Requiring Residents Who Live Outside the United States To File Petitions According to Form Instructions

Resumen

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to establish the location where a Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, or a Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, Form I-360, may be filed, accepted, processed and approved through form instructions. DHS is promulgating this rule to reduce DHS costs by reducing filings of a Petition for Alien Relative at non-U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) international locations, such as United States consulates and embassies, and to increase USCIS's flexibility in administering this program. DHS is removing references to offices, form numbers, approval authorities, and internal procedures from the regulation.