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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA43 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Classification of Aliens as Children of United States Citizens Based on Intercountry Adoptions Under the Hague Convention 
Abstract: This rule amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations relating to intercountry adoptions by U.S. citizens. First, to facilitate the ratification of the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation 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 U.S. 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. 
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 204   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1151    8 USC 1153 and 1154    8 USC 1182    8 USC 1186a    8 USC 1255    8 USC 1641   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  10/04/2007  72 FR 56832   
Interim Final Rule Effective  11/05/2007    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  12/03/2007    
Interim Rule; Reopening  03/25/2008  73 FR 15635   
Comment Period Extended  05/27/2008    
Final Action  To Be Determined    
Additional Information: CIS No. 2098-07. Transferred from RIN 1115-AF96
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John W. Bird
Deputy Chief, International Operations Division
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529-3200
Phone:202 272-1663
Email: jwally.bird@dhs.gov