Appeals of Denied Petitions Under the Jurisdiction of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) by Subject Matter
This chart shows the types of appeals adjudicated by the AAO sorted by the name of the form commonly associated with the appeal. The forms can be found on the USCIS webpage. Click on the Forms tab above to see the complete list.
Subject Matter | Form Number | Law or Regulation |
Adjustment of Status of Diplomats under Sec. 13 of Act of 1957 | I-485 | 8 CFR 245.3 |
Administrative Cancellation of Certificates, Documents, and Records | None | 8 CFR 342.8 |
Application for Adjustment of Status-Indochinese Refugees | I-485 | Sec. 103 of the Act of '77 |
Application for Adjustment of Status of Certain Cuban and Haitian Nationals | I-485 | Sec. 202 of IRCA, 1986 |
Application for Certificate of Naturalization or Repatriation | N-580 | 8 CFR 343.1 |
Application for Adjustment of Status of T Nonimmigrants | I-485 | 8 CFR 245.23 |
Application for Adjustment of Status of U Nonimmigrants | I-485 | 8 CFR 245.24 |
Application for Certificates of Citizenship | N-600 | 8 CFR 341.6, 320.4, 322.5 |
Application for Issuance of Reentry Permits | I-131 | 8 CFR 223 |
Application for New Naturalization or Citizenship Papers | N-565 | 8 CFR 343a.1(c) |
Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission to the United States after Removal or Deportation | I-212 | 8 CFR 212.2 |
Application for Refugee Travel Documents | I-131 | 8 CFR 223 |
Application for Regional Center | None | 8 CFR 204.6(m) |
Application for T Nonimmigrant Status as Alien Victim of Trafficking | I-914 | 8 CFR 214.11 |
Application for Temporary Protected Status | I-821 | 8 CFR 244 |
Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes | N-470 | 8 CFR 316.5(d)(3) |
Breach of Surety Bond | None | 8 CFR 103.6 |
Certification of the Denial of Any Petition by a USCIS Office | None | 8 CFR 103.4 |
Denial of Adjustment for Not Establishing Bona Fide Marriage Exemption | None | Sec. 245(e) of the Act |
Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Special Immigrant, and Entrepreneur | I-140; 360; 526 | 8 CFR 204.5, 204.6 |
Invalidation of Temporary Labor Certificates Issued by Governor of Guam | None | 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(v)(H)(3) |
Legalization and SAW: Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility | I-690 | 8 CFR 210, 245a |
Legalization: Application for Temporary or Permanent Residence | I-687, I-698 | 8 CFR 210, 245a |
Legalization: Termination of Temporary Resident Status | None | 8 CFR 245a.2(u) |
Petition for Armed Forces Special Immigrant | I-360 | 8 CFR 204.9 |
Petition for Certain Scientists of the CIS or the Baltic States | I-140 | 8 CFR 204.10 (2010) |
Petition for Employee of U.S. Business Operating in Hong Kong | I-140 | 8 CFR 204.8 |
Petition for Nonimmigrant Temporary Workers, Trainees, Fiancees | I-129 | 8 CFR 214.2, 214.6 |
Petition for Orphans | I-600 | 8 CFR 204.3 |
Petition for R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Workers | I-129 | 8 CFR 214.2(r) |
Petition for Special Immigrant Employee of an International Organization | I-360 | 101(a)(27)(I)of the Act |
Petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile | I-360 | 8 CFR 204.11 |
Petition for Special Immigrant Employee or Qualifying Family Member (Panama Canal) | I-360 | 101(a)(27)(E), (F), (G), or (I) of the Act |
Petition for Special Immigrant Physician | I-360 | 101(a)(27)(H) of the Act |
Petition for Spouse or Child under VAWA | I-360 | 8 CFR 204.2(c) |
Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status as Alien Victim of Certain Crimes | I-918 | 8 CFR 214.14 |
Petition to Classify Amerasians as Children of U.S. Citizens | I-360 | Public Law 97-359 |
Revocation of Immigrant Visa Petition | None | 8 CFR 205.2 |
Revoking Approval of Nonimmigrant Applications, Petitions, or Status | None | 8 CFR 214.2, 214.6(d)(6) |
Special Agricultural Worker: Application for Temporary Residence | I-700 | 8 CFR 210.2 |
Special Agricultural Worker: Termination of Temporary Resident Status | None | 8 CFR 210.4(d) |
Termination of Authority to Issue Health Care Worker Certificates | None | 8 CFR 212.15 |
Termination of Participation as Regional Center | None | 8 CFR 204.6(m) |
Waivers of lnadmissibility under 212(g),(h), or (i) of the Act | I-601 | 8 CFR 212.7(a) |
Waivers of Two-Year Foreign Residence Requirement under 212(e) of the Act | I-612 | 8 CFR 212.7(c) |
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