Admission for Adjustment of Status under INA 245(a)
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What the document says
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to reflect the conclusion by the U.S. Supreme Court in Sanchez v. Mayorkas , 141 S.Ct. 1809 (2021) that a grant of U nonimmigrant status to an alien who is in the United States is not an “admission” for purposes of adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
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- Source
- USCIS Policy Manual, checked Aug 2, 2026
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- Affected Policy Manual sections, as listed by USCIS: 7 USCIS-PM B.2 (Adjustment of Status).
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