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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2005

Recommendations to USCIS and their response for the year 2005.

Topics include:

  • Asylum Division Use of Form I-797
  • Transparency of USCIS' Administrative Appeals Office
  • Service of Asylum Decisions
  • Public Reporting for Capped Visa Categories
  • Eliminate Postal Meter Mark on USCIS Envelopes
  • Extend Validity of Refugee Travel Document
  • Lockbox Contract
  • Pilot Program Implementation and Termination
Attachment Ext. Size Date
Asylum Division Use of Form I-797 PDF 85.37 KB 12/07/2005
USCIS response 1 - Asylum Division to Use of Form I-797 PDF 441.98 KB 03/17/2006
USCIS response 2 - Asylum Division to Use of Form I-797 PDF 11.89 KB 04/27/2006
Transparency of USCIS' Administrative Appeals Office PDF 90.78 KB 12/07/2005
USCIS response - Transparency of USCIS' Administrative Appeals Office PDF 211.81 KB 12/19/2005
Service of Asylum Decisions PDF 87.25 KB 10/12/2005
USCIS response 1 - Service of Asylum Decisions PDF 488.87 KB 12/12/2005
USCIS response 2 - Service of Asylum Decisions PDF 12.55 KB 04/27/2006
Public Reporting for Capped Visa Categories PDF 83.15 KB 08/28/2005
USCIS response 1 - Public Reporting for Capped Visa Categories PDF 112.59 KB 12/27/2005
USCIS response 2 - Public Reporting for Capped Visa Categories PDF 12.15 KB 04/27/2006
Eliminate Postal Meter Mark on USCIS Envelopes PDF 136.92 KB 07/29/2005
USCIS response - Eliminate Postal Meter Mark on USCIS Envelopes PDF 11.48 KB 04/27/2006
Extend Validity of Refugee Travel Document PDF 82.94 KB 06/10/2005
USCIS response 1 - Extend Validity of Refugee Travel Document PDF 507.79 KB 12/27/2005
USCIS response 2 - Extend Validity of Refugee Travel Document PDF 12.79 KB 04/27/2006
Lockbox Contract PDF 84.62 KB 05/09/2005
USCIS response 1 - Lockbox Contract PDF 94.16 KB 05/25/2005
USCIS response 2 - Lockbox Contract PDF 12.02 KB 04/27/2006
Pilot Program Implementation and Termination PDF 77.26 KB 02/25/2005
USCIS response 1 - Pilot Program Implementation and Termination PDF 487.97 KB 05/25/2005
USCIS response 2 - Pilot Program Implementation and Termination PDF 12.28 KB 04/27/2006
Last Updated: 08/01/2022
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