USCIS Announces Guidelines on Paper Filings Received on Weekends and Federal Holidays

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its Policy Manual to address situations where the last day to file a benefit request or respond to a USCIS action occurs on a weekend or federal holiday. In the updated guidance, USCIS will consider a paper-submission timely filed if it is received by the end of the next business day. This guidance does not encompass all situations in which a request or action must be filed by a specific date. For example, time periods prescribed by statute, regulation, or form instructions are excluded.