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USCIS Providing Documents After Notice of Immigration Judge and BIA Decisions About Immigration Status

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USCIS now automatically creates and provides official documents proving immigration status to newly approved asylees and permanent residents once an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals grants their case. This eliminates the need for applicants to request status documentation separately. The change streamlines access to critical papers needed for employment, benefits, and travel.
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We now are affirmatively creating and providing documented evidence of their status to certain new asylees and lawful permanent residents upon our receiving notification that an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has granted status.

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