USCIS recently updated its biometrics and photograph policy for immigration applications, making several important procedural changes that applicants should be aware of. Self Submitted Photos and Updated Biometrics Under the new policy, USCIS will no longer accept self-submitted passport-style photos for many immigration filings. Instead, photographs must now be captured directly by USCIS or an authorized biometrics provider as part of the agency’s identity verification proce

Have you seen the latest USCIS policy memo and wondered what it could mean for Adjustment of Status (AOS) cases? There is still significant uncertainty surrounding how USCIS will apply this policy in real-world cases, especially when it comes to interpreting “extraordinary circumstances” and other discretionary factors during the Adjustment of Status process. One major unanswered question is whether USCIS may begin treating the option of consular processing as a reason to den