View Rule
View EO 12866 Meetings | Printer-Friendly Version Download RIN Data in XML |
DHS/USCIS | RIN: 1615-AA67 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: New Classification for Victims of Criminal Activity; Eligibility for the U Nonimmigrant Status | |
Abstract:
This rule proposes new application and eligibility requirements for U nonimmigrant status. The U classification is for non-U.S. citizen/lawful permanent resident victims of certain crimes who cooperate with an investigation or prosecution of those crimes. There is a limit of 10,000 principals per fiscal year. This rule would propose to establish new procedures to be followed to petition for the U nonimmigrant classifications. Specifically, the rule would address the essential elements that must be demonstrated to receive the nonimmigrant classification, procedures that must be followed to file a petition and evidentiary guidance to assist in the petitioning process. Eligible victims would be allowed to remain in the United States if granted U nonimmigrant status. The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 110-457, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013, Public Law 113-4, made amendments to the U nonimmigrant status provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Department of Homeland Security had issued an interim final rule in 2007. |
|
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103 8 CFR 204 8 CFR 212 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 299 | |
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552 5 U.S.C. 552a 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1101 (note) 8 U.S.C. 1102 Pub. L. 113-4 |
Legal Deadline:
None |
|||||||||||||||
Timetable:
|
Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1115-AG39 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Andria Strano Chief, Humanitarian Affairs Division Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009 Phone:240 721-3000 |