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  • Immigration Handbooks and Manuals

    Some of the manuals listed on this page are provided in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the files.

    Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual (2.2MB PDF)

    Detention Operations Manual (Detention Standards)

    Handbook for Employers (M-274) (1.4MB PDF file)

    The Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adopted Children (M-249Y)
         Text Version
         PDF Version (2,580 KB)

    NAFTA Handbook (PDF is 514KB, and 217 pages)

    A Guide to Naturalization (M-476) (rev. 12/00) in:

    Naturalization Information for Military Personnel (M-599) (text version)

    Last Modified 08/03/2004