USCIS has released a draft of the USCIS policy manual guidance on extreme hardship. This manual includes guidance on several different topics including:
- General considerations, interpretations, and adjudication steps
- Establishing a qualifying relative
- Extreme hardship factors
- Extreme hardship determinations
- Discretion
This draft is available for comment and feedback. All comments are due by 11/23/15.
Draft Policy Manual – Volume 9 Part B Extreme Hardship (DRAFT)
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