移民局关于CW-1离境要求的政策更新

美国公民和移民服务局正在修改其政策，以实施要求外国人在两次续签仅CNMI过渡工人（CW-1）签证类别后离开美国至少30天的要求。

立即生效，当我们应用某些CW-1非移民工人离开北马里亚纳群岛联邦（CNMI）的时间至少为30的要求时，USCIS仅考虑2020年6月18日或之后批准的CW-1申请。连续的日子。例如，在2020年6月18日当天或之后批准的，自2020年10月1日开始为期一年的CW-1有效期的任何外国人，有资格在第一个有效期于9月到期后再获得两个连续的请愿书有效期。 2021年20月30日，美国公民及移民服务局以前，在确定哪些CW-1非移民工人必须遵守临时离境要求时，甚至计算了所有连续的请愿有效期，甚至是在2020年6月18日之前批准的有效期。

背景

USCIS正在做出此更改，以响应利益相关者的反馈以及由冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行引起的破坏。尽管国土安全部在《国际财务报告准则》中指出，《劳动力法》是包括颁布前更新的“最佳读物”，但国土安全部也认为，这不是《劳动法》或临时最终规则的唯一许可读物。通过本公告，国土安全部将以最能保护可能受到潜在旅行中断和无法控制的延迟影响的CW-1雇主和工人利益的方式实施临时离职要求。这种变化还将对美国其他业务的负面影响降至最低，并防止了对CNMI经济的进一步损害。

2020年5月14日，美国国土安全部发布了实施《 2018年北马里亚纳群岛美国劳工法》的临时最终规则（IFR）。《劳工法》要求国土安全部颁布IFR，以将其有关CW-1计划的法规修订为实施《劳工法》规定的法定变更。IFR已于2020年6月18日生效。

《劳动力法》要求，在第二个CW-1续期期满后，在外国人在美国居住之前至少连续30天离开美国之外之前，可能不再具有CW-1身份。代表他们提交续展申请。根据《国际财务报告准则》的规定，CW-1长期工人免于离职要求。

USCIS Policy Update on CW-1 Departure Requirement

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is modifying its policy on implementing the requirement that aliens leave the United States for at least 30 days after two renewals of their CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) visa classification.

Effective immediately, USCIS will only consider CW-1 petitions approved on or after June 18, 2020, when we apply the requirement that certain CW-1 nonimmigrant workers depart the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) for a period of at least 30 continuous days. For example, any alien approved on or after June 18, 2020, for a one-year CW-1 validity period beginning Oct. 1, 2020, will be eligible for two more consecutive petition validity periods after the first period of validity expires on Sept. 30, 2021. Previously, USCIS counted all consecutive petition validity periods, even those approved prior to June 18, 2020, when determining which CW-1 nonimmigrant workers are subject to the temporary departure requirement.

Background

USCIS is making this change in response to stakeholder feedback and disruptions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although DHS stated in the IFR that the Workforce Act is “best read” to include pre-enactment renewals, DHS also believes this is not the only permissible reading of the Workforce Act or the interim final rule. Through this announcement, DHS will implement the temporary departure requirement in a manner that best protects the interests of CW-1 employers and workers who may be affected by potential travel disruptions and delays beyond their control. This change also minimizes the likely negative impact on other U.S. businesses and prevents further damage to the CNMI economy.

On May 14, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security published an interim final rule (IFR) implementing the Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018. The Workforce Act required DHS to promulgate an IFR to amend its regulations governing the CW-1 program to implement the statutory changes provided by the Workforce Act. The IFR took effect on June 18, 2020.

The Workforce Act required that following expiration of the second CW-1 renewal period, an alien may not again be eligible for CW-1 status until after the alien has remained outside of the United States for a continuous period of at least 30 days before the submission of a renewal petition on their behalf. CW-1 long-term workers, as defined in the IFR, are exempted from the departure requirement.

原文链接：https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-policy-update-on-cw-1-departure-requirement