UPDATE ON IMMIGRATION LAW

Updates on Special Registration Requirements

UPDATE 1: The Attorney General has issued a Notice, effective February 24, 2003, which requires certain nonimmigrant aliens to appear before, register with, and provide requested information to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on or before March 28, 2003. The specific requirements are set forth in the Notice. This Notice is applicable to certain nationals and citizens of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, or Kuwait who entered the United States on or before September 30, 2002, and who will remain in the United States after March 28, 2003. Aliens described in this Notice are required to register and provide additional information to the Immigration and Naturalization Service between February 24, 2003, and March 28, 2003, inclusive.

UPDATE 2: The Attorney General has issued another Notice, effective January 27, 2002, which Notice reopens the registration periods previously noticed in the Federal Register on November 6, 2002, 67 FR 67766, and November 22, 2002, 67 FR 70526, to permit citizens or nationals of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, or Yemen who were required to register under those notices but did not do so, to appear before, register with, and provide requested information to the Immigration and Naturalization Service between January 27, 2003, and February 7, 2003. Registration during this period shall be considered timely under the original notices.