USCIS ends weekend extension for birthday-based filing deadlines on paper filings received from Oct. 23, 2026
Key points
- USCIS Policy Alert PA-2026-15 reverses the 2023 weekend extension rule for birthday-based deadlines
- The change applies to paper filings received on or after Oct. 23, 2026
- It cites a 2025 US Supreme Court ruling
USCIS issued Policy Alert PA-2026-15 on Sept. 23, 2026, reversing a 2023 rule that extended birthday-based filing deadlines falling on weekends or holidays to the next business day. The change applies to paper filings received on or after Oct. 23, 2026, citing a 2025 US Supreme Court ruling. It may affect green card applicants and foreign workers. This is not legal advice.
What employers should do
- Remind foreign employees with birthday-based deadlines that paper filings are no longer extended to the next business day
- Adjust deadlines to the last date on which the filing must actually be received
Policy details
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Status
- In effect
- Effective date
- 2026-10-23
- Employers covered
- Paper filings by green card applicants and foreign workers
- Official source
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