{"description":"Documents matching 'alien must demonstrate knowledge understanding'","count":721,"total_pages":37,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=alien+must+demonstrate+knowledge+understanding&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Notice of Implementation of 2025 Naturalization Civics Test","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reimplementing the 2020 Naturalization Civics Test, which was originally announced on November 13, 2020, with some modifications (henceforth \"2025 Naturalization Civics Test\"). This 2025 Naturalization Civics Test satisfies the statutory requirement for aliens to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of American history, and of the principles and form of government of the United States in pursuit of naturalization. This notice does not change the English language parts of the naturalization test (reading, writing, speaking, and understanding).","document_number":"2025-18050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18050/notice-of-implementation-of-2025-naturalization-civics-test","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-18/pdf/2025-18050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18050.pdf?1758113111","publication_date":"2025-09-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services","name":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services","id":499,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/499","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services"}],"excerpts":"Section 312 of the Act the requirement that an <span class=\"match\">alien</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> <span class=\"match\">demonstrate</span> “a <span class=\"match\">knowledge</span> and <span class=\"match\">understanding</span> of the fundamentals of the history and the principles and form of government, of the United States.”).\n \n \n \n \n 15 \n  \n See \n INS, Nationality Manual § 835.82 (updated Apr. 1, 1950).\n \n \n \n The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) mandated that <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> legalized under INA 245A meet basic citizenship skills.\n 16 \n \n <span class=\"match\">Aliens</span> who qualified under IRCA could choose to <span class=\"match\">demonstrate</span> their <span class=\"match\">understanding</span> of U.S. history and government by taking a course"},{"title":"Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration","type":"Rule","abstract":"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.","document_number":"2026-13057","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/29/2026-13057/alien-registration-form-and-evidence-of-registration","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-29/pdf/2026-13057.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13057.pdf?1782418509","publication_date":"2026-06-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"States who has been registered and fingerprinted under the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> registration requirements of the INA <span class=\"match\">must</span> “be issued a certificate of <span class=\"match\">alien</span> registration or an <span class=\"match\">alien</span> registration receipt card in such form and manner and at such time as shall be prescribed under regulations issued by the [Secretary].” \n 5 \n \n Every registered <span class=\"match\">alien</span> 18 years of age and over <span class=\"match\">must</span> at all times carry and have in his or her personal possession any certificate of <span class=\"match\">alien</span> registration or <span class=\"match\">alien</span> registration receipt card. Noncompliance is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of"},{"title":"Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security proposes to limit and clarify eligibility for discretionary employment authorization for aliens paroled into the United States temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, who have been granted deferred action, or against whom a final order of removal exists and who are temporarily released from custody on an order of supervision. DHS further proposes to specify that aliens applying for employment authorization who admit to committing, have been arrested for, or have been convicted of certain criminal acts do not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion unless there are significant countervailing public interests, which may include assisting law enforcement activity in the United States.","document_number":"2026-11285","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11285/clarification-of-discretionary-employment-authorization-for-certain-aliens","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11285.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11285.pdf?1780577111","publication_date":"2026-06-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"12(c) <span class=\"match\">must</span> submit biometrics, that an <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> identity <span class=\"match\">must</span> be validated before issuing any employment authorization, and that, generally, situations where <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> have been arrested,\n 4 \n \n indicted, or convicted of any criminal act, or who have admitted to committing a violent or dangerous crime, or for whom evidence exists that the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> is a member of a gang or terrorist organization, do not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion, unless there are significant countervailing public interests, which may include the presence of the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> in the"},{"title":"Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing biometrics use and collection. DHS proposes to require submission of biometrics by any individual, regardless of age, filing or associated with an immigration benefit request, other request, or collection of information, unless exempted; expand biometrics collection authority upon alien arrest; define \"biometrics;\" codify reuse requirements; codify and expand DNA testing, use and storage; establish an \"extraordinary circumstances\" standard to excuse a failure to appear at a biometric services appointment; modify how VAWA self-petitioners and T nonimmigrant status applicants demonstrate good moral character; and clarify biometrics collection purposes.","document_number":"2025-19747","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19747/collection-and-use-of-biometrics-by-us-citizenship-and-immigration-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-03/pdf/2025-19747.