Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain,
Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates, or Yemen,
REGISTRATION PERIOD FORM 12/2/2002 TO 1/10/2003
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SPECIAL CALL-IN REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
FOR CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS
(Call-In Group 2, Federal Register Notice – November 22, 2002)
THIS NOTICE IS FOR YOU
If you are a national or citizen of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen and were inspected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and last admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant on or before September 30, 2002; and
If you are a male, born on or before December 2, 1986; and
If you did not apply for asylum on or before November 22, 2002, or if you are not otherwise exempt as described in the attached questions and answers; and
If you will be in the United States at least until January 10, 2003.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
1. You must come to a designated INS office to be registered (photographed, fingerprinted, and interviewed under oath) between December 2, 2002 and January 10, 2003.
2. If you remain in the United States for more than 1 additional year, you must report back to a designated INS office within 10 days of the anniversary of the date on which you first registered. For example, if you were registered December 20, 2002, you would report back between December 10 and December 30, 2003.
3. If you change your address, employment, or educational institution, you must notify the INS in writing within 10 days of the change, using Form AR-11 SR.
4. If you leave the United States, you must appear in person before an INS inspecting officer at one of the designated ports and leave the United States from that port on the same day.
IT IS VITAL THAT YOU COMPLY
If you do not follow these procedures, you may be considered to be out of status and deportable. You may be subject to arrest, detention, fines and/or removal from the United States. Any future application for an immigration benefit from the United States may be adversely impacted. If you do not properly exit through a designated port, any future attempts to reenter the United States may be impacted. Decisions will be made on an individual basis, depending on the circumstances of each case.
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[Federal Register: November 22, 2002
Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Registration of Certain Nonimmigrant Aliens From Designated Countries;
Notice
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Registration of Certain Nonimmigrant Aliens From Designated
Countries
AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This Notice requires certain nonimmigrant aliens to appear
before, register with, and provide requested information to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service on or before January 10, 2003.
It applies to certain nonimmigrant aliens from one of the countries
designated in this Notice who were last admitted to the United States
on or before September 30, 2002, and who will remain in the United
States until at least January 10, 2003. The specific requirements are
set forth in the Notice.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This Notice is effective on December 2, 2002. Aliens
described in this Notice are required to register and provide
additional information to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on
or before January 10, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Brown, Office of the General
Counsel, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street, NW.,
Room 6100, Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202) 514-2895.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 265(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (``Act''), as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1305(b), provides that
[t]he Attorney General may in his discretion, upon ten days notice,
require the natives of any one or more foreign states, or any class
or group thereof, who are within the United States and who are
required to be registered under this subchapter, to notify the
Attorney General of their current addresses and furnish such
additional information as the Attorney General may require.
Additionally, section 263(a) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1303(a), provides
that the Attorney General may “prescribe special regulations and forms
for the registration and fingerprinting of * * * aliens of any other
class not lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence.”
The Attorney General has previously exercised his authority under
these and other provisions of the Act to establish special registration
procedures under 8 CFR 264.1(f). 67 FR 52584 (Aug. 12, 2002). These
requirements are known as the National Security Entry–Exit
Registration System. In accordance with the authority set forth in 8
CFR 264.1(f)(4), the Attorney General has determined that certain
nonimmigrant aliens specified in this Notice shall be registered and
required to provide specific information. The Attorney General has the
sole discretion to make this determination.
In light of recent events, and based on intelligence information
available to the Attorney General, the Attorney General has determined
that the aliens described in paragraph (a) of this Notice must appear
before the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“Service”) and
provide certain information. This Notice applies only to certain
nonimmigrant aliens from one of the countries designated in this Notice
who were last admitted to the United States on or before September 30,
2002, and who will remain until at least January 10, 2003. Based on
intelligence information available to the Attorney General, the
Attorney General has determined that registering all nonimmigrant
aliens from the covered countries would not enhance national security.
Moreover, the Attorney General has determined that it would not be
administratively feasible at the present time to register all of the
nonimmigrants from the specific countries covered by this Notice, and
that the delay occasioned by registering all nonimmigrants from the
countries covered by this Notice would jeopardize the national
security. Accordingly, the Attorney General has determined that only
males aged 16 years or older need to be registered at this time.
