USCIS Confirms Elimination of Blank Space Rejections

USCIS Confirms Elimination of Blank Space Rejections

USCIS confirmed that for all forms it has reverted to the form rejection criteria it applied before October 2019 regarding blank responses.

In 2019, USCIS changed the form rejection criteria for:

Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal;
Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended); and
Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status.

USCIS has reverted back to the rejection criteria that existed for these forms before October 2019. USCIS will no longer reject Form I-589, Form I-612 or Form I-918 if an applicant leaves a blank space.