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DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AF03 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: ●Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a Fee For Fingerprinting by the Service 
Abstract: This rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations relating to fingerprinting applicants and petitioners for benefits under the Immigration and Nationality Act by: canceling the Designated Fingerprinting Service program; requiring applicants and petitioners for benefits to be fingerprinted at either a Service Office, a State or local law enforcement agency, or at a United States consular or military office; establishing a fee for fingerprinting by the Service; and requiring confirmation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that a full criminal background check has been completed before adjudication of a naturalization application is completed. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 103    8 CFR 299    8 CFR 316    8 CFR 335   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1201    8 USC 1252 note    8 USC 1252b    8 USC 1304    8 USC 1356   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/17/1998  63 FR 12979   
Interim Final Rule Effective Date  03/29/1998  63 FR 12979   
Final Action  02/00/1999    
Additional Information: INS No. 1891-97
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Pamela T. Wallace
Staff Officer
Room 980, Field Operations, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1017