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RIN: 1615-AB75

Publication ID: Spring 2010

Title: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Transitional Nonimmigrant Investor Classification
Abstract: On May 8, 2008, Public Law 110-229, Commonwealth Natural Resources Act, established a transitional period for the application of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Although the CNMI is subject to most U.S. laws, the CNMI has administered its own immigration system under the terms of its 1976 covenant with the United States. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing to amend its regulations by creating a new E2 CNMI Investor classification for the duration of the transition period. These temporary provisions are necessary to reduce the potential harm to the CNMI economy before these foreign workers and investors are required to convert into U.S. immigrant or nonimmigrant visa classifications.
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 214
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101 to 1103 8 USC 1182 8 USC 1184 8 USC 1186a

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	09/14/2009	74 FR 46938
NPRM Comment Period End	10/14/2009
Final Action	07/00/2010

Additional Information: CIS No. 2458-08
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Lori S. MacKenzie Division Chief, Operations Policy & Stakeholder Communications, Immigrant Investor Program Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 20529-2200 Phone:202 357-9214 Email: lori.s.mackenzie@uscis.dhs.gov