Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy

1615-AC22 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Updating Adjustment of Status Procedures for More Efficient Processing and Immigrant Visa Usage

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose regulatory provisions designed to: improve the efficiency in the processing of Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485), reduce processing times, improve the quality of inventory data provided to partner agencies, reduce the potential for visa retrogression, promote efficient usage of available immigrant visas, and discourage fraudulent or frivolous filings. DHS proposes to eliminate the concurrent filing of visa petitions and Form I-485 for all applicants seeking an immigrant visa in a preference category, and proposes to make further changes to the appropriate dates when applicants can file Form I- 485 and for ancillary benefits.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Other 8 CFR 204.5 8 CFR 245.2 8 CFR 245.18 8 CFR 245.1 8 CFR 274a.12 8 CFR 205.1 8 CFR 205.2 ... 8 U.S.C. 1153 to 1155 8 U.S.C. 1255 8 U.S.C. 1324a 8 U.S.C. 1101 No NPRM 04/00/2020 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No No Paul Buono Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009