§ 24-4.1-402. Immigration Certification Forms – Completion Deadlines

1. For the time period of September 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a certifying agency shall process and either sign or decline to sign a certification form within one hundred twenty days after receipt of a request.
2. For the time period of September 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, a certifying agency shall process and either sign or decline to sign a certification form within sixty days after receipt of a request if:
   1. The requestor provides documentation that he or she is in federal immigration removal proceedings; or
   2. The requestor provides documentation that one or more children, parents, or siblings of the requestor would become ineligible for U nonimmigrant status by virtue of age within sixty business days after the date that the certifying official receives the certification form request.
3. On and after July 1, 2022, and except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a certifying agency shall process and either sign or decline to sign a certification form within ninety days after receipt of a request.
4. On and after July 1, 2022, a certifying agency shall process and either sign or decline to sign a certification form within thirty days after receipt of a request if:
   1. The requestor provides documentation that he or she is in federal immigration removal proceedings; or
   2. The requestor provides documentation that one or more children, parents, or siblings of the requestor would become ineligible for U nonimmigrant status by virtue of age within sixty business days after the date that the certifying official receives the certification form request.

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1060), ch. 126, p. 511, § 1, effective September 1.