Refugee and Asylee Adjustment of Status Interview Criteria
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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 provide clarification on the interview criteria for aliens who are asylees or refugees and applying for adjustment of status.
Who the document names
Visa categories
Asylum
Where the document says this
- Asylum: “Policy alert: Refugee and Asylee Adjustment of Status Interview Criteria”
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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 L.5; 7 USCIS-PM M.5 (Adjustment of Status).
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