1615-AD06 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

This proposed rule would rescind relevant portions of the 2022 rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility.  Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an alien is inadmissible, ineligible for a visa, and ineligible for adjustment of status if the alien is likely at any time to become a public charge. 

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No Fully or Partially Exempt 8 C.F.R. 103.6 212.20-212.23 213.1 part 2 6 U.S.C. 101, 111, 112, 202 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4) 1183, 1183(a) 1255 No NPRM 11/19/2025 90 FR 52168 NPRM Comment Period End 12/19/2025 Final Rule 07/00/2026 No Undetermined No No No Mark Phillips Residence and Naturalization Division Chief 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009