POLICY MANUAL UPDATE: Admission for Adjustment of Status under INA 245(a)

Citizenship and Immigration Services

Citizenship and Immigration Services

Notice Date: Nov. 3, 2025
Effective Date: Nov. 3, 2025

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Clarifies that a grant of U nonimmigrant status to an alien in the United States is not an admission for purposes of INA 245(a). 

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