USCIS Issues Guidance on Surviving Spouses of Deceased Citizens
September 4, 2009 - The USCIS has issued further guidance to USCIS field offices and service centers on the process of surviving spouses of deceased U.S. citizens and qualifying children. It explains the process by which surviving spouses may apply for deferred action.
It discusses how field officers and adjudicating officers should handle such cases where the Form I-130 is approved before the death of the U.S. citizen spouse; where the Form I-130 is pending at the time of the death of the U.S. citizen spouse; where the Form I-130 was previously denied due to the death of the U.S. citizen spouse; and where the Form I-130 was not filed prior to the death of the U.S. citizen spouse as well as the documentation required for requests for deferred action, and validity periods of the deferred action.
[Read the entire revised guidance on surviving spouses of U.S. citizens]