Guestbook Entry for Raja R. Iyengar, United States
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Raja R. Iyengar
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United States
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Exception to the Two Year Custody and Two Year Residency Requirement for Abused Adopted Children
This policy memorandum (PM) provides guidance to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers in adjudicating Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er) or Special Immigrant, filed by a self-petitioning adopted child, when the adopted child has been battered or abused. Please click the attachment for more information on the memorandum
USCIS Policy Memo on Adjudicating Form I-360 for Abused Adopted Children
- USCIS memo on the adjudication of Form I-360 filed by a self-petitioning adopted child when the child has been abused by the adoptive parent, since the two-year legal custody and residency requirements for these individuals has been eliminated.