1400-AF76 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1400 Department of State STATE Visas: Enhancing Vetting and Combatting Fraud in the Diversity Immigrant Visa

The Department proposes to amend regulations at 22 CFR part 42 governing the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program to require petitioners to provide valid, unexpired passport information on their electronic entry form. The Department will also propose to synchronize all language in this chapter to reflect the use of the term sex,” as directed Section 2, paragraph (a) in Executive Order 14168, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt None 22 U.S.C. 2651a 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. No NPRM 07/00/2025 No No None No No No Yes Jami Thompson Senior Regulatory Coordinator 1400 Department of State STATE 771 205-7899 visaregs@state.gov 2201 C Street NW, Washington DC 20520