Furthermore, the Attorney General has determined that aliens who have,
on or before the date of publication of this Notice, applied for
asylum, have already provided sufficient information in their
applications for asylum, along with their fingerprints, to warrant
exclusion from this Notice.
Although section 265(b) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1305(b), provides a
minimum period of 10 days notice for covered aliens to provide their
current address and other required information, this Notice allows an
alien described by the Notice a period of more than 30 days to
register. The Attorney General has determined that such additional time
to register is in the best interests of the United States and has
extended this time to register solely as a matter of discretion.
With this Notice, aliens from six of the seven designated state
sponsors of terrorism (Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and
Syria) will have been asked to specially register. The remaining state
sponsor of terrorism is Cuba. The Cuban Government has not undertaken
significant actions to support the global coalition against terrorism,
and continues to harbor members of terrorist organizations. However,
given the various programs and practices in place dealing with Cubans
arriving in the United States, the objectives of the National Security
Entry–Exit Registration System are being generally met for this group.
Finally, until further notice, once enrolled within the National
Security Entry–Exit Registration System by registration under this
Notice, an alien described in paragraph (a) of the Notice is required
to register annually with the Service. All aliens described in
paragraph (a) shall comply with all other provisions of 8 CFR
264.1(f)(5) through (f)(9).
A willful failure to comply with the requirements of this Notice
constitutes a failure to maintain nonimmigrant status under section
237(a)(1)(C)(i) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(C)(i). See 8 CFR
214.1(f). Pursuant to section 237(a)(3)(A) of the Act, 8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(3)(A), an alien who fails to comply with the provisions of this
Notice is deportable, unless the alien establishes to the satisfaction
of the Attorney General that such failure was reasonably excusable or
was not willful. Finally, if an alien subject to this Notice fails,
without good cause, to comply with the requirement in 8 CFR 264.1(f)(8)
that the alien must report to an inspecting officer of the Service when
departing the United States, the alien shall thereafter be presumed to
be inadmissible under, but not limited to, section 212(a)(3)(A)(ii) of
the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(A)(ii). See 8 CFR 264.1(f)(8).
Notice of Requirements for Registration of Certain Nonimmigrant Aliens
From Designated Countries
Pursuant to sections 261 through 266 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (“Act”), as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1302 through 1306, and
particularly sections 263(a) and 265(b) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1303(a)
and 8 U.S.C. 1305(b), and 8 CFR 264.1(f), I hereby order as follows:
(a) Scope. Except as provided in paragraph (g), an alien is
required to register pursuant to this Notice if the alien:
(1) Is a male who was born on or before December 2, 1986;
(2) Is a national or citizen of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain,
Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates, or Yemen, who was inspected by the Immigration
and Naturalization Service and was last admitted to the United States
as a nonimmigrant on or before September 30, 2002; and
(3) Will remain in the United States at least until January 10,
2003.
(b) Dual citizens. This Notice is applicable to any alien who is a
national or citizen of a designated country, notwithstanding any dual
nationality or citizenship.
(c) Requirement to appear before an immigration officer. All aliens
described in paragraph (a) shall, on or before January 10, 2003, appear
before an immigration officer at any of the locations listed in the
appendix to this Notice.
(d) Information to be provided. All aliens described in paragraph
(a) shall:
(1) Answer questions under oath before an immigration officer,
which answers shall be recorded by the immigration officer;
(2) Present to such immigration officer:
(i) The alien’s travel documents, including passport and the Form
I-94 issued upon admission, and any other forms of government-issued
identification;
(ii) Proof of residence, such as, but not limited to, title to land
or a lease or a rental agreement, and, if applicable, proof of
matriculation at an educational institution, and, if applicable, proof
of employment; and
(iii) Such other information as is requested by the immigration
officer; and
(3) Shall be fingerprinted and photographed by the immigration
officer.
(e) Annual reporting obligations. All aliens described in paragraph
(a) shall appear, within 10 days of each anniversary of the date on
which they were registered under this Notice, before an immigration
officer at any of the locations listed in the appendix to this Notice
and answer questions under oath. All aliens described in paragraph (a)
shall comply with all other provisions of 8 CFR 264.1(f)(5)-(9).
