USCIS revised its policy guidance to clarify the availability of gender options on USCIS forms and secure documents. USCIS will include a third gender option denoted by “X,” which it defines as “Another Gender Identity,” in addition to the “Male (M)” and “Female (F)” options previously offered exclusively, starting with the Application for Naturalization, Form N-400. USCIS anticipates that the X option will become more broadly available upon each form’s revision, but in the meantime, the available gender options will depend on each form, and benefit requestors must continue to submit each form in accordance with that form’s instructions.
Read MoreUSCIS Issues Policy Alert on Extension of Permanent Resident Card for Individuals with Pending Applications for Naturalization
This month the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert announcing that, effective December 12, 2022, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) with pending N-400 Applications for Naturalization no long need to file for extensions of their Permanent Resident Card (“Green Card”) as presenting an N-400 receipt notice will automatically extend the validity of their Green Card for 24 months past their expiration date.
USCIS is in the process of updating language on its Form N-400 receipt Notice of Action (Form I-797) to include an automatic extension of Green Cards for 24 months from the “Card Expires” date listed on the PRC and updating the related policy.