US Immigration Documents Rules: Immigration rules are being continuously tightened in America, due to which the problems of student-workers going here have increased.
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US Photos Rules For Immigration: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has changed the rules regarding photos for immigration documents. The agency said that old photos of applicants will not be accepted. Photos must not be more than three years old. USCIS said this is being done to prevent identity fraud. Self-submitted photos will also not be accepted. Only photos taken by USCIS or an accredited agency will be accepted.
Actually, there are many types of documents included in immigration documents. These include Form N-561 related to Certificate of Citizenship, Form I-551 related to Green Card, Form I-766 related to Employment Authorization Document (EAD). Students and workers also get EAD to work in America. Therefore, this news is important for them so that they can submit the correct photo. The new rules have been announced at a time when many changes are being made in the immigration system. The new rules are only for those documents which do not require biometrics.
What were the old rules?
The current rule allows for photos up to 10 years old, but this has now been reduced to three years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS allowed the use of old and previously taken photos. Some people even used photos up to 22 years old. However, after the pandemic ended, USCIS reduced the maximum age for using old photos to 10 years. Applicants’ identities change significantly over 10 years. This caused USCIS to face verification difficulties, which is why the new rule was introduced.
Who will be exempted from this rule?
USCIS stated, “USCIS is changing its photo reuse policy. USCIS may reuse a previously taken photo only if it has been no more than 36 months (3 years) since the photo was taken at the time of file submission. This policy applies to all immigration benefit requests. Only the Application for Naturalization (Form N-400), Application for Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-600), Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card (Form I-90), and Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485) will be exempt from this rule. These forms require new biometrics, including a new photo.”
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