U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibility it announced on March 30, 2020, to help applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to certain coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemics.

  • Requests for Evidence;
  • Continuations to Request Evidence (N-14);
  • Notices of Intent to Deny;
  • Notices of Intent to Revoke;
  • Notices of Intent to Rescind;

Notices of Intent to Terminate regional centers; and

Motions to Reopen an N-400 Pursuant to 8 CFR 335.5, Receipt of Derogatory Information After Grant.

Additionally, if a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, or Form N-336, Request for a Hearing on a Decision in Naturalization Proceedings (Under Section 336 of the INA):

  • The form was filed within 60 calendar days of the issue of a decision we made, USCIS will examine it.
  • We made that choice between March 1, 2020, and January 15, 2022.

Notice/Request/Decision Issuance Date:

If the issuance date specified on the request, notification, or decision is between March 1, 2020, and January 15, 2022, inclusive, this flexibility applies to the above documents.

Response Due Date:

Before taking any action, USCIS will consider a response to the foregoing requests and notices received within 60 calendar days of the response due date specified in the request or notice. We shall also review a Form N-336 or Form I-290B received within 60 calendar days of the decision date before taking any action.