New ILW.com Article Examines Birth Certificates in the Post-RFE Era

The USCIS’s recent policy changes, which give officers greater discretion to deny petitions and applications without first issuing an RFE or NOID, are examined in a new ILW.com article by Murthy Law Firm Member Adam J. Rosen. Drawing on Matter of Rehman and the USCIS Policy Manual, Mr. Rosen explains how late-registered birth certificates, secondary evidence, affidavits, and DNA evidence can affect an applicant’s ability to establish identity and parentage. The article, Birth Certificates and the (Possible) End of RFEs, underscores why practitioners should closely evaluate birth records and supporting evidence before filing an I-485.

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