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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AA24 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Application for Refugee Status; Acceptable Sponsorship Agreement Guaranty of Transportation 
Abstract: Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the Attorney General to admit refugees to the United States under certain conditions, including those provided for by regulation. That authority was delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Act. DHS regulations require that sponsorship agreements be secured before an applicant is granted admission as a refugee at a U.S. port-of-entry. The determination of whether or not someone is classified as a refugee is described in the Act as a separate decision from whether a refugee may be admitted to the United States in refugee status. This rule amends DHS regulations by removing language that erroneously implies that DHS requires a sponsorship agreement and guaranty of transportation prior to determining whether an applicant is a refugee. This rule is necessary to clarify issues in the existing regulation. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  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 207   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101    8 USC 1103    8 USC 1151    8 USC 1157 and 1158   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  05/21/1999  64 FR 27660   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  07/20/1999    
Final Action  12/00/2011    
Additional Information: CIS No. 1999-99; Transferred from RIN 1115-AF49; Rule is being adopted as a final rule in RIN 1615-AB83.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dan Konnerth
Policy and Coordination Chief, Office of Transformation Coordination
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
6th Floor, 633 Third Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20529
Phone:202 233-2381
Email: dan.m.konnerth@uscis.dhs.gov