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Internal Policy Review Survey for Stakeholders (printable version)

Introduction
USCIS is conducting a top-to-bottom review of all agency guidance and policy memoranda. Please inform us of your thoughts on the areas of USCIS policy and guidance that should be reviewed. Your opinion will assist us in serving you with the highest level of efficiency, transparency, consistency, and integrity.

We will consider your feedback in determining the priorities for our review of USCIS guidance and policy. This questionnaire is not intended to address statutory changes to immigration law. Your responses are voluntary and will be kept confidential. We will not share them with persons other than those working on this survey, and only aggregate information from respondents will be used or published.

Directions

Please complete the questions as follows:

1. Under each category, please use the drop-down menus to rank your first, second, and third priority in that issue area.

2. If you are not familiar with the area of policy addressed by a specific question, or you have no opinion, please indicate that by selecting “N/A” in the drop-down menu.

3. While we put together a broad list, if a policy of interest to you is not listed, please select "other" in the drop-down box and elaborate in the comment section.

4. Please feel free to use the comment box to inform us of policies you do not wish to be changed, or specific changes to selected policy for which you would advocate.

Questions

1. Which role(s) would you identify yourself as having with relation to immigration policy?

Advocate

Employee Using an Immigrant or Non-immigrant Visa

Employer of Immigrant and Non-immigrant Visa Holders

Law Enforcement

Practitioner of Immigration Law

Other (please indicate below)

2. Organization (optional):

3. Title (optional):

4. In what areas of immigration policy do you work or have the most experience? (respondents will be able to select multiple areas of specialty)

Admissibility and Waivers

Citizenship and Naturalization

Customer Service

Employment, Travel and Identity Documentation

Employment-Based Immigration

Family-Based Immigration

Fee Issues

Fraud

Humanitarian Relief

For Questions 5-12, participants are asked to select their first, second, and third priority for review in each question using a drop-down box. There will be an “other” option in each drop-down box and a comment box if survey participants do not see the issue they want reviewed.

5. Which employment-based immigration or non-immigrant visa issues do you think USCIS should review first? **Note: This category includes non-immigrant as well as immigrant visas.

A and G Visas – Diplomatic and International Organization Personnel

Adjustment of Status

B Visas – Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure

E-1 and E-2 Visas – Treaty Traders & Investors

EB-1 and EB-2 Visas – Priority Workers, Professionals and Holders of Advanced Degrees

EB-3 Visas – Skilled Workers & Professionals

EB-4 Visas – Certain Special Immigrants

EB-5 Visas – Employment Creation

F, M, J and Q Visas – Students & Exchange Visitors

General Employment-Based Issues

H-1B Visas – Specialty Occupations

H-1C Visas - Nurses

H-2A Visas – Agricultural Temporary Workers

H-2B Visas – non-Agricultural Temporary Workers

L Visas – Intra-company Transferees

O-1 and P Visas – Athletes, Entertainers & Accompanying Workers

R Visas – Religious Workers

S Visas – Aid to Law Enforcement

Other

N/A

6. Which family-based-immigration issues do you think USCIS should review first?

General Family-Based Issues

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act

Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)

Family-Based Adjustment of Status

International Marriage Broker Regulation ACT (IMBRA)

K Visas – Fiancés, Fiancées, Child or Spouse of U.S. Citizens

Removal of conditional residence

V Visas – Spouses or Children of Legal Permanent Residents

Other

N/A

7. Which citizenship and naturalization issues do you think USCIS should review first?

Certificates of Naturalization / Citizenship

Disability Exceptions & Accommodations

Military Naturalization

N-400 Examinations & Oath of Allegiance

Naturalization—General Requirements

Posthumous Citizenship 

Revocation of Naturalization / Cancellation of Certificates

Spouses and Children of U.S. Citizens

Other

N/A

8. Which humanitarian relief issues do you think USCIS should review first?

General Humanitarian Issues

Affirmative Asylum

Battered spouse waiver

Credible and Reasonable Fear Asylum Pre-Screening

Humanitarian Parole

Inter-country Adoptions

Refugee and Asylee Adjustment of Status

Refugee Processing

Special Immigrant Juveniles

T Visas – for Victims of Human Trafficking

Temporary Protected Status

U Visas – for Victims of Criminal Activity

VAWA – Violence Against Women Act

Other

N/A

9. Which admissibility or waiver issues do you think USCIS should review first?

Consent to Reapply for Admission

Criminal and Related Issues

Health Issues, Medical Examinations, & Civil Surgeons

I-601 Waivers

Illegal Entry/Immigration Violators

Public Charge and Affidavit of Support

Security Issues

Unlawful Presence

Other Grounds of Inadmissibility (Labor Certification, Documentation, Citizenship, Ineligibility, etc.)

Other Waivers

N/A

10. Which employment, travel, and identity documentation issues do you think USCIS should review first?

Employment Authorization

Travel Documents

Citizenship Certificates 

Replacement of a Green Card

Replacement of a Naturalization Certificate

Other

N/A

11. Which fee and customer service issues do you think USCIS should review first?

Applicant Support Centers

Customer Service Centers (customer service call line)

Debt Management

Fee Refund

Fee Waivers

Immigration Service Officer Customer Service

InfoPass Appointments

Other

N/A

12. Across all categories, which five issues do you think USCIS should review first?

A and G Visas – Diplomatic and International Organization Personnel

Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act

Adjustment of Status

Affirmative Asylum

Applicant Support Centers

B Visas – Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure

Battered spouse waiver

Certificates of Naturalization / Citizenship

Child Status Protection Act (CSPA)

Citizenship Certificates 

Consent to Reapply for Admission

Credible and Reasonable Fear Asylum Pre-Screening

Criminal and Related Issues

Customer Service Centers (customer service call line)

Debt Management

Disability Exceptions & Accommodations

E-1 and E-2 Visas – Treaty Traders & Investors

EB-1 and EB-2 Visas – Priority Workers, Professionals and Holders of Advanced Degrees

EB-3 Visas – Skilled Workers & Professionals

EB-4 Visas – Certain Special Immigrants

EB-5 Visas – Employment Creation

Employment Authorization

F, M, J and Q Visas – Students & Exchange Visitors

Fee Refund

Fee Waivers

General Employment-Based Issues

General Family-Based Issues

H-1B Visas – Specialty Occupations

H-1C Visas - Nurses

H-2A Visas – Agricultural Temporary Workers

H-2B Visas – non-Agricultural Temporary Workers

Health Issues, Medical Examinations, & Civil Surgeons

Humanitarian Parole

I-601 Waivers

Illegal Entry/Immigration Violators

Immigration Service Officer Customer Service

InfoPass Appointments

Inter-country Adoptions

International Marriage Broker Regulation ACT (IMBRA)

K Visas – Fiancés, Fiancées, Child or Spouse of U.S. Citizens

L Visas – Intra-company Transferees

Military Naturalization

N/A

N-400 Examinations & Oath of Allegiance

Naturalization—General Requirements

O-1 and P Visas – Athletes, Entertainers & Accompanying Workers

Other

Other Grounds of Inadmissibility (Labor Certification, Documentation, Citizenship, Ineligibility, etc.)

Posthumous Citizenship 

Public Charge and Affidavit of Support

R Visas – Religious Workers

Refugee and Asylee Adjustment of Status

Refugee Processing

Removal of conditional residence

Replacement of a Green Card

Replacement of a Naturalization Certificate

Revocation of Naturalization / Cancellation of Certificates

S Visas – Aid to Law Enforcement

Security Issues

Special Immigrant Juveniles

Spouses and Children of U.S. Citizens

T Visas – for Victims of Human Trafficking

Temporary Protected Status

Travel Documents

U Visas – for Victims of Criminal Activity

Unlawful Presence

V Visas – Spouses or Children of Legal Permanent Residents

VAWA – Violence Against Women Act

Thank You

Thank you very much for your participation in this USCIS policy review. We appreciate and value your time and input.