U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stopped applying the public charge final rule to all pending applications and petitions on March 9, 2021. The agency removed content related to the vacated rule from the affected USCIS forms and posted updated versions of affected forms.
Starting April 19, 2021, USCIS will accept only the 03/10/21 edition of these forms: I-864, I-864A, I-864EZ, I-864W; I-539, I-539A; I-129CW, I-129CWR; I-129; I-485, I-485A, I-485J; and I-912.
Details:
- USCIS alert, https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge
- USCIS final rule, Mar. 15, 2021, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-03-15/pdf/2021-05357.pdf
- Litigation summary, https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/public-charge/inadmissibility-on-public-charge-grounds-final-rule-litigation
- USCIS forms, https://www.uscis.gov/forms/all-forms
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