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9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 6, 2024. Comments closed on July 8, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend and clarify the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response & Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas (9-11 Biometric Fee). The proposed regulatory changes would clarify DHS's interpretation of ambiguous statutory language to require that covered employers submit the 9-11 Biometric Fee for all extension-of-stay petitions, regardless of whether a Fraud Fee applies, so as to include extension-of-stay petitions that do not involve a change of employer. The 9-11 Biometric Fee would continue to apply unchanged to petitions seeking an initial grant of status. The proposed changes will also help DHS comply with its congressional mandate to implement a biometric entry-exit data system.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-12396
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Published
- June 6, 2024
- Comments due
- July 8, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received by July 8, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. USCBP-2024-0009
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1651-AB48
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 8 CFR 106
- Topics
- Citizenship and naturalization; Fees; Immigration
- Pages
- 10
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