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DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AE04 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: Petition to Classify Alien as Immediate Relative of a U.S. Citizen or as a Preference Immigrant; Self-Petitioning for Certain Battered or Abused Alien Spouses and Children 
Abstract: This rule allows battered and abused spouses and children of United States Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents to petition for immigrant classification. The consent of the abuser would not be required. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
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   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1151    8 USC 1153    8 USC 1154    8 USC 1182    8 USC 1186a    8 USC 1255    8 CFR 2    PL 103-322   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/26/1996  61 FR 13061   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/26/1996    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/28/1996    
Final Action  06/00/1998    
Additional Information: INS No. 1705-95
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Karen FitzGerald
Adjuducations Officer, Adjudications Division
Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
425 I Street NW,
Washington, DC 20536
Phone:202 514-4754