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DHS is also making corresponding changes to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and Form G-325R, Biographic Information (Registration).","action":"Interim final rule; request for comments.","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"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/09/09/2026-18345.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"101","title":8},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"264","title":8}],"citation":"91 FR 57249","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2026-10-05","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This interim final rule (IFR) is effective on September 4, 2026. This IFR will apply to children born to foreign government employees on or after September 4, 2026; children born to a foreign government employees prior to that date will be treated consistently with the regulations in place at the time of their birth. Comments must be received on or before October 5, 2026. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept comments prior to midnight eastern time at the end of that day.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CIS No. 2882-26","DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0496"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"G-325R-005-REV-ScreenMocks-pages 30-61 (part 2)","document_id":"USCIS-2026-0496-0021"},{"title":"G-325R-005-REV-ScreenMocks-pages 1-29 (part 1)","document_id":"USCIS-2026-0496-0020"},{"title":"I-485-052-REV-e-file-ScreenMocks-pages 152-194 (part 4)","document_id":"USCIS-2026-0496-0019"},{"title":"I-485-052-REV-e-file-ScreenMocks-pages 102-151 (part 3)","document_id":"USCIS-2026-0496-0018"},{"title":"I-485-052-REV-e-file-ScreenMocks-pages 51-101 (part 2)","document_id":"USCIS-2026-0496-0017"},{"title":"I-485-052-REV-e-file-ScreenMocks-pages 1-50 (part 1)","document_id":"USCIS-2026-0496-0016"},{"title":"I-485-052-REV-PDFi-ScreenMocks-pages 37-73 (part 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