Yearly Archives: 2015

AILA InfoNet Doc. 15120810 (Posted 12/08/15) The office that issued the unfavorable decision will first conduct an “initial field review” of the appeal. If that office does not take favorable action on the appeal, it will forward the appeal to the AAO and send the appellant a Notice of Transfer to the AAO. The initial…

Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. 15120807” (Posted 12/08/15) This Bulletin explains how the Asylum Division has prioritized the adjudication of affirmative applications for asylum. On December 26, 2014, we began prioritizing asylum applications for interview scheduling as follows: 1.) Applications that were scheduled for an interview, but the interview had to be rescheduled at the…

U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the Director (MS 2000) Washington, DC 20529-2000 PM-602-0126 Policy Memorandum Revision to Adjudicator’s Field Manual Chapter 10.21(a), (b), (c)(2) and the last paragraph of (c)(5) (AFM Update AD-15-02) to implement Williams v. DHS Secretary, 741 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2014) AILA InfoNet Doc.…

U.S. Department of State Diplomacy in Action Visa Waiver Program Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 20, 2015 AILA InfoNet Doc. 15112305 (Posted 11/23/15) The Visa Waiver Program (VWP), administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), allows eligible citizens or nationals of countries which have met U.S. security requirements to travel…