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USCIS Updates Process for Accepting Petitions for Relatives Abroad

Feb. 10, 2020

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2020

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, as part of the adjustment of its international footprint to increase efficiencies, Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, will only be processed domestically by USCIS or internationally by the Department of State in certain circumstances beginning Feb 1, 2020.