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DHS/BCIS RIN: 1615-AA14 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Fingerprinting Applicants and Petitioners for Immigration Benefits; Establishing a Fee for Fingerprinting by the Department of Homeland Security 
Abstract: This rule amends Department 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 DHS Office, a State, or local law enforcement agency, or at a United States consular or military office; establishing a fee for fingerprinting by the Department; 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 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 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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/17/1998  63 FR 12979   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/29/1998  63 FR 12979   
Interim Final Rule Correction  04/09/1998  63 FR 17489   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/18/1998    
Final Action  10/00/2003    
Additional Information: INS No. 1891-97 Transferred from RIN 1115-AF03
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Pamela T. Wallace
Staff Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Room 980, Field Operations, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 272-1017