(f) Notice of Change of Address. All aliens described in paragraph
(a) shall advise the Immigration and Naturalization Service, through
the filing of Form AR-11, of any change of address within 10 days of
such change of address. If an alien fails to notify the Immigration and
Naturalization Service in writing of a change of address and the new
address, as required by section 265(a) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1305(a),
the alien may be subject to prosecution under section 266(b) of the
Act, 8 U.S.C. 1306(b), and may be deportable as provided in section
237(a)(3)(A) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(A). If it becomes
necessary to place the alien in removal proceedings, the Immigration
and Naturalization Service may use the most recent address provided by
the alien for service of the Notice to Appear.
(g) Inapplicability. The requirements of this Notice do not apply
to any alien who:
(1) Is presently in a nonimmigrant classification under section
101(a)(15)(A) or 101(a)(15)(G) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(A) or 8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(G);
(2) Is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent
residence; or
(3) Has applied for asylum on or before November 22, 2002, or has
been granted asylum, under section 208 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1158.
Dated: November 19, 2002.
Larry D. Thompson,
Acting Attorney General.
For further information relating to this notice and information
about local office hours and locations, the public may call the
National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or (TTY) 1-800-
767-1833, or visit the INS Web site at http://www.ins.gov/.
[FR Doc. 02-29958 Filed 11-21-02; 11:18 pm]
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Designated INS Interviewing Offices for
Special Registration
ALASKA—Anchorage, 620 East 10th
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
ARIZONA—Phoenix, 2035 North Central
Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004
ARIZONA—Tucson, 6431 South Country
Club Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706–5907
ARKANSAS—Fort Smith, 4991 Old
Greenwood Road, Fort Smith, Arkansas
72903
CALIFORNIA—Fresno, 865 Fulton Mall,
Fresno, California 93721
CALIFORNIA—Los Angeles, 300 North Los
Angeles Street, Room 2024, Los Angeles,
California 90012
CALIFORNIA—Sacramento, 650 Capitol
Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
CALIFORNIA—San Bernardino, 655 West
Rialto Avenue, San
Bernardino,California 92410
CALIFORNIA—San Diego, 880 Front Street,
Suite 1209, San Diego,California 92101
CALIFORNIA—San Francisco, 444
Washington Street, San
Francisco,California 94111
CALIFORNIA—San Jose, 1887 Monterey
Road, San Jose, California 95112
CALIFORNIA—Santa Ana, 34 Civic Center
Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701
COLORADO—Denver, 4730 Paris Street,
Denver, CO 80239
CONNECTICUT—Hartford, 450 Main Street,
4th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06103
FLORIDA—Jacksonville, 4121 Southpoint
Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32216
FLORIDA—Miami, 7880 Biscayne Boulevard,
Miami, Florida 33138
FLORIDA—Orlando, 9403 Tradeport Drive,
Orlando, Florida 32827
FLORIDA—Tampa, 5524 West Cypress
Street, Tampa, Florida 33607–1708
FLORIDA—West Palm Beach, 301 Broadway,
Riviera Beach, Florida 33401
GEORGIA—Atlanta, 77 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
GUAM—Agana, Sirena Plaza, Suite 100, 108
Hernan Cortez Avenue,Hagatna, Guam
96910
HAWAII—Honolulu, 595 Ala Moana
Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
IDAHO—Boise, 1185 South Vinnell Way,
Boise, Idaho 83709
ILLINOIS—Chicago, 230 South Dearborn,
2nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604
INDIANA—Indianapolis, 950 N. Meridian
Street, Room 400, Indianapolis, Indiana
46204
IOWA—Des Moines, 210 Walnut Street,
Room 369, Des Moines, Iowa 50309
KANSAS—Wichita, 271 West 3rd Street
North, Suite 1050, Wichita, Kansas
67202–1212
KENTUCKY—Louisville, 601 West
Broadway, Room 390, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202
LOUISIANA—New Orleans, 701 Loyola
Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
MAINE—Portland, 176 Gannet Drive, South
Portland, Maine 04106
MARYLAND—Baltimore, 31 Hopkins Place,
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
MASSACHUSETTS—Boston, Government
Center, JFK Federal Building, Boston,
Massachusetts 02203
MICHIGAN—Detroit, 333 Mount Elliot
Street, Detroit, Michigan 48207–4381
MINNESOTA—Minneapolis, 2901 Metro
Drive, Suite 100, Bloomington,
Minnesota 55425
MISSOURI—Kansas City, 9747 Northwest
Conant Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
64153
MISSOURI—St. Louis, 1222 Spruce Street,
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
MONTANA—Helena, 2800 Skyway Drive,
Helena, Montana 59601
NEBRASKA—Omaha, 3736 South 132nd
Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68144
NEVADA—Las Vegas, 3373 Pepper Lane, Las
Vegas, NV 89120–2739
NEVADA—Reno, 1352 Corporate Boulevard,
Reno, Nevada 85902
NEW HAMPSHIRE—Manchester, 803 Canal
Street, Manchester, New Hampshire
03101
NEW JERSEY—Cherry Hill, 1886 Greentree
Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003
NEW JERSEY—Newark, 970 Broad Street,
Newark, New Jersey 07102
NEW MEXICO—Albuquerque, 1720
Randolph Road SE, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87106
NEW YORK—Albany, 1086 Troy-
Schenectady Road, Latham, New York
12110
NEW YORK—Buffalo, 130 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, New York 14202
NEW YORK—Garden City, 711 Stewart
Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530
NEW YORK—New York City, 26 Federal
Plaza, New York, New York 10278
NORTH CAROLINA—Charlotte, 210 E.
Woodlawn Road, Building 6, Suite 138,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
OHIO—Cincinnati, 550 Main Street, Room
4001, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
OHIO—Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street,
Cleveland, Ohio 44199
OHIO—Columbus, 50 West Broad Street,
Suite 304D, Columbus, Ohio 43215
OKLAHOMA—Oklahoma City, 4149
Highline Boulevard, Suite 300,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73108
OREGON—Portland, 511 Northwest
Broadway, Portland, Oregon 97209
PENNSYLVANIA—Philadelphia, 1600
Callowhill Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19130
PENNSYLVANIA—Pittsburgh, 1000 Liberty
Avenue, Room 214, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15222
PUERTO RICO—San Juan, 7 Tabonuco
Street, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
RHODE ISLAND—Providence, 200 Dyer
Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903
ST. CROIX—Christiansted, Sunny Isle
Shopping Center, Christiansted, St.
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820
ST. THOMAS—Charlotte Amalie, Nisky
Center, Suite 1A, First Floor South,
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands 00802
SOUTH CAROLINA—Charleston, 170
Meeting Street, Fifth Floor, Charleston,
South Carolina 29401
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SOUTH CAROLINA—Greer, 142–D West
Philips Road, Greer, South Carolina
29650
TENNESSEE—Memphis, 1314 Sycamore
View Road, Suite 100, Memphis,
Tennessee 38134
TEXAS—Dallas, 8101 North Stemmons
Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75247
TEXAS—El Paso, 1545 Hawkins Boulevard,
El Paso, Texas 79925
TEXAS—Harlingen, 2102 Teege Avenue,
Harlingen, Texas 78550–4667
TEXAS—Houston 126 Northpoint Drive,
Houston, Texas 77060
TEXAS—San Antonio, 8904 Fourwinds
Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78239
UTAH—Salt Lake City, 5272 South College
Drive, #100, Murray, Utah 84123
VERMONT—St. Albans, 64 Gricebrook Road,
St. Albans, Vermont 05478
VIRGINIA—Norfolk, 5280 Henneman Drive,
Norfolk, Virginia 23513
WASHINGTON, D.C., 4420 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203
WASHINGTON—Seattle, 815 Airport Way,
South Seattle, Washington 98134
WASHINGTON—Spokane, 920 W. Riverside
Room 691, Spokane, Washington 99201
WASHINGTON—Yakima, 417 E. Chestnut,
Yakima, Washington 98901
WEST VIRGINIA—Charleston, 210 Kanawha
Boulevard West, Charleston, West
Virginia 25302
WISCONSIN—Milwaukee, 310 East Knapp
Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
[FR Doc. 02–28381 Filed 11–5–02; 11:36 am]
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