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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA42 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Petition To Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or Preference Immigrant; Adjustment of Status to That of a Person Admitted for Permanent Residence 
Abstract: This final rule amends regulations of the Department of Homeland Security to provide an exception from the general prohibition against approval of immigration benefits based upon a marriage entered into during removal proceedings. The rule creates a good faith exception to the prohibition. This final rule completes the regulatory implementation of the Immigration Act of 1990. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204    8 CFR 245   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1151    8 USC 1153 and 1154    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/20/1991  56 FR 28311   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  07/20/1991    
Final Action  07/00/2009    
Additional Information: See CIS No. 1419-91 Transferred from RIN 1115-AF94
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:
Laura M. Dawkins
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Room 3040, Suite 1200, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1470
Fax:202 272-1480
Email: laura.dawkins@uscis.dhs.gov