USCIS Restores Policy of Mailing Original Notices to Representatives | Practical Law

USCIS Restores Policy of Mailing Original Notices to Representatives | Practical Law

On October 20, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed its September 12, 2011 policy change, and announced that it would return to mailing original notices for immigration petitions and applications directly to attorneys and representatives if  the petitioner or applicant has authorized the representation.

USCIS Restores Policy of Mailing Original Notices to Representatives

Practical Law Legal Update 0-509-4833 (Approx. 3 pages)

USCIS Restores Policy of Mailing Original Notices to Representatives

by PLC Labor & Employment
Published on 20 Oct 2011 • USA (National/Federal)
On October 20, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed its September 12, 2011 policy change, and announced that it would return to mailing original notices for immigration petitions and applications directly to attorneys and representatives if the petitioner or applicant has authorized the representation.
On October 20, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would return to mailing original receipt and approval notices for immigration petitions and applications directly to attorneys and representatives if the petitioner or applicant has authorized the representation. In a bulletin, the USCIS announced it expects the change to take effect in six weeks. The announcement reverses a sudden policy change that occurred on September 12, 2011. The September 12th policy took effect with no advance notice and overturned decades of practice (see Legal Update, USCIS to Mail Receipt and Approval Notices Directly to Applicants and Petitioners).