PA-2023-21: Statelessness Page: 9 4. Additional Evidence Noncitizens may submit additional evidence when filing their application, petition, or other request, to corroborate their written statements to identify the circumstances that are relevant to the USCIS officer’s examination of statelessness. Primary evidence includes birth certificates, marriage certificates, school records, official travel documents, official residency documents, court documents, medical reports, vaccination records, police reports, and other official documents. 17 USCIS recognizes that stateless noncitizens may have difficulty obtaining primary evidence; therefore, USCIS may also consider secondary evidence, such as employment records, property records, or birth or baptismal records maintained by religious or faith-based organizations. 18 This may also include affidavits submitted by third parties which corroborate the noncitizen’s written statements. Noncitizens may, but are not required, to provide affidavits from more than one person. USCIS may conduct its own inquiries with the noncitizen’s country of origin while adhering to policy and confidentiality requirements. USCIS may also consult with sources such as the U.S. Department of State or the Law Library of Congress to determine whether the government of the noncitizen’s country of origin can verify whether the noncitizen is a national of that country. While not required for issuance of an internal USCIS report, USCIS may also accept timely-received additional evidence from international organizations, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, which have mandated roles with respect to various aspects of statelessness. B. Findings USCIS reviews and analyzes the evidence related to whether the noncitizen may or may not be stateless for purposes of immigration benefits or other requests and drafts an internal report. The noncitizen cannot appeal or otherwise challenge the report because it does not represent an adjudicative decision. Rather, the internal process simply examines the relevant evidence and provides a report relevant to whether the noncitizen should or should not generally be considered stateless for immigration purposes. Following consideration of the report, the officer may make a factual determination relating to statelessness and may memorialize those findings in a Memo to File or in the decision on the underlying application, petition, or requested action. The officer also makes the decision on the underlying application, petition, or requested action, taking into account the applicability of their statelessness finding. While the noncitizen cannot appeal or challenge the report analyzing statelessness, the noncitizen may file a motion or appeal, when permissible under applicable standards, to challenge an unfavorable decision on the underlying benefit or other request, or request to inspect the record of proceedings pursuant to 8 CFR 103.2(b)(16). 19 See Volume 1, General Policies and Procedures, Part E, Adjudications, Chapter 6, Evidence, Section B, Primary and Secondary Evidence [1 USCIS-PM E.6(B)]. 18 See Volume 1, General Policies and Procedures, Part E, Adjudications, Chapter 6, Evidence, Section B, Primary and Secondary Evidence [1 USCIS-PM E.6(B)]. 19 See 8 CFR 103.3 and 8 CFR 103.5. See the instructions for Notice of Appeal or Motion (Form I-290B). 17