Administrative Appeals Office [Immigration] Law and Legal Definition
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) adjudicates appeals under authority delegated to the USCIS by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The AAO provides timely, consistent, and accurate resolution of appeals through written decisions that are fair, impartial, and legally supportable.
The functions of the AAO include:
a. to ensure consistency and accuracy in the interpretation of immigration laws, regulations, and policies;
b. to maintain awareness of developments in applicable case law, regulations, statutes, and policies;
c. to strive for efficiency and timely resolution in processing each appeal; and
d. to recommend the publication of precedent decisions to clarify adjudication issues.
Legal Definition list
- Administrative Appeals Office [Immigration]
- Administrative and Operating [A&O] Subsidy
- Administrative Agency
- Administrative Adjudication
- Administrative Act
- Administrative Board
- Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Administrative Controls
- Administrative Convenience Exception
- Administrative Cost of Issuing a Loan Guarantee
