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 2006_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80f49d6 D09002ee1c80f4b0e United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States U.s. Citizenship and Immigration Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Department of Justice originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Executive Office for Immigration Review originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule adopts, with specified changes, an interim rule published by the former Immigration and Naturalization Service on October 20, 1997. This final rule clarifies several issues raised under the interim rule regarding who needs an affidavit of support, how sponsors qualify, what information and documentation they must present, and when the income of other persons may be used to support an intending immigrant's application for permanent residence. These changes are intended to make the affidavit of support process clearer and less intimidating and time-consuming for sponsors, while continuing to ensure that sponsors will have sufficient means available to support new immigrants when necessary. The final rule also makes clear that, when an alien applies for adjustment of status in removal proceedings, the immigration judge's jurisdiction to adjudicate the adjustment application includes authority to adjudicate the sufficiency of the affidavit of support. 71 FR 35732 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-21/06-5522 06-5522 fr21jn06-27 RIN 1615-AB45 RIN 1125-AA54 4410-10-P DHS 2004-0026 CIS No. 1807-96 EOIR No. 150F AG Order No. 2824-2006 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-21/06-5522 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-21/html/06-5522.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-21/pdf/06-5522.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure; Immigration Administrative Practice and Procedures Aliens Employment Immigration Petitions Affidavits of Support Immigrants 26 p. 35732 35757 71 FR 35732 Title 8 Part 1205 8 CFR Part 1205 Title 8 Part 1240 8 CFR Part 1240 Title 8 Part 204 8 CFR Part 204 Title 8 Part 205 8 CFR Part 205 Title 8 Part 213 8 CFR Part 213 RIN 1615-AB45 RIN 1125-AA54 Affidavits of Support on Behalf of Immigrants; Federal Register Vol. 71, Issue RULE 06-5522 II DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Executive Office for Immigration Review 2006-07-21 DHS 2004-0026 CIS No. 1807-96 EOIR No. 150F AG Order No. 2824-2006 4410-10-P 06-5522 Final rule.

This final rule adopts, with specified changes, an interim rule published by the former Immigration and Naturalization Service on October 20, 1997. This final rule clarifies several issues raised under the interim rule regarding who needs an affidavit of support, how sponsors qualify, what information and documentation they must present, and when the income of other persons may be used to support an intending immigrant's application for permanent residence. These changes are intended to make the affidavit of support process clearer and less intimidating and time-consuming for sponsors, while continuing to ensure that sponsors will have sufficient means available to support new immigrants when necessary. The final rule also makes clear that, when an alien applies for adjustment of status in removal proceedings, the immigration judge's jurisdiction to adjudicate the adjustment application includes authority to adjudicate the sufficiency of the affidavit of support.

This final rule is effective July 21, 2006. Concerning amendments made by this Final Rule to 8 CFR parts 204, 205, 213A and 299: Jonathan Mills, Immigrant Program Management Branch, Office of Regulations and Product Management, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 3214, Washington, DC 20529; telephone (202) 272-8530 (not a toll free call); or Lisa S. Roney, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Ave, NW., Room 4062, Washington, DC 20529; telephone (202) 272-1470 (not a toll free call). Administrative Practice and Procedure; Immigration Administrative Practice and Procedures Aliens Employment Immigration Petitions Affidavits of Support Immigrants Immigration: Affidavits of support on behalf of immigrants, http://www.uscis.gov http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms Vol. 71, no. 119 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2006-06-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 289 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-21 P0b002ee1809599ff 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21jn06 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-21/pdf/FR-2006-06-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-21/xml/FR-2006-06-21.xml fdlp 35491 35769 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-06 FR-2006-06-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2006-06-21 71 119