美国移民局“周末顺延”新规10月23日生效：按天数计算的纸质截止日仍可顺延，年龄资格截止日不再顺延
美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）新的申请截止日计算办法已于10月23日生效：按明确天数计算的纸质申请截止日，若最后一天恰逢周六、周日或联邦假日，仍可顺延至下一个工作日送达视为按时；与年龄等实质资格挂钩的截止日不再顺延，网上提交的申请也不顺延。
这项办法出自 USCIS 9月23日发布的政策提示 PA-2026-15《“天”的定义与递交截止日》（Definition of Day for Purposes of Filing Deadlines），修订《政策手册》第一卷 B 部分第 6 章 E 节，适用于10月23日及以后收到的纸质申请，推翻了该局2023年3月的宽松做法。新规明确区分两类截止日：其一，按天数计算的期限，例如上诉、动议的30天或33天期限，纸质材料在截止日遇周末或假日时，下一个工作日送达仍视为按时；其二，以生日、年龄等实质资格为界的期限，例如特殊移民青少年（SIJ）须在年满21岁前提交申请，生日恰逢周末或假日也不再顺延，移民局须在生日之前收到申请。同日，移民局还将 Borges Borsoi 案指定为先例决定，重申以该局实际收到日为准。网上申请则以提交成功的时间为准，即使当天是周末或假日也视为已收到，不产生顺延。
对在美华人申请人而言，最直接的影响是家有临近21岁子女的家庭与纸质递交者：年龄截止日没有宽限，务必提前递交；可网上递交的申请也应在截止日当天完成提交，不要等到周一。本文仅为一般信息，不构成个案法律建议，具体截止日以本人收到的通知与律师意见为准。
来源：GSM·美国
USCIS Weekend Rollover Rule Takes Effect Oct. 23: Day-Count Paper Deadlines Still Roll Over, Age-Based Cutoffs No Longer Do
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) put a new method of calculating filing deadlines into effect on October 23: for paper filings, a deadline stated in a specific number of days still rolls to the next business day when its last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday; deadlines tied to age or other substantive eligibility requirements no longer roll over, and electronically filed applications receive no extension either.
The change comes from USCIS Policy Alert PA-2026-15, "Definition of Day for Purposes of Filing Deadlines," issued on September 23, which revises Section E of Chapter 6, Part B, Volume 1 of the USCIS Policy Manual, applies to paper filings received on or after October 23, and reverses the agency's more lenient March 2023 guidance. The alert draws a line between two kinds of deadlines. Deadlines counted in days — such as the 30- or 33-day periods for appeals and motions — remain timely for paper filings received by the end of the next business day when the last day falls on a weekend or holiday. Deadlines defined by a birthday or age — such as the requirement that a Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) petitioner be under 21 when filing — do not move: USCIS must receive the filing before the birthday, even if the birthday falls on a weekend or holiday. The same day, USCIS designated Matter of Borges Borsoi as a precedent decision, reaffirming that the agency's receipt date controls. Electronic filings are treated as received the moment they are submitted, so no weekend or holiday extension applies.
For Chinese applicants and families in the United States, the most direct impact falls on households with a child approaching 21 and on paper filers: there is no grace period on age cutoffs, so filings should be made well in advance, and applications that can be filed online should be submitted by the deadline day rather than left to Monday. This article is general information only and is not legal advice for any individual case; applicants should rely on their own notices and counsel for specific deadlines.
Source: GSM·USA
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