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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AC80 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: Modernizing Adoptions and Naturalization 
Abstract:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will propose to amend its regulations governing citizenship and naturalization, along with proposing updates to adoption-related regulatory provisions. This includes clarifying the testing requirements, updating eligibility requirements, and proposing amendments to clarify definitions. DHS will also propose to amend other immigration benefit provisions, such as certain provisions related to adjustment of status and waivers of inadmissibility that can affect naturalization and acquisition of citizenship. In addition, DHS will propose removing certain outdated provisions and amending other provisions to align with current statutory framework, such as updating the adoption-related regulatory provisions consistent with the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012. The forthcoming NPRM will be informed by feedback submitted by our public stakeholders in response to the 2021 Request for Public Input (RPI), as well as a CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Naturalization and Immigrant Integration on May 23, 2021 and a Citizenship and Naturalization Engagement on March 15, 2022. Over 1000 individuals participated in the two public engagements. USCIS reviewed all comments provided through the Request for Public Input and the engagements, and used that feedback to inform the development of the proposed rule, as applicable.

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1.2    8 CFR 103    8 CFR 106    8 CFR 204    8 CFR 209    8 CFR 245    8 CFR 300    8 CFR 306    8 CFR 312    8 CFR 316    8 CFR 318    8 CFR 319    8 CFR 320    8 CFR 322    8 CFR 324    8 CFR 329    8 CFR 333    8 CFR 334    8 CFR 335    8 CFR 336    8 CFR 337    8 CFR 338    8 CFR 339    8 CFR 341    8 CFR 343a    8 CFR 349    8 CFR 212    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: sec. 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002    6 U.S.C. 112(a)(3)    8 U.S.C. 1101    8 U.S.C. 1103    8 U.S.C. 1151    8 U.S.C. 1153    8 U.S.C. 1154    8 U.S.C. 1159    8 U.S.C. 1182    8 U.S.C. 1255    8 U.S.C. 1401    8 U.S.C. 1409    8 U.S.C. 1421    8 U.S.C. 1423    8 U.S.C. 1427    8 U.S.C. 1429 to 1431    8 U.S.C. 1433    8 U.S.C. 1435    8 U.S.C. 1438 to 1440    8 U.S.C. 1443    8 U.S.C. 1445 to 1449    8 U.S.C. 1452    8 U.S.C. 1454    8 U.S.C. 1481   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mark Phillips
Residence and Naturalization Division Chief
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Phone:240 721-3000