Green cards & adjustmentPOLICY UPDATE
Diversity Immigrant-Based Adjustment of Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual addressing adjustment of status based on the Diversity Immigrant Visa. This policy update consolidates, updates, and supersedes Chapter 23.5(h) of the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM), related AFM appendices, and related policy memoranda. This update is not intended to change existing policy or create new policy.
Effective date and application
This guidance, contained in Volume 7 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately
Key changes
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual addressing adjustment of status based on the Diversity Immigrant Visa. This policy update consolidates, updates, and supersedes Chapter 23.5(h) of the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM), related AFM appendices, and related policy memoranda. This update is not intended to change existing policy or create new policy.
- Provides guidance on eligibility requirements, adjustment bars, admissibility and waiver requirements, required evidence, and adjudication of DV-based adjustment applications.
- Explains visa availability, advance notification, and visa allocation based on assigned DV rank numbers.
- Explains considerations for derivatives of DV Program applicants and the applicability of Child Status Protection Act provisions.
