§ 24-4.1-402 — Immigration certification forms - completion deadlines

Colorado § 24-4.1-402

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Crime Victim Compensation and

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(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:

(a) The requester provides documentation that he or she is in federal
immigration removal proceedings; or

(b) The requester provides documentation that one or more children, parents,
or siblings of the requester 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:

(a) The requester provides documentation that he or she is in federal
immigration removal proceedings; or

(b) The requester provides documentation that one or more children, parents,
or siblings of the requester 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.

Legislative History

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