Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration
Final ruleStated effective date Apr 11, 2025Changes requirements
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This IFR amends DHS regulations to designate a new registration form for aliens to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. Aliens who are subject to alien registration requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended ("INA") who have not yet registered may use this registration form to satisfy their statutory obligations. This IFR also amends DHS regulations to designate additional documentation that may serve as evidence of alien registration.
B-1/B-2 visitor: “…residence who have not been registered previously; aliens who are granted permission to depart without the institution of deportation proceedings or against whom deportation proceedings are being instituted. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This includes aliens admitted…”
Temporary Protected Status: “Even an alien who entered without inspection and who is later encountered by DHS, such as by applying for (or being granted) asylum or Temporary Protected Status (TPS), would not typically use the registration forms identified in Sec. 264.1(a) when applying for asylum or TPS.…”
Asylum: “Even an alien who entered without inspection and who is later encountered by DHS, such as by applying for (or being granted) asylum or Temporary Protected Status (TPS), would not typically use the registration forms identified in Sec. 264.1(a) when applying for asylum or TPS.…”
A requirement the document states
“Relying on this estimate may somewhat overstate those who need to fully comply as aliens under 14 years of age are required to be registered but do not need to provide fingerprinting.”
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On March 12, 2025, DHS issued an interim final rule (IFR) with request for comments amending DHS regulations to designate a new registration form for aliens to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. Unregistered aliens may use this general registration form to satisfy their statutory obligations. This final rule responds to public comments, amends DHS regulations to adjust the lists of forms and processes that may serve as registration forms and evidence of alien registration, and seeks comments on other potential changes to the regulations relating to alien registration and fingerprinting.
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