https://usimmigration.today/tags/filing-deadlines/ Recent content in Filing Deadlines on US Immigration, Explained Daily Hugo en-US Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://usimmigration.today/news/uscis-ends-the-weekend-grace-period-for-birthday-deadlines-starting-october-23-and-online-filings-never-get-one/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://usimmigration.today/news/uscis-ends-the-weekend-grace-period-for-birthday-deadlines-starting-october-23-and-online-filings-never-get-one/ <p>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has changed how it treats filing deadlines that land on a weekend or federal holiday. In Policy Alert PA-2026-15, issued September 23, 2026, the agency said it is &ldquo;returning to its longstanding application&rdquo; of the regulatory definition of &ldquo;day&rdquo; in 8 CFR 1.2. That means it is ending a 2023 policy that gave some applicants an extra business day when an eligibility cutoff, such as a 21st birthday, fell on a day USCIS does not accept paper filings. The change takes effect <strong>October 23, 2026</strong> and applies to paper filings received on or after that date.</p>