The pandemic caused the agency that runs the U.S. immigration system to make some of its deadlines more flexible.
The bending of normal rules has been extended through the end of March.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services weighs applications for benefits like green cards and naturalization. The agency can ask people for evidence that proves what they put on paper. Officials also send notices of plans to deny a person’s application or cancel their immigration status.
Due to the pandemic, Citizenship and Immigration Services will continue to consider what would normally be counted as late replies for those examples, and certain other forms.
The extension counts so long as the agency gets the documents by 60 days after a denial was issued, or when a response was due.
