USCIS Final Rule on Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions

USCIS final rule amending the regulations governing the requirements and procedures for Special Immigrant Juvenile petitions and related adjustment of status applications. The rule is effective 4/7/22. (87 FR 13066, 3/8/22)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 204, 205, and 245

[CIS No. 2474–09; DHS Docket No. USCIS–2009–0004]

RIN 1615–AB81

Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Final rule.

Related Resources

• USCIS Announces Policies to Better Protect Immigrant Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned
• DHS Proposed Rule on Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions (76 FR 54978, 9/6/11)
• USCIS Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions (84 FR 55250, 10/16/19)