Adopted AAO Decisions

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) occasionally “adopts” an Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) non-precedent decision to provide policy guidance for USCIS personnel.

An adopted AAO decision is identified by a unique citation format as well as by a USCIS cover memorandum announcing its designation as an adopted decision.

Current adopted AAO decisions are listed below.

• Matter of Z-R-Z-C- (PDF, 268.36 KB), Adopted Decision 2020-02 (AAO Aug. 20, 2020)
• Matter of F-M- Co. (PDF, 231.04 KB), Adopted Decision 2020-01 (AAO May 5, 2020)
• Matter of H-G-G-  (PDF, 318.79 KB)Adopted Decision 2019-01 (AAO Jul. 31, 2019)
• Matter of S- Inc. (PDF, 123.38 KB), Adopted Decision 2018-02 (AAO Mar. 23, 2018)
• Matter of S-P-, Inc. (PDF, 116.06 KB), Adopted Decision 2018-01 (AAO Mar. 19, 2018)
• Matter of V-S-G- Inc. (PDF, 363.71 KB), Adopted Decision 2017-06 (AAO Nov. 11, 2017)
• Matter of G- Inc. (PDF, 130.68 KB), Adopted Decision 2017-05 (AAO Nov. 8, 2017)
• Matter of A-T- Inc. (PDF, 110.57 KB), Adopted Decision 2017-04 (AAO May 23, 2017)
• Matter of O-A- Inc. (PDF, 95.16 KB), Adopted Decision 2017-03 (AAO Apr. 17, 2017)
• Matter of I- Corp. (PDF, 114.48 KB),Adopted Decision 2017-02 (AAO Apr. 12, 2017)
• Matter of T-O-S-U- (PDF, 108.32 KB), Adopted Decision 2017-01 (AAO Jan. 4, 2017)
• Matter of R-C-C-S-D- (PDF, 352.46 KB), Adopted Decision 2016-04 (AAO Oct. 24, 2016)
• Matter of L-S-M- (PDF, 123.49 KB), Adopted Decision 2016-03 (AAO Feb. 23, 2016)
• Matter of Z-A- Inc. (PDF, 162.89 KB), Adopted Decision 2016-02 (AAO Apr. 14, 2016)
• Matter of H-V-P- (PDF, 139.88 KB), Adopted Decision 2016-01 (AAO Feb. 9, 2016)
• Matter of Perez Quintanilla (PDF, 173.58 KB), Adopted Decision 07-0005 (AAO June 7, 2007)
• Matter of IT Ascent, Inc. (PDF, 456.07 KB), Adopted Decision 06-0001 (AAO Sept. 2, 2005)

Previous adopted decisions, now superseded by USCIS policy or by designation of the adopted decision as a precedent decision, are listed below:

• Matter of Vazquez (PDF, 163.55 KB), Adopted Decision 07-0006 (AAO July 31, 2007), superseded by PM-602-0154 (PDF, 2.07 MB) (Nov. 21, 2017)
• Matter of Buschini (PDF, 115.62 KB), Adopted Decision 06-0004 (AAO June 30, 2006), overruled by Matter of Vazquez (PDF, 163.55 KB), Adopted Decision 07-0006 (AAO July 31, 2007)
• Matter of Chawathe (PDF, 428.22 KB), Adopted Decision 06-0003 (AAO Jan. 11, 2006), superseded by Matter of Chawathe (PDF), 25 I&N Dec. 369 (AAO Oct. 20, 2010)
• Matter of Al Wazzan (PDF, 753.36 KB), Adopted Decision 06-0002 (AAO Jan. 12, 2005), superseded by Matter of Al Wazzan (PDF), 25 I&N Dec. 359 (AAO Oct. 20, 2010)
• Matter of E-A-L-O- (PDF, 304.17 KB), Adopted Decision 2019-04 (AAO Oct. 11, 2019), superseded by the final rule on Special Immigrant Juvenile classification, Federal Register
• Matter of A-O-C- (PDF, 308.67 KB), Adopted Decision 2019-03 (AAO Oct. 11, 2019),  superseded by the final rule on Special Immigrant Juvenile classification, Federal Register
• Matter of D-Y-S-C- (PDF, 305.57 KB), Adopted Decision 2019-02 (AAO Oct. 11, 2019), superseded by the final rule on Special Immigrant Juvenile classification, Federal Register