Special Registration Deadlines

  1. 12/16/02: “Call-In” Registration Deadline for 5 Countries [67 FR 67766]

·         effective 11/15/02, the following non-immigrants are required to register and provide additional information to INS Service Office on or before 12/16/02:

1.      males born on or before 11/15/86; and

2.      who are nationals or citizens of one five countries (Iran/Iraq/Syria/Libya/Sudan) (notice of 9/6/02: 67 FR 57032); and

3.      who entered US on or before 9/10/02, and will remain in the US at least until 12/16/02

·         all persons designated for such Special Registration are required to appear before an Immigration Officer on or before 12/16/02, at one of the locations listed in the appendix to 11/6/02 public notice [67 FR 67766]

·         these Special Registration requirements do not apply to LPRs, asylees or aliens who have applied for asylum on or before 11/6/02

  1. 1/10/03: “Call-In” Registration Deadline for 13 Countries [67 FR 70526]

·         effective 12/2/02, the following non-immigrants are required to register and provide additional information to INS Service Office on or before 1/10/03:

1.      males born on or before 12/2/86; and

2.      who are nationals or citizens of one of the thirteen additional countries designated for Special Registration (notice of 11/22/02: 67 FR 70526); and

3.      who entered US on or before 9/30/02, and will remain in US at least until 1/10/03

·         the 13 additional countries designated for Special Registration are:

1. Afghanistan

8. Oman

2. Algeria

9. Qatar

3. Bahrain

10. Somalia

4. Eritrea

11. Tunisia

5. Lebanon

12. United Arab Emirates

6. Morocco

13. Yemen

7. North Korea

 

·         all persons designated for such Special Registration are required to appear before an Immigration Officer on or before 1/10/03, at one of the locations listed in the appendix to 11/22/02 public notice [67 FR 70526]

·         these Special Registration requirements do not apply to LPRs, asylees or aliens who have applied for asylum on or before 11/22/02

* According to governing regulations, willful failure to comply with any of the Special Registration requirements above, without a reasonable excuse, constitutes a failure to maintain non-immigrant status, and may result in deportation and subsequent inadmissibility.