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RIN: 1400-AE14

Publication ID: Fall 2018

Title: Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended
Abstract: This regulation change allows the Department to authorize an immediate family member of an alien properly classified as an A-1, A-2, G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 principal nonimmigrant to obtain a different nonimmigrant visa, maintain current nonimmigrant visa status, or change to a different nonimmigrant visa status without being restricted to the principal’s A-1, A-2, G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 nonimmigrant visa category. Recent cases involving changes of status have led to increased interest in revising the A/G required rule to provide the Department discretion in its application, with the goal of avoiding potential bilateral irritants.
Agency: Department of State(STATE)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Other
CFR Citation: None (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a 8 U.S.C. 1104 Pub. L. 105–277 8 U.S.C. 1185 note

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule	12/00/2018

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Paul-Anthony Magadia Visa Specialist Department of State Washington, DC 20520 Phone:202 485-7641 Email: magadiapl@state.gov