crime Victim-Based Adjustment
• Part L - Refugee Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Admissibility and Waiver Requirements
  • Chapter 4 - Documentation and Evidence
  • Chapter 5 - Adjudication Procedures
  • Chapter 6 - Termination of Status and Notice to Appear Considerations
• Part M - Asylee Adjustment
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility Requirements
  • Chapter 3 - Admissibility and Waiver Requirements
  • Chapter 4 - Documentation and Evidence
  • Chapter 5 - Adjudication Procedures
  • Chapter 6 - Termination of Status and Notice to Appear Considerations
• Part N - Legalization
• Part O - Registration
  • Chapter 1 - Presumption of Lawful Admission
  • Chapter 2 - Presumption of Lawful Admission Despite Certain Errors Occurring at Entry
  • Chapter 3 - Children Born in the United States to Accredited Diplomats
  • Chapter 4 - Aliens Who Entered the United States Prior to January 1, 1972
  • Chapter 5 - Other Special Laws
• Part P - Other Adjustment Programs
  • Chapter 1 - Reserved
  • Chapter 2 - Reserved
  • Chapter 3 - Reserved
  • Chapter 4 - Reserved
  • Chapter 5 - Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness
  • Chapter 6 - Reserved
  • Chapter 7 - Reserved
  • Chapter 8 - Reserved
  • Chapter 9 - Amerasian Immigrants
  • Chapter 10 - Reserved
• Part Q - Rescission of Lawful Permanent Residence
  • Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
  • Chapter 2 - Eligibility
  • Chapter 3 - Rescission Process
  • Chapter 4 - Effective Date of Rescission
  • Chapter 5 - Adjudication Procedures
• Part R - Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Residence

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