In a recent trend, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun to deny advance parole (AP) applications (form I-131) for applicants who have traveled abroad before their applications are approved. This is in stark contrast to the previous, longstanding policy, which Uscis.gov: USCIS Policy Manual. In April 2010, USCIS began an unprecedented review of our policies by gathering input from thousands of agency employees, customers, and stakeholders. One result of that review is a new centralized online resource, the USCIS Policy Manual. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a policy memorandum addressing the parole of spouses, children and On Monday, November 18, 2013, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced the release of a new E-Verify enhancement designed to combat The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a policy memorandum addressing the parole of spouses, children and parents of active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces, members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (including the National Guard) On November 16, 2018, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director L. Francis Cissna suggested that USCIS will discontinue its policy of denying certain pending I-131, Application for Travel Document applications when an applicant travels internationally. 03/07/2019: USCIS Policy Manual Update for Natualization Applicants on the Definition of "Jurisdiction, Place of Residence, and Early Filing". 02/15/2019: USCIS Updates on 02/15/2019 its Field Adjudicator's Field Manual Involving Immigrant Petition Involving a Spouse Who is a Minor. The policy is based in the legislative parole authority given to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Immigration and Nationality Act. How to Apply for "Parole in Place". The first step is to repare and submit the following to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Parole in