USCIS Removes Receipt Requirement for Certain H and L Adjustment Applicants Returning From a Trip Outside the United States

“This rule removes the requirement that certain H and L nonimmigrants returning to the United States following a trip abroad must present a receipt notice for their adjustment of status applications to avoid having such applications deemed abandoned. The purpose of this narrow change is to remove an unnecessary documentation requirement from the regulations that the Department of Homeland Security has determined causes an undue burden on H and L nonimmigrants. DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective November 1, 2007.” H and L Receipt Rule