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What is the Purpose
of This Form?
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What
Is the Purpose of This Form?
The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated this
form as the form on which attorneys and accredited representatives
provide information to establish their eligibility to appear for
and act on behalf of an applicant, petitioner, requestor, or
respondent in immigration matters. An attorney or accredited
representative appearing before DHS must file Form G-28 in each
case. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) will only recognize Form G-28 for the
appearance of an attorney or accredited representative once the
applicant, petitioner, requestor, or respondent has completed,
signed, and filed a Form G-28. Do not file this form on a matter
before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA); instead file Form
EOIR-27 for representation.
Under
8 CFR 103.2(a)(3) a beneficiary of a petition is not a recognized
party in a proceeding before USCIS, therefore this form does not
apply to a beneficiary or their attorney or accredited
representative. USCIS, CBP, and ICE will recognize Form G-28
until the conclusion of the matter for which it is entered, unless
otherwise notified. An attorney or accredited representative for
an applicant, petitioner, requestor, or respondent must file a new
Form G-28 with the Administrative Appeals Office if filing an
appeal to that office on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion.
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[Page 1]
What
Is the Purpose of This Form?
The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated this
form as the form on which attorneys and accredited representatives
provide information to establish their eligibility to appear for
and act on behalf of an applicant, petitioner, requestor, or
respondent in immigration matters. An attorney or accredited
representative appearing before DHS must file Form G-28 in each
case. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) will only recognize Form G-28 for the
appearance of an attorney or accredited representative once the
applicant, petitioner, requestor, or respondent has completed,
signed, and filed a Form G-28.
NOTE:
Do not
file this form on a matter pending before the Board of Immigration
Appeals (BIA); instead file Form
EOIR-27, Notice of Entry of Appearance Before the Board of
Immigration Appeals,
to notify the BIA of your representation in matters over which the
BIA has jurisdiction.
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Specific Instructions
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Specific
Instructions
…Part
2. Notice of Appearance as Attorney of Accredited Representative
…Item
Number 9.
Provide the mobile telephone number for the applicant, petitioner,
requestor, or respondent, if any.
Item
Number 10.
Provide the e-mail address for the applicant, petitioner,
requestor, or respondent, if any.
Item
Numbers 11.a. - 11.h. Provide
the mailing address of the applicant, petitioner, requestor, or
respondent. Do not provide the address of the attorney or
accredited representative. If the applicant, petitioner,
requestor, or respondent has used a safe mailing address on the
application, petition, or request being filed with this Form G-28,
provide it in these spaces.
…Part
4. Applicant, Petitioner, Requestor, or Respondent Consent to
Representation, Contact Information, and Signature
Item
Numbers 1. - 2.b. The
applicant, petitioner, requestor, or respondent must consent to
representation and the release of information. The applicant,
petitioner, requestor, or respondent must select the disclosure
and notices boxes if he or she desires DHS to send notices and/or
secure identity documents only to the attorney of record or
accredited representative.
…Part
6. Additional Information
Use
this section to provide additional information related to Part
3.,
Item
Numbers 1.a. - 1.d.
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[Page
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Specific
Instructions
…Part
2. Notice of Appearance as Attorney or
Accredited
Representative
…Item
Number 9.
Provide the daytime
telephone
number for the applicant, petitioner, requestor, or respondent, if
any.
Item
Number 10.
Provide the mobile telephone number for the applicant, petitioner,
requestor, or respondent, if any.
Item
Number 11.
Provide
the e-mail address for the applicant, petitioner, requestor, or
respondent, if any.
Item
Numbers 12.a.
- 12.h. Provide
the mailing address of the applicant, petitioner, requestor, or
respondent. Do
not provide the
business
mailing address
of the attorney or accredited
representative unless
it serves as the safe mailing address on the application,
petition, or request being filed with this Form G-28.
…Part
4. Applicant, Petitioner, Requestor, or Respondent Consent to
Representation, Contact Information, and Signature
Item
Numbers 1. - 2.b. The
applicant, petitioner, requestor, or respondent must consent to
representation and the release of information. The applicant,
petitioner, requestor, or respondent must select the disclosure
and notices boxes if he or she desires DHS to send notices and/or
secure identity documents only to the attorney of record or
accredited representative.
NOTE:
USCIS
will not mail secure identity documents to a private, commercial,
or business address in a foreign country.
USCIS, however, will mail secure identity documents to a U.S.
business address
of an attorney admitted to practice law outside of the United
States or to a designated Army/Air Post Office (APO), Fleet Post
Office (FPO), or Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) address. USCIS will
mail notices and other correspondence to a foreign address.
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4]
…Part
6. Additional Information
Use
this section to provide additional information related to Part
3.,
Item
Numbers 1.a. - 1.d.
or
to provide your
U.S. business address for
purposes of receiving secure identity documents for your client
(if your client has consented to your receipt of such documents
under
Part 4.).
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