11 preliminary injunction in Casa de Maryland Inc. District Court for the District of Maryland’s Sept. Each Form I-765 must contain its own copy of the backdated Form I-589 receipt notice.Īlert: USCIS is implementing the U.S. Mail your completed Form I-765 and supporting documents, including a copy of your backdated Form I-589 receipt notice (or, if you are a dependent included on your parent or spouse’s Form I-589, a copy of the backdated Form I-589 receipt notice sent to the principal asylum applicant), to the applicable filing address in the “Where to File” section below. 25, 2020, based on your new receipt date under Vangala, the biometric services fee is not required. If you would have been eligible to submit Form I-765 under category (c)(8) before Aug. 25, 2020, a biometric services fee of $85 is required, unless you are a CASA or ASAP member (see the “Update: Preliminary Injunction Impacting CASA and ASAP Members” section below). Eligibility requirements as of the date of your backdated Form I-589 receipt notice will apply to your request and you must also include a copy of your new backdated Form I-589 receipt notice reflecting the earlier date.įor applicants submitting Form I-765 requesting an initial employment authorization document under category (c)(8), Applicant for Asylum and for Withholding or Removal, after Aug. If you wish to submit a Form I-765 associated with a filing in which the receipt date is backdated in accordance with Vangala, you must submit the current version of Form I-765.

Cal.), provides that any filing fees, including those for accompanying requests (such as Form I-765), will be the fee that would have been required at the time of the Original Receipt Date, the date on which USCIS received a benefit request that was then rejected pursuant to the No Blank Space Rejection Policy. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 4:20-cv-08143 (N.D. Alert: The settlement agreement in Vangala v.

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