{"abstract":"This rule amends Department of Homeland Security (\"DHS\" or \"the Department\") regulations relating to intercountry adoptions by U.S. citizens. First, to facilitate the ratification of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, signed at The Hague on May 29, 1993 (\"Convention\"), the rule establishes new administrative procedures for the immigration of children who are habitually resident in Convention countries and who are adopted by U.S. citizens. Second, the rule makes other amendments to DHS regulations relating to the immigration of adopted children to reflect the changes to those provisions necessary to comply with the Convention. The Senate consented to ratification of the Convention in 2000 conditioned on the adoption of the necessary implementing regulations. Accordingly, this rule is necessary to establish the regulations necessary for the United States to ratify the Convention.","action":"Interim rule with 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/2007/10/04/E7-18992.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":103,"title":8},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":204,"title":8},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":213,"title":8}],"citation":"72 FR 56832","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2007-12-03","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comment date: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 3, 2007 to assure consideration.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CIS No. 2098-00","DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0008"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E7-18992","effective_on":null,"end_page":56867,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2007/10/04/E7-18992.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/10/04/E7-18992/classification-of-aliens-as-children-of-united-states-citizens-based-on-intercountry-adoptions-under","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E7-18992?publication_date=2007-10-04","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2007-10-04/E7-18992/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":36,"page_views":{"count":514,"last_updated":"2026-09-21 20:15:12 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-10-04/pdf/E7-18992.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2007-10-04","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2007/10/04/E7-18992.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1615-AA43":{"issue":"201104","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1615-AA43/classification-of-aliens-as-children-of-united-states-citizens-based-on-intercountry-adoptions-under","title":"Classification of Aliens as Children of United States Citizens Based on Intercountry Adoptions Under the Hague Convention","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201104&RIN=1615-AA43&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1615-AA43"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-13T03:52:31Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":56832,"subtype":null,"title":"Classification of Aliens as Children of United States Citizens Based on Intercountry Adoptions Under the Hague Convention","toc_doc":"Intercountry adoptions by U.S. citizens; citizenship classification of alien children under Hague Convention","toc_subject":"Immigration:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Aliens","Authority delegations (Government agencies)","Citizenship and naturalization","Freedom of information","Immigration","Infants and children","Privacy","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Surety bonds"],"type":"Rule","volume":72}