Federal Register: December 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 236)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-23842
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
CIS ID: [CIS No. 2273-03]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Immigration:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of correction.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Direct Mail Program for Submitting Form I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status; Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and Form I-131, Application for Travel Document; Correction
DATES: This correction is effective December 9, 2005.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a
notice in the Federal Register on November 19, 2004, at 69 FR 67751 which announced the expansion of the
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Direct Mail Program to provide that certain filings of Forms I485, I
765, and I131 be filed at a designated Chicago, Illinois Lockbox
Facility for initial processing. That notice, among other things,
directed certain aliens applying for work authorization under 8 CFR
274a.12(c)(10), who were described as ``aliens granted Suspension of
Deportation who are required to file with the USCIS Service Center
having jurisdiction,`` to submit their Form I765, Application for
Employment Authorization, to the Chicago Lockbox Facility. This
statement was incorrect in two ways. First, 8 CFR 274a(12)(c)(10)
provides that an alien ``who has filed an application for suspension of
deportation.* * *'' may be authorized to accept employment in the
United States. That provision, however, does not cover an alien who has
already been granted suspension of deportation and is not a lawful
permanent resident. Aliens already granted suspension of deportation
and lawful permanent resident status are employment authorized incident
to status and are not required to file for an employment authorization
document. Second, the November 19, 2004 Direct Mail Notice was meant to
affect only those Form I765 applicants who, at the time the notice was
issued, were required to file their applications at a local USCIS
office. USCIS did not intent to change the filing location for those I
765s applications requesting employment authorization under 8 CFR
274.12(c)(10) that were previously filed at and adjudicated by a
Service Center, such as those based upon an application for relief
pursuant to section 203 of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act, Public Law 105100, as amended. Accordingly, the
Federal Register notice needs to be corrected to clarify this point.
USCIS hereby corrects the prior notice to clearly provide that only
applicants who are seeking employment authorization pursuant to 8 CFR
274.12(c)(10) based upon having filed an application for suspension of
deportation pursuant to section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) or cancellation of removal pursuant to section 240A of the
INA must submit their Form I765 to the Chicago Lockbox Facility.
Applicants who are seeking employment authorization pursuant to 8 CFR
274.12(c)(10) based upon having field an application for NACARA 203
relief must submit their Form I765 to the Service Center having
jurisdiction over their place of residence.
SUMMARY:
Direct Mail Program—; Permanent residence registration or status adjustment, employment authorization, and travel document applications; filing address; correction,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Notice for Correction
As published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2004 (69 FR 67751), the notice contains one error that is in need of correction. Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the publication on November 19, 2004 969 FR 67751), of the notice that was the subject of FR Doc. 0425679 is corrected as follows:
1. On page 67752, in the middle column, in the third bullet, the
reference to ``(c)(10)Aliens granted Suspension of Deportation who are required to file with the USCIS Service Center having
jurisdiction;'' is corrected to read: ``(c)(10)Aliens who have filed
an application for suspension of deportation or cancellation of
removal, except those who have filed an application for NACARA 203 relief;''
Dated: December 6, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
S. Rebecca Watson, Lockbox Project Manager, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 1100, Washington, DC 20520, Telephone (202) 2721001.