USCIS Issues New Forms – Prior Versions Unacceptable

 

Immigration practitioners were expecting the USCIS December 23, 2016 fee increases and issuance of a new Form N-400.  However, practitioners were not expecting issuance of new versions of almost every major form with no notice or transition period.  Except for I-129, the form used for many employment based nonimmigrant categories like the H-1B and L-1, no previous versions of the forms will be accepted.  The abrupt change was a surprise because USCIS normally offers some notice period or a transition period before prior form versions are no longer acceptable.

The forms affected are the most commonly used.  They include:

Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card

Form I-102, Application for Replacement/Initial Nonimmigrant Arrival-Departure Document

Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker

Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

Form I-131A, Application for Travel Document (Carrier Documentation)

Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker

Form I-191, Application for Relief Under Former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Nonimmigrant

Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal

Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion

Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Form I-485 Supplement A,

Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur

Form I-539, Application To Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status

Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative

Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition

Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver

Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended)

Form I-694, Notice of Appeal of Decision Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act

Form I-698, Application to Adjust Status from Temporary to Permanent Resident (Under Section 245A of the INA)

Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

Form I-690, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility

Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative

Form I-800A, Application for Determination of Suitability to Adopt a Child from a Convention Country

Form I-817, Application for Family Unity Benefits

Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

Form I-910, Application for Civil Surgeon Designation

Form I-924, Application For Regional Center Under the Immigrant Investor Program

Form I-924A, Supplement to Form I-924

Form I-929, Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant

Form I-942, Request for Reduced Fee

Form I-942P, Income Guidelines for Reduced Fees

Form N-300, Application to File Declaration of Intention

Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA)

Form N-400, Application for Naturalization

Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes

Form N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document

Form N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship

Form N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322



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