United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1997_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be022895 D09002ee1be022939 United States Department of Justice originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Immigration and Naturalization Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (the Service) regulations relating to the educational requirements for naturalization of eligible applicants under section 312 of the Immigration and nationality Act (the Act), as amended by the Technical Corrections Act of 1994. This amendment provides an exception from the requirements of demonstrating an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage, and of demonstrating a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the history, and of the principles and form of government of the United States, for certain applicants who are unable to comply with both requirements because they possess a ``physical or developmental disability'' or a ``mental impairment.'' The final rule establishes an administrative process whereby the Service will adjudicate requests for these exceptions while providing the public with an opportunity to comment on portions of the adjudicative process which the Service is altering in response to public comments from the previously published proposed rule. 62 FR 12915 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-03-19/97-6686 97-6686 fr19mr97-1 RIN 1115-AE02 4410-10-M INS No. 1702-96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-03-19/97-6686 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-03-19/html/97-6686.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-03-19/pdf/97-6686.pdf 14 p. 12915 12928 62 FR 12915 Title 8 Part 229 8 CFR Part 229 Title 8 Part 312 8 CFR Part 312 Title 8 Part 499 8 CFR Part 499 RIN 1115-AE02 Exceptions to the Educational Requirements for Naturalization for Certain Applicants; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-6686 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Immigration and Naturalization Service 1997-03-19 1997-05-19 INS No. 1702-96 4410-10-M 97-6686 Final rule with request for comments.

This final rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (the Service) regulations relating to the educational requirements for naturalization of eligible applicants under section 312 of the Immigration and nationality Act (the Act), as amended by the Technical Corrections Act of 1994. This amendment provides an exception from the requirements of demonstrating an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage, and of demonstrating a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the history, and of the principles and form of government of the United States, for certain applicants who are unable to comply with both requirements because they possess a ``physical or developmental disability'' or a ``mental impairment.'' The final rule establishes an administrative process whereby the Service will adjudicate requests for these exceptions while providing the public with an opportunity to comment on portions of the adjudicative process which the Service is altering in response to public comments from the previously published proposed rule.

This final rule is effective March 19, 1997. Written comments must be submitted on or before May 19, 1997. Craig S. Howie or Jody Marten, Adjudications and Nationality Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Room 3214, Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202) 514-5014. Vol. 62, no. 53 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-03-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 383 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-03-19 P0b002ee180a41842 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19mr97 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-03-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-03-19/pdf/FR-1997-03-19.pdf fdlp 12915 13288 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1997-03-19 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-03-19 62 53