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RIN: 1615-AA24

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of Transportation
Abstract: Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the Attorney General to admit refugees to the United States under certain conditions, including those provided for by regulation. That authority was delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act. DHS regulations require that sponsorship agreements be secured before an applicant is granted admission as a refugee at a U.S. port-of-entry. The determination of whether or not someone is classified as a refugee is described in the Act as a separate decision from whether a refugee may be admitted to the United States in refugee status. This rule amends DHS regulations by removing language that erroneously implies that DHS requires a sponsorship agreement and guaranty of transportation prior to determining whether an applicant is a refugee. This rule is necessary to clarify issues in the existing regulation, and provides more advantageous treatment for the limited number of applicants for refugee status who have their DHS interviews before sponsorship agreements have been secured.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 207
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 8 USC 1103 8 USC 1151 8 USC 1157 and 1158 ...

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	05/21/1999	64 FR 27660
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	07/20/1999
Final Action	To Be Determined

Additional Information: CIS No. 1999-99 Transferred from RIN 1115-AF49
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Todd Gardner Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 111 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Suite 8000, Washington, DC 20536 Phone:202 272-1664