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 2007_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80a342d D09002ee1c80a352b United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule amends Department of Homeland Security ("DHS" or "the Department") regulations relating to intercountry adoptions by U.S. citizens. First, to facilitate the ratification of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, signed at The Hague on May 29, 1993 ("Convention"), the rule establishes new administrative procedures for the immigration of children who are habitually resident in Convention countries and who are adopted by U.S. citizens. Second, the rule makes other amendments to DHS regulations relating to the immigration of adopted children to reflect the changes to those provisions necessary to comply with the Convention. The Senate consented to ratification of the Convention in 2000 conditioned on the adoption of the necessary implementing regulations. Accordingly, this rule is necessary to establish the regulations necessary for the United States to ratify the Convention. 72 FR 56832 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-10-04/E7-18992 E7-18992 fr04oc07-10 RIN 1615-AA43 4411-10-P CIS No. 2098-00 DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0008 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-10-04/E7-18992 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-10-04/html/E7-18992.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-10-04/pdf/E7-18992.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Authority Delegations (Government Agencies) Freedom of Information Privacy Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Surety Bonds Immigration Aliens Affidavits of Support Immigrants Immigration and Nationality Act 36 p. 56832 56867 72 FR 56832 Title 8 Part 103 8 CFR Part 103 Title 8 Part 204 8 CFR Part 204 Title 8 Part 213 8 CFR Part 213 RIN 1615-AA43 Classification of Aliens as Children of United States Citizens Based on Intercountry Adoptions Under the Hague Convention; Federal Register Vol. 72, Issue RULE E7-18992 II DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 2007-12-03 CIS No. 2098-00 DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0008 4411-10-P E7-18992 Interim rule with request for comments.

This rule amends Department of Homeland Security ("DHS" or "the Department") regulations relating to intercountry adoptions by U.S. citizens. First, to facilitate the ratification of the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, signed at The Hague on May 29, 1993 ("Convention"), the rule establishes new administrative procedures for the immigration of children who are habitually resident in Convention countries and who are adopted by U.S. citizens. Second, the rule makes other amendments to DHS regulations relating to the immigration of adopted children to reflect the changes to those provisions necessary to comply with the Convention. The Senate consented to ratification of the Convention in 2000 conditioned on the adoption of the necessary implementing regulations. Accordingly, this rule is necessary to establish the regulations necessary for the United States to ratify the Convention.

Comment date: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 3, 2007 to assure consideration. Michael Valverde, Chief, Children's Issues, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20529, telephone (202) 272-9176. Administrative Practice and Procedure Authority Delegations (Government Agencies) Freedom of Information Privacy Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Surety Bonds Immigration Aliens Affidavits of Support Immigrants Immigration and Nationality Act Immigration: Intercountry adoptions by U.S. citizens; citizenship classification of alien children under Hague Convention, http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/convention/convention_2300.html http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/pdf/PositiveLanguage.pdf http://www.hcch.net http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/archives/ulc/fnact99/1990s/uaa94.htm http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 72, no. 192 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2007-10-04 continuing daily deposited born digital 275 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-10-04 P0b002ee180940c1b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr04oc07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-10-04 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-10-04/pdf/FR-2007-10-04.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-10-04/xml/FR-2007-10-04.xml fdlp 56617 56882 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2007-10-04 machine generated eng FR FR-2007-10-04 72 192