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19747.pdf?1761914706","publication_date":"2025-11-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"without regard to age, <span class=\"match\">must</span> submit biometrics unless DHS otherwise exempts the requirement. For the same reasons, the proposed rule proposes to authorize DHS to require biometrics for all <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> subject to section 240 removal proceedings, as well as <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> processed through other removal pathways including expedited removal under section 235 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1225, and <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> being processed for removal under section 238(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1228(b). This rule also proposes that DHS may collect biometrics from <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> subject to reinstatement"},{"title":"EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which the President signed on March 15, 2022. The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. In general, under the EB-5 program, aliens are eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States if they make the necessary investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-13392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13392/eb-5-reform-and-integrity-act-of-2022-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-eb-5-program-automatic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13392.pdf?1782909918","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"March 2, 2023, and before April 3, 2023. \n See \n 88 FR 13141 (Mar. 2, 2023). For FY 2024 and each year thereafter, a designated regional center <span class=\"match\">must</span> pay the required fee between October 1st and October 31st of the same year. \n See \n 88 FR at 13141.\n \n C. The EB-5 Immigrant Visa Process \n \n An <span class=\"match\">alien</span> seeking LPR status under the EB-5 immigrant visa classification <span class=\"match\">must</span> go through a multi-step process. The <span class=\"match\">alien</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> first file an EB-5 immigrant visa petition with USCIS, either as a standalone investor by filing a Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone"},{"title":"Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents","type":"Rule","abstract":"This IFR amends DHS regulations to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents (Forms I-766 or EADs) for aliens who have timely filed an application to renew their EAD in certain employment authorization categories. The purpose of this change is to prioritize the proper vetting and screening of aliens before granting a new period of employment authorization and/or a new EAD. This IFR does not impact the validity of EADs that were automatically extended prior to October 30, 2025 or which are otherwise automatically extended by law or Federal Register notice.","document_number":"2025-19702","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/30/2025-19702/removal-of-the-automatic-extension-of-employment-authorization-documents","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-30/pdf/2025-19702.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19702.pdf?1761741907","publication_date":"2025-10-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"employment authorization for <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> filing renewal EAD applications under 8 CFR 274a.12(a) or (c). \n Additionally, the issuance of a renewal EAD and/or employment authorization depends in large part on the applicant's timely filing of a renewal EAD application. The proper planning by the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> and the employer, and monitoring of EAD processing times, may allow the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> to timely file a renewal EAD application as soon as eligible, thus mitigating the risk for the <span class=\"match\">alien</span>, the <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> family, as well as the employer that the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> will experience prolonged"},{"title":"Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend its regulations governing the PERM program and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) to incorporate changes to the computation of wage levels under the Department's four-tiered prevailing wage structure based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage survey administered by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These proposed revisions aim to better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to U.S. workers who are similarly employed in the occupation and area of intended employment. The Department's proposed revisions also seek to strengthen program integrity by reducing the incentive for employers to use these programs to replace, rather than supplement, U.S. workers by employing lower-paid alien workers. In addition, the revision would enable the Department to more effectively ensure that the employment of immigrant and nonimmigrant workers admitted or otherwise provided one of the covered statuses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-06017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-06017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06017.pdf?1774529117","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"allow U.S. employers to hire <span class=\"match\">alien</span> workers in “specialty occupations,” generally defined as those jobs which require the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized <span class=\"match\">knowledge</span> and at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.\n 8 \n \n By contrast, the EB-2 and EB-3 programs are permanent immigrant visa categories that generally require labor certification before an employer can sponsor an <span class=\"match\">alien</span> worker for lawful permanent residence.\n 9 \n \n These programs, however, are intimately connected. Many <span class=\"match\">alien</span> workers initially enter the U"},{"title":"Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media) classifications, with limited exceptions, are currently admitted into the United States for the period of time that they are complying with the terms and conditions of their nonimmigrant classification (\"duration of status\"). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations by changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period.","document_number":"2025-16554","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16554/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-28/pdf/2025-16554.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16554.pdf?1756298740","publication_date":"2025-08-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"organizations and activities the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> intends to engage in while in I status, would also apply to a nonimmigrant in the United States who requests to change his/her nonimmigrant status to that of an I nonimmigrant.\n \n \n V. Discussion of the Proposed Rule \n \n All persons arriving at a POE to the United States <span class=\"match\">must</span> be inspected by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer and <span class=\"match\">must</span> apply for admission into the United States with CBP.\n 87 \n \n In the case of an <span class=\"match\">alien</span>, a CBP officer determines whether an <span class=\"match\">alien</span> is eligible for admission and, if"},{"title":"Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a pending asylum application. The proposed rule would change filing and eligibility requirements for aliens requesting employment authorization and an employment authorization document (EAD) based on a pending asylum application. The changes include pausing acceptance of EAD applications from asylum applicants during periods when affirmative asylum average processing time exceeds 180 days, extending the waiting period to apply for employment authorization to 365 days, changing EAD application processing time requirements, and adding eligibility requirements.","document_number":"2026-03595","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03595/employment-authorization-reform-for-asylum-applicants","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03595.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03595.pdf?1771595129","publication_date":"2026-02-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"170 \n \n \n \n \n 170 \n  INA sec. 208(b)(2)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A).\n \n \n \n The INA also bars certain <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> from applying for asylum.\n 171 \n \n <span class=\"match\">Aliens</span> generally <span class=\"match\">must</span> apply for asylum within 1 year from the date of their last arrival in the United States.\n 172 \n \n An <span class=\"match\">alien</span> who files for asylum after the 1-year filing deadline is not eligible to apply for asylum unless the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> <span class=\"match\">demonstrates</span> that changed circumstances materially affected the <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> eligibility for asylum or extraordinary circumstances delayed filing during the 1-year period, and that"},{"title":"Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries for filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended). Through this rule, DHS is implementing a weighted selection process that will generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens, while maintaining the opportunity for employers to secure H-1B workers at all wage levels, to better serve the congressional intent for the H-1B program. This rule will be effective in time for the FY 2027 registration season.","document_number":"2025-23853","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23853.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23853.pdf?1766497516","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025, that is requesting an amendment, change of status, or extension of stay for an <span class=\"match\">alien</span> inside the United States where the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> is granted such amendment, change, or extension.” \n 97 \n \n In addition, exceptions to the $100,000 payment may be granted by the Secretary of Homeland Security to any individual <span class=\"match\">alien</span>, all <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> working for a company, or all <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> working in an industry. Finally, the H-1B Proclamation will expire, absent extension, 12 months from its effective date. This rule, in contrast"},{"title":"Improving Continuity for Religious Organizations and Their Employees","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule (IFR) amends U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to remove the requirement that R-1 religious workers who have reached the maximum period of stay must reside abroad and be physically present outside the United States for one year before being eligible for readmission in R-1 status after departing from the United States upon reaching the maximum admission period. The purpose of this change is to promote stability and minimize disruptions to the vital services that R-1 religious workers provide to U.S. churches, mosques, synagogues, and other bona fide nonprofit religious organizations.","document_number":"2026-00830","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/16/2026-00830/improving-continuity-for-religious-organizations-and-their-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-16/pdf/2026-00830.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00830.pdf?1768409408","publication_date":"2026-01-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"classification allows <span class=\"match\">alien</span> religious workers to temporarily perform services in the United States as a minister or in a religious occupation or vocation.\n 7 \n \n In order to obtain R-1 religious worker status, a U.S. employer <span class=\"match\">must</span> file a Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (Form I-129) on behalf of the <span class=\"match\">alien</span>. The R-1 nonimmigrant petition <span class=\"match\">must</span>, among other things, <span class=\"match\">demonstrate</span> that the petitioner is a bona fide non-profit religious organization (or a bona fide organization that is affiliated with the religious denomination) and that the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> has been a member"},{"title":"Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of State (\"Department\") is amending regulations governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (\"DV Program\") to improve the integrity of, and combat fraud in, the program. These amendments require a petitioner to the DV Program to provide valid, unexpired passport information and to upload a scan of the biographic and signature page in the electronic entry form or to otherwise indicate that he or she is exempt from this requirement. Additionally, the Department is standardizing and amending its regulations to add the word \"shall\" to simplify guidance for consular officers; ensure the use of the term \"sex\" in lieu of \"gender\"; and replace the term \"age\" in the DV Program regulations with the phrase \"date of birth\" to accurately reflect the information collected and maintained by the Department during the immigrant visa process.","document_number":"2026-04737","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04737/visas-enhancing-vetting-and-combatting-fraud-in-the-diversity-immigrant-visa-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04737.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04737.pdf?1773146710","publication_date":"2026-03-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"Newtownabbey, North Down, Omagh, and Strabane.\n \n \n (b) \n Petition requirement. \n An <span class=\"match\">alien</span> claiming to be entitled to compete for consideration under INA 203(c) <span class=\"match\">must</span> file a petition with the Department of State for such consideration. At the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> petitioner's request, another person may file a petition on behalf of the <span class=\"match\">alien</span>. The petition will consist of an electronic entry form that the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> petitioner or a person acting on behalf of the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> petitioner <span class=\"match\">must</span> complete on-line and submit to the Department of State via a website established by the"},{"title":"Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization; Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers; Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support; Affordable Connectivity Program; Emergency Broadband Benefit Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to ensure that Lifeline services are used to benefit and support eligible low-income Americans, that the program's funding is protected from waste, fraud, and abuse, and that service providers are in compliance with Commission rules. The Commission also seeks to update and streamline Lifeline and related rules.","document_number":"2026-06531","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06531/lifeline-and-link-up-reform-and-modernization-bridging-the-digital-divide-for-low-income-consumers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-03/pdf/2026-06531.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06531.pdf?1775133915","publication_date":"2026-04-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"exceptions, qualified <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> would not be eligible for Lifeline program benefits until five years after entry in the United States as a qualified <span class=\"match\">alien</span>. The Commission seeks comments on the best way to determine whether five years have passed since a qualified <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> entry into the United States. Would resources from the Systematic <span class=\"match\">Alien</span> Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program assist with these verifications? Are there other methods that could be used to confirm whether five years have passed since entry as a qualified <span class=\"match\">alien</span> into the United States"},{"title":"Naturalization Application Fee Adjustments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust the fees that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) charges for Form N-400, and Form N-336, to end both the reduced fee option for Form N-400, and the availability of fee waivers for both forms. Current and former armed forces service members would remain exempt from paying the fees when filing for naturalization under statutes for members of the armed forces. The proposed rule is intended to align these fees with the relative costs to adjudicate these forms.","document_number":"2026-12542","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12542/naturalization-application-fee-adjustments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12542.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12542.pdf?1782132312","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"to be a person of GMC, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and favorably disposed toward the good order and happiness of the United States; \n • <span class=\"match\">Demonstrate</span> an <span class=\"match\">understanding</span> of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in the English language; and \n • <span class=\"match\">Demonstrate</span> a <span class=\"match\">knowledge</span> and <span class=\"match\">understanding</span> of the fundamentals of the history, and of the principles and form of government of the United States. \n \n Congress has enacted additional statutory provisions regarding naturalization"},{"title":"Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise the NRC's regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance- based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of the proposed rule and facilitate public comments.","document_number":"2024-23434","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-23434/risk-informed-technology-inclusive-regulatory-framework-for-advanced-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-23434.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23434.pdf?1729687518","publication_date":"2024-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"information <span class=\"match\">must</span> be treated as potentially disqualifying FFD information, unless the individual subverts the screening process, in which case a permanent denial of authorization <span class=\"match\">must</span> be issued under proposed § 26.610. To provide assurance of testing effectiveness and protections afforded to individuals subject to the FFD program, proposed § 26.607(i) would require that an HHS-certified laboratory <span class=\"match\">must</span> be used to analyze the hair specimen, a forensic toxicologist <span class=\"match\">must</span> review the licensee's or other entity's hair screening process, the test kit <span class=\"match\">must</span> be cleared"},{"title":"Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers). Specifically, the Department is revising the methodology for determining the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range occupations by using wage data reported for each U.S. state and territory by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. For the vast majority of H-2A job opportunities, the Department will use OEWS survey data to establish AEWRs applicable to five Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes combining the most common field and livestock worker occupations previously measured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Labor Survey (FLS), which covered six SOC codes. These AEWRs will be divided into two skill-based categories to account for wage differentials arising from qualifications contained in the employer's job offer. For all other occupations, the Department will use the OEWS survey to determine two skill-based AEWRs for each SOC code to reflect wage differentials. The threshold determination for assigning the SOC code(s) and applicable skill-based AEWR will be based on the duties performed for the majority of the workdays during the contract period and qualifications contained in the employer's job offer. Finally, to address differences in compensation between most U.S. workers and H-2A workers who receive employer-provided housing at no cost, the Department will implement a standard adjustment factor to the AEWR to account for this non-monetary compensation that employers will apply when compensating H-2A workers under temporary agricultural labor certifications.","document_number":"2025-19365","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19365/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19365.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19365.pdf?1759263310","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"the immigration laws of the United States against all inadmissible and removable <span class=\"match\">aliens</span>,” including those who committed illegal entry, have undocumented unlawful presence, or have final orders of removal. \n Id. \n at Section 3(b). The Order also calls for the efficient and expedited removal of <span class=\"match\">aliens</span> from the United States who are recent entrants (\n i.e., \n arrived within the last two years), enforcement of civil fines and penalties, and detention of all “removable <span class=\"match\">aliens</span>” until their removal proceedings are resolved or their removal from the country"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Through this interim final rule (IFR), FMCSA restores the integrity of the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled commercial learner's permits (CLPs) and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthens the security of the CDL issuance process and enhances the safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations.","document_number":"2025-18869","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/29/2025-18869/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-29/pdf/2025-18869.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18869.pdf?1758890719","publication_date":"2025-09-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"“not domiciled in a State that issues [CDLs],” but if they choose to issue non-domiciled CDLs, they <span class=\"match\">must</span> do so in accordance with regulations prescribed by FMCSA (49 U.S.C. 31311(a)(12)(B)). The regulations setting forth the standards States <span class=\"match\">must</span> apply when issuing non-domiciled CLPs and CDLs are found at 49 CFR 383.23, 383.71(f), 383.73(f), 384.201, and 384.212(a). To obtain a non-domiciled CLP or CDL under existing § 383.71(f), the applicant <span class=\"match\">must</span> be domiciled either in a \n foreign \n jurisdiction (defined in § 383.5 to mean “outside the fifty United"},{"title":"Establishing United States Citizenship for MARAD Program Participation; Simplifying the Application Process","type":"Rule","abstract":"On July 1, 2025, MARAD published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), titled \"How to Best Evidence Corporate Citizenship: Policy and Regulatory Review,\" soliciting public comment on actions MARAD could take to improve the process for evidencing U.S. citizenship. The final rule will simplify and modernize the process for establishing United States citizenship of corporations and other business formations participating in MARAD programs. In the interest of minimizing the unnecessary disclosure of personally identifiable information, the final rule will also eliminate the requirement to provide dates and places of birth of corporate executives, directors, and stock owners as required in the current form of affidavit of citizenship. The final rule will also amend the form of affidavit with respect to entities that are publicly traded by eliminating the requirement to provide certain information regarding registered owners of stock, eliminate the notarization requirement, and provide a simple and streamlined process for recertification.","document_number":"2026-11269","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11269/establishing-united-states-citizenship-for-marad-program-participation-simplifying-the-application","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11269.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11269.pdf?1780490731","publication_date":"2026-06-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Maritime Administration","name":"Maritime Administration","id":282,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/maritime-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/282","parent_id":492,"slug":"maritime-administration"}],"excerpts":"said ___ shares being ___ per centum (___ percent) of the total number of shares of said stock (each class or series). [The exact figure as disclosed by the stock books of the corporation <span class=\"match\">must</span> be given and the per centum figure <span class=\"match\">must</span> not be less than 65 per centum, except that for a corporation operating a vessel in the coastwise trade, the per centum figure <span class=\"match\">must</span> be not less than 95 per centum. These per centum figures apply to corporate stockholders as well as to the primary corporation.]\n \n (The same statement should be made with reference to each"},{"title":"Electronic Submission of Mariner Course Completion Data","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard is requiring Coast Guard-approved training providers to electronically submit student course completion data to the Coast Guard within 5 business days of completion. The National Maritime Center will use this information to validate mariner course completion as part of an application for a Merchant Mariner Credential. In addition, the Coast Guard is replacing gendered titles for certain officer and rating endorsements in keeping with Coast Guard policy of using gender-neutral language whenever possible. We expect these changes to improve the Coast Guard's verification process of mariner credential applications and to appropriately conform terms that should be gender neutral.","document_number":"2024-24271","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/25/2024-24271/electronic-submission-of-mariner-course-completion-data","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-25/pdf/2024-24271.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24271.pdf?1732283118","publication_date":"2024-11-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"applicant <span class=\"match\">must</span> have 3 years of service in the engineroom. Eighteen months of this service <span class=\"match\">must</span> have been as a Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) or equivalent position; \n (2) For DDE of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels of less than 4,000 HP/3,000 kW, the applicant <span class=\"match\">must</span> have 2 years of service in the engineroom. One year of this service <span class=\"match\">must</span> have been as a QMED or equivalent position; and \n (3) For DDE of steam, motor, and/or gas turbine-propelled vessels of less than 1,000 HP/750 kW, the applicant <span class=\"match\">must</span> have 1 year"},{"title":"Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H-2A) and temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) nonimmigrant workers (H-2 programs) and their employers. This rulemaking is intended to better ensure the integrity of the H-2 programs and enhance protections for workers.","document_number":"2024-29353","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29353/modernizing-h-2-program-requirements-oversight-and-worker-protections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29353.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29353.pdf?1734443140","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"* * \n (i) * * * \n \n (D) \n Change of employers. \n If the <span class=\"match\">alien</span> is in the United States and seeks to change employers, the prospective new employer <span class=\"match\">must</span> file a petition for a nonimmigrant worker requesting classification and an extension of the <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> stay in the United States. If the new petition is approved, the extension of stay may be granted for the validity of the approved petition. The validity of the petition and the <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> extension of stay <span class=\"match\">must</span> conform to the limits on the <span class=\"match\">alien's</span> temporary stay that are prescribed in paragraph (h)(13)"